The Tape Measure Murder by Agatha Christie (23 results)

Audio Book (Cassette). Condition: Good. No Jacket. A collection of mystery starring Miss Marple CASSETTE Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Audio Cassette. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. BV7 - 4 cassettes in as new condition in as new case that is still in shrinkwrap. Read by Joan Hickson. "Miss Marple, that sweet-faced - and, some said, vinegar-tongued - elderly spinster who lived in the house next tot he rectory, was interviewed very early - within half an hour of the discovery of the crime." The crime in question is The Tape-Measure Murder and it is one of the eight mysteries solved by the gentle Miss Marple in this collection performed by Joan Hickson, who herself played the part of Miss Marple in the BBN Television series based on the stories by Agatha Christie. Approximate running time 4 hours. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.

Condition: Gut. 7. Auflage. 152 (10) Seiten. 18 cm. Umschlag: Heinz Looser. Guter Zustand. Miss Marple, die skurrile Lady mit gesundem Menschenverstand, der geheimnisvolle Mr. Quinn und sein Adlatus, Parker Pyne, der brillante Detektiv sowie Sir Edward Palliser, seines Zeichens Kronanwalt, bringen auf subtile Weise auch den raffiniertesten Verbrecher zur Strecke. - Dame Agatha Christie, (* 15. September 1890 in Torquay, Grafschaft Devon als Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller; 12. Januar 1976 in Wallingford) war eine britische Schriftstellerin. Bekannt wurde sie durch eine große Anzahl von Kriminalromanen und Kurzgeschichten, die auch mehrfach mit großem Erfolg verfilmt wurden. Ihre berühmtesten Schöpfungen sind der belgische Detektiv Hercule Poirot und die altjüngferliche Miss Marple. Daneben gibt es andere Figuren wie Tommy und Tuppence Beresford oder Inspektor Battle. Neben ihrer schriftstellerischen Tätigkeit unterstützte sie eigenhändig und mit Begeisterung für die Sache ihren zweiten Ehemann, den Archäologen Max Mallowan, auf seinen Ausgrabungen im Nordirak und in Syrien, insbesondere bei der Restaurierung prähistorischer Keramiken und der Fotodokumentation der Funde. Sie trug maßgeblich zur Finanzierung dieser Expeditionen bei. Leben: Christie kam 1890 im britischen Torquay (Grafschaft Devon) als das jüngste Kind des Amerikaners Frederick Alvah Miller und dessen englischer Ehefrau Clarissa Margaret Boehmer zur Welt. Sie hatte eine Schwester, Margaret Frary Miller (1879 1950), genannt 'Madge' und einen Bruder, Louis Montant Miller (1880 1929), genannt 'Monty'. Ihr Vater bezog Einkommen aus Geschäften in Übersee, über die nichts Näheres bekannt ist, welche der Familie aber ein Leben in Wohlstand ermöglichten. Er starb bereits 1901, Agatha war damals 11 Jahre alt. Agatha Christie wuchs in der viktorianischen Villa Ashfield in Torquay auf und wurde bis zu ihrem 16. Lebensjahr nicht in einer Schule, sondern von ihren Eltern (bzw. der Mutter) unterrichtet, die früh ihr schriftstellerisches Talent erkannten. Mit 11 Jahren veröffentlichte sie ein erstes Gedicht in einem Lokalblatt. Ihr zunächst begonnenes Musikstudium in Paris gab sie mit Beginn des Ersten Weltkriegs auf und arbeitete als Krankenschwester (Voluntary Aid Detachment) beim Britischen Roten Kreuz im örtlichen Krankenhaus, später in einer Apotheke. In dieser Zeit sammelte sie viele Erfahrungen mit Giften, die später in ihren Werken eine Rolle spielten. 