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Miss Marple is back! Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel by Lucy Foley #BookReview

Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel is a new murder mystery with Miss Marple as detective, written by Lucy Foley.

Miss Marple and Mrs. Bantry (Dolly) go on an holiday to a luxury hotel in the Swiss Alps. And, of course, murder happens!

There were many things I liked about the book. If you read Agatha Christie, you are in for a treat: you will spot many references to other Christie books. I think these references combined with descriptions and dialogues of Miss Marple give Christie’s readers a sense of familiarity and known territory. If you are new to Miss Marple, these references will help you by giving you context to the characters.

I think the choice of the setting is really impressive, not (only) because a more or less isolated place can turn into a closed circle with the possibility of snowstorms, that we recognise from other Christie’s books, but more so because Lucy Foley decided to put Miss Marple in a setting that feels much more like James Bond, which give us something new to the character: we know this frail, old lady is much tougher than she looks, but how will she navigate a so different setting?

I did guess some things about some of the characters, but did not guess the murderer (bonus points to Foley!). I must confess that I probably got too invested in the story because at some point I was rooting for one of the characters to be the murderer, thinking it could be (another) wonderful homage to Christie. Still, I appreciated more the twists and turns.

I noticed Foley was careful in tying the loose ends, which is something important for me in this type of story. During the reading, there will be information that can be clues or not and at the end it is important to go back and explain them, it does not need to be “Poirot revealing the murderer in a room with all the suspects”, a Christie trademark, but it needs to be done and it is something that adds up to the comfort of reading.

The book starts in a slower pace, but will get quicker and with more action towards the end, so don’t let that put you off.

Except for the short story in “Marple, Twelve New Stories“, titled “Evil in Small Places” and one of my favourites, I didn’t read other books by Lucy Foley, but I did like her writing style. The only thing that didn’t work as well for me was the structure: each chapter is narrated by a different character in the present tense, which makes you feel like the scene is developing in front of your eyes, almost like a film. Maybe this could bring younger generations of readers to the Miss Marple world (that would be awesome), but for old Christie re-readers like me it felt a little bit too different.

The book will be out on the 8th of September and we can already pre-order it. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance reading copy.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Kalshann/117037738234303110

this tells me people in #Texas don't watch #MidsomerMurders #Poirot #MissMarple #FatherBrown #SisterBoniface or any #brittv #britpop #tv using “faith-based” “non-profit” “foster care” as the motive for murder.

the Father Brown episode, The Bride of Christ, is devastating even with its light-handed treatment of the separation horrors in birthing hospitals:
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/61511-father-brown/season/1/episode/6

and never forget Sinead O’Connor’s abuse, in foster care, at the Magdalene Laundries
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ireland-sinead-o-connor-irish-catholic-church-bray-b2389572.html

Die ewige Miss Marple – Das bizarre Leben der Margret Rutherford – WDR 3 Kulturfeature

Margaret Rutherford ist bekannt als die einzig wahre Verkörperung von Agatha Christies schrulliger Detektivin “Miss Marple”, In dieser Rolle wird die englische Schauspielerin und Oscar-Preisträgerin bis heute verehrt.

Margret Rutherford kam erst mit 33 Jahren in einem Shakespeare-Stück zu ihrem ersten Bühnenauftritt. International bekannt wurde sie in der Hauptrolle in dem Film „16h50 ab Paddington“, der Verfilmung eines Krimis von Agatha Christie. Die fand sie allerdings in der Rolle der säuerlichen alten Jungfer viel zu komisch. Den Krimi ihres eigenen Lebens versuchte Margret Rutherford vor der Öffentlichkeit zu verbergen: Ihr eigener Vater erschlug ihren Großvater in einer Pension mit einem Nachttopf. Immer in Geldnöten, blieb Rutherford zeitlebens eine Getriebene: nirgendwo zu Hause, außer auf der Bühne, die ihr Leben bedeutete. Ein Feature von Hannelore Hippe.

https://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/audio/wdr3/wdr3-kulturfeature/audio-die-ewige-miss-marple-das-bizarre-leben-der-margret-rutherford-100.html

#MurderEveryMonday Crime fiction title with the word sleeping

Without surprise, my choice for todays’s #MurderEveryMonday is Miss Marple’s last case, Sleeping Murder. The book was written during the Second World War and given as a gift (its copyright) to her husband Max. Curtain, the last case of Poirot, was also written around the same time and given to her Daughter, Rosalind. in her autobiography, Christie adds the manuscripts were put into a bank vault. Sleeping Murder was published in 1976, after Christie’s death.

