All students need to read Christie's novel Murder on the Orient Express before the beginning of term,
preferably in the Harper Collins edition (the kindle version is available for 0.35 Euro!). If you cannot wait:
https://onlinereadfreenovel.com/agatha-christie/33609-murder_on_the_orient_express.html
One of the short stories featuring Miss Marple is "Greenshaw's Folly" (story no. 5 on p. 10 in this collection):
https://onlinereadfreenovel.com/agatha-christie/page,13,33629-double_sin_and_other_stories.html
You might also wish to make yourselves familiar already with the story "Problem at Pollensa Bay", featuring Mr Parker Pyne:
https://onlinereadfreenovel.com/agatha-christie/33596-problem_at_pollensa_bay_and_other_stories.html
If you would like to learn more about Christie herself, why not turn to her autobiography:
https://onlinereadfreenovel.com/agatha-christie/33671-an_autobiography.html |