Agatha Christie collection.

Originally published: New York : Berkley Books, 1985

Present a collection of twenty stories featuring Miss Jane Marple, an amateur sleuth who bases her solutions to crimes on past experiences and on the belief that human nature is the same everywhere

Author's forward --

From The thirteen problems : Tuesday night club ; Idol House of Astarte ; Ingots of gold ; Bloodstained pavement ; Motive v. opportunity ; Thumbmark of St. Peter ; Blue geranium ; Companion ; Four suspects ; A Christmas tragedy ; Herb of death ; Affair at the bungalow ; Death by drowning. From The regatta mystery and other stories : Miss Marple tells a story. From Three blind mice and other stories : Strange jest ; Case of the perfect maid ; Case of the caretaker ; Tape-measure murder. From Double sin and other stories : Greenshaw's folly ; Sanctuary