6/24/2023 0 Comments The case of the perfect maid![]() ![]() She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 20 plays, and six novels written under the name of Mary Westmacott. She is the most widely published author of all time and in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English with another billion in over 100 foreign languages. ‘The plots are so good that one marvels … most of them would have made a full length thriller.’ Daily MirrorĪgatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. But, one day there appears a perfect maid, a paragon to replace her, or so they think… 'And it's my opinion,' said the outspoken Miss. and entertained a feathered gathering to meals every day. ![]() The old lady had a passion for birds G.P.2 could possibly understand her case. Whilst one sister malingers with mysterious ailments, the other sees to her every need, and they’ve both decided that Gladys must go. A rich and eccentric old lady and her maid hoped her health would improve under it. Poor Gladys believes herself to be accused of stealing and hiding a precious brooch belonging to her employers, the rather reserved Misses Skinner. When Miss Marple’s maid asks her to intervene in the delicate problem of her rather opinionated cousin Gladys, she is a little hesitant to see that much can be done. ![]() A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook. ![]()
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