1914 heiratete sie Oberst Archibald Christie, einen Flieger der königlichen Luftwaffe. Mit ihm hatte sie eine Tochter, Rosalind Margaret Clarissa Christie, die am 5. August 1919 geboren wurde. 1920 erschien ihr erster Krimi: Das fehlende Glied in der Kette (engl.: The Mysterious Affair at Styles) mit dem belgischen Detektiv Hercule Poirot zunächst in den USA, dann in England. Schlagartig berühmt wurde Christie jedoch erst mit dem 1926 veröffentlichten Werk Alibi (engl.: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd). Christie verwendete in diesem Roman absichtlich sämtliche Klischees, die man in einem Kriminalroman erwartete (von den stereotypischen Verdächtigen bis hin zur Bibliothek als Schauplatz des Verbrechens), um die Leser in Sicherheit zu wiegen und diese mit einer niemals zuvor verwendeten Lösung zu schockieren. Inzwischen wird der Roman als eines ihrer besten Bücher angesehen. In ihrer schriftstellerischen Tätigkeit hatte Agatha Christie schnell Erfolg, privat jedoch verliefen die Zwanziger Jahre eher unglücklich: Ihr Mann ließ sie berufsbedingt häufig allein, 1926 starb ihre Mutter ein Ereignis, das sie stark mitnahm, außerdem musste Ashfield geräumt werden. Ohnehin erschöpft von dieser Situation, gestand ihr Mann ihr die Affäre mit einer Golfpartnerin. Christie brach vollkommen zusammen, verließ das Haus, und wurde nach einer spektakulären Suchaktion zehn Tage später in einem Hotel in Harrogate aufgefunden mit einem fast kompletten Gedächtnisschwund bezüglich dieser zehn Tage. 1928 wurde die Ehe geschieden. Die Geschichte um das Verschwinden von Agatha Christie wurde 1979 von Regisseur Michael Apted filmisch umgesetzt in Das Geheimnis der Agatha Christie (engl. Titel: Agatha) mit Vanessa Redgrave in der Hauptrolle. Um sich von den Strapazen der vergangenen Jahre zu erholen, entschied sie sich relativ spontan im Herbst dieses Jahres 1928 zu einer ausgedehnten Reise in den Nahen Osten und reiste mit dem Orient-Express nach Bagdad. Diese Spontanentscheidung (eigentlich hatte sie die Westindischen Inseln als Reiseziel gedacht) sollte das Leben Agatha Christies maßgeblich verändern und großen Einfluss auf ihr schriftstellerisches Werk ausüben. Es war allerdings nicht ihre erste Begegnung mit dem Nahen Osten, denn bereits als junge Frau war sie mit ihrer Mutter in Kairo gewesen. Von Bagdad aus reiste sie weiter nach Ur, wo der Archäologe Leonard Woolley mit Ausgrabungen beschäftigt war, die seinerzeit in England starkes Aufsehen erregten. Er und seine Frau Katharine empfingen die Berühmtheit Agatha Christie hocherfreut; sie blieb längere Zeit beim Grabungsteam und freundete sich mit den Woolleys an, was sie allerdings nicht daran hinderte, sie später in ihrem Roman Mord in Mesopotamien zu recht unerfreulichen Hauptfiguren zu verarbeiten. Als sie nach London zurückkehrte, tat sie dies mit einer Einladung Katherines im Gepäck, im Frühjahr 1930 zurückzukehren. Bei diesem zweiten Aufenthalt in Ur lernte sie den 14 Jahre jüngeren Archäologen Max Mallowan kennen, der als Grabungsassistent bei Woolley arbeitete (allerdings bei ihrem ersten Besuch wegen einer Blinddarmentzündung abwesend war). Mallowan war von den Woolleys abkommandiert" worden, Agatha die Ausgrabungen und die Gegend zu zeigen. Bei dieser Gelegenheit verliebten sich die beiden. Agatha Christie musste sehr bald (noch im Frühjahr 1930) wegen einer Erkrankung ihrer Tochter nