Your favorite sleuth is back, and this time she's solving mysteries devised by some of the greatest contemporary authors of the genre: Lucy Foley, Ruth Ware, Elly Griffiths, and more! Miss Marple's familiar St. Mary Mead is bewitchingly revived in Val McDermid's haunting "The Second Murder at the Vicarage;" while Ruth Ware's impeccable "Miss Marple's Christmas" incorporates the classic locked-room wrinkle and a nod to another beloved mystery author; and Dreda Say Mitchell employs a modern twist in her elegantly spun "A Deadly Wedding Day." Each story is a unique delight, and a fascinating study of Agatha Christie's unforgettable character who changed the meaning of the word "detective." (RR)