Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Important note; List of Abbreviations; Agatha Christie: Some Biographical Notes; Introduction; Chapter One: Women Writers and the Golden Age of Detective Fiction; Chapter Two: Miss Marple the Spinster; Chapter Three: Two Gills of Picked Shrimps: Miss Marple as Detective; Chapter Four: Miss Marple's Afterlife; Appendix: List of Novels Mentioned in Chapter Four; Bibliography and References