![]() ![]() It is Miss Marple who introduced the notion that detecting is more about understanding human behavior than about analyzing evidence with the gray cells or knowing far too much about tobacco ash and the various soils of London. Poirot, like Holmes, was an actual detective, whereas Miss Marple was an aged spinster living in the seemingly tranquil village of St. Of these, Poirot is probably the best known - there are more than twice as many Poirot novels - but Miss Marple is the best loved. ![]() Satterthwaite of the Harley Quin stories.) (Four if you count the wonderful Tommy and Tuppence five if you add, and I do, Mr. One could argue that Sherlock Holmes is the most universally famous detective, but Arthur Conan Doyle had but one iconic offspring while Christie had two - Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. Dame Agatha Christie remains the gold standard of mystery writers not only for her productivity - the woman wrote 80 detective novels - but also for her permanence. ![]()
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