New Miss Marple Novel Set in Alps, First in 50 Years — SkimNews
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- A new Miss Marple novel is being written, the first full-length entry since Sleeping Murder was published posthumously 50 years ago this October.
- Sleeping Murder was Agatha Christie's last Miss Marple case, completed just before her death.
- The new novel relocates the famously English village sleuth to the Alps, a departure from Miss Marple's traditional setting.
- The commissioned author openly questioned whether they could carry the mantle, writing: "Could I really follow in the footsteps of the Queen of Crime?"
Why it matters: A half-century gap between official Miss Marple novels is closing with a new entry from a hand other than Christie's — a rare moment when her estate entrusts an iconic detective to a new author. The Alps setting marks a deliberate break from Miss Marple's English village mold, signaling that the revival will look different from Christie's original, not just reissue it.
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