num_pages: 242
description: Our indomitable Miss Marple turns ghost hunter and uncovers shocking evidence of a very old crime.Soon after Gwenda moved into her new home, odd things started to happen. Despite her best efforts to modernize the house, she only succeeded in dredging up its past. Worse, she felt an irrational sense of terror every time she climbed the stairs.In fear, Gwenda turned to Miss Marple to exorcise her ghosts. Have they dredged up a “perfect” crime committed many years before?Librarian's note: this entry is for the novel, "Sleeping Murder." Collections and other Miss Marple stories are located elsewhere on Goodreads. The series includes 12 novels and 20 short stories. Entries for the short stories can be found by searching Goodreads for: "a Miss Marple Short Story."
language: English
title: Sleeping Murder
titlecomplete: Sleeping Murder
characters: Major Halliday, Richard Erskine, Gwenda Halliday Reed, Joan West, Lily Kimble, Jackie Afflick, Edith Pagett, Helen Halliday, Raymond West, Dr. Haydock, Leonie (Sleeping Murder), Giles Reed, Detective Primer, Walter Fane, Dr. Kennedy, Miss Marple
genres: Audiobook, Detective, Thriller, Crime, Classics, Mystery Thriller, Mystery, British Literature, Fiction, Murder Mystery
ratings_count: 42575
places: Dillmouth, England, St. Mary Mead, England
series: Miss Marple
publisher: Dodd Mead