Miss Marple Theme | WDR Funkhausorchester

https://youtube.com/watch?v=PqoMib8YJPA

#MissMarple #RonGoodwin #Music

I love the Miss Marple theme music, and the background is so soothing. Just love it.

#murdermystery #mysteries #agathachristie #missmarple #musiclove

Murderously good time!

Thank you @SesameSquirrel and the whole gaggle!

#TVMysteries #MissMarple

"She knew I was a noticing type person."

#TVMysteries #MissMarple

We've got a Marple Op in progress!

#TVMysteries #MissMarple

@allanb

I eschew mixing foods within insults

#TVMysteries #MissMarple

Finally a confession that is stifled.

#TVMysteries #MissMarple

@MatthewTitus88 @ManWithPez @lilymarswrites Yes, but #MissMarple eps do NOT have recaps #TVMysteries 🧶 #Marpledon

"That little grey-haired cobra! That Marple woman sticks to this type of business like chewing gum to a cat!"

Slack knows our #MissMarple alrighty! #TVMysteries 🧶 #Marpledon 🤣🤣🤣

Inspector Slack (sour-faced dude on the right in the car) has run into #MissMarple before 😂 #TVMysteries 🧶 #Marpledon

Funny how the vicar was called away right when needed to get opportunity to kill someone

#TVMysteries #MissMarple

I happen to know
*Marple leans in*

#TVMysteries #MissMarple

I'm going to be quiet for a bit in order to perform a husbandly duty.

NOT THAT ONE

#TVMysteries #MissMarple

🤣🤣🤣Hi, #MissMarple ! Innocently tending her garden, Jane hears the vicar CURSING! #TVMysteries 🧶 #Marpledon

🗣️*airport public address voice*

@molliekatie please meet your watch party at #TVMysteries

#MissMarple

We are working on an Advent Mystery Calendar Story to warm up for tonight
...like we could ever out deduce Miss Marple.

Hey everyone!

#TVMysteries #MissMarple

55 minutes till some more murdery goodness with #MissMarple and the #TVMysteries gang!

Links below ⬇️
https://mastodon.social/@SesameSquirrel/115726618189988918

RE: https://mastodon.social/@SesameSquirrel/115726618189988918

Hello, I will be trying to join the #TVMysteries watch party for #MissMarple tonight at 8pm EST! It's my first time really using Mastodon after only using Twitter and/or BlueSky for years, so please find/follow me so I can follow y'all as people too beyond just the hashtags, and please do feel free to give me tips and correct me on proper Mastodon and/or #WatchPartyAlert etiquette! 😘

3-hours till more #Marpledon 🧶💀🪦 on #TVMysteries tonight.

All welcome to join in watching #JoanHickson as The One True Marple! #MissMarple MURDER AT THE VICARAGE links below ⬇️
https://mastodon.social/@SesameSquirrel/115726618189988918

#WatchPartyAlert for #TVMysteries Tue, 12/16/25 - 8pm ET: more #MissMarple 💀🪦

THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE (1986) - 1 hr 35 min

• YT (region-free): https://youtu.be/CKuWi-eZG-0

• IA: https://archive.org/download/MissMarple5912/Miss%20Marple%2005%20Murder%20At%20The%20Vicarage.mp4

• Britbox ($)

ALL WELCOME to watch #JoanHickson's Jane Marple drive Inspector Slack nuts! 🤣

That Aunt Effie screencap from A POCKETFUL OF RYE on #MissMarple is priceless!

And going to be used a LOT.

#AKarateChristmasMiracle 💥 #KungFuSat
https://me.dm/@kshernandez/115713431761504977

Sehr schöne Umsetzung und Lesung. Macht Lust auf die kommenden drei Folgen von "Neue Fälle für Miss Marple".

https://www.srf.ch/audio/krimi/neue-faelle-fuer-miss-marple-1-das-boese-in-kleinen-ortschaften?id=AUDI20251211_NR_0004

#Krimi #Lesung #MissMarple

Nowhere near the end actually. As it turns out, there are *3* parts. #Marpledon #MissMarple

My problem with watching Miss Marple (1984) is that it requires memorizing the first and last names of every involved character, something my brain is not good at. I typically fail to register names in fiction without context clues. So they're all, Mr. Jefferson this and Conway that, and I have no idea who they're talking about. It's not something I can watch when I have any brain fog at all.

I'm hoping this will get easier once I get to know the recurring characters, so i only have to focus on new people. I'm almost done with the library one (which I've watched over several days) and I'm so lost.

#Marpledon #MissMarple