Four of the short stories by Agatha Christie featuring Miss Marple, as read by Joan Hickson, of Miss Marple TV fame.In 2 cassettes, it contains "The Case of the Perfect Maid," "The Case of the Caretaker," "The Tape Measure Murder," and "Strange Jest."Librarian's note: this entry is for the collection "Miss Marple Investigates." Entries for the individual short stories and the remaining 16, as well as the 12 novels in the Miss Marple series can be found elsewhere on Goodreads.

    Chan, the first Chinese detective in literature, was modeled after Chang Apana, a real-life police detective in Honolulu. Earl Derr Biggers ultimately wrote six Charlie Chan mystery novels: The House Without A Key, The Chinese Parrot, Behind That Curtain, The Black Camel, Charlie Chan Carries On, and Keeper of the Keys. Each of these books is wonderfully told, and through the later films, radio shows, comics, and television series, Charlie Chan became an enduring popular figure. The entire Charlie Chan series, all 6 mystery novels are included in this bundle and specially formatted for use on the Amazon Kindle.

    The first English edition was issued in 1938, by Acorn Press. A second edition was published by William Heinemann Medical Books in 1945. All editions are quite scarce.The 1931 film by Fritz Lang, called "M", is alleged to have been based on the story of this serial killer.--Wikipedia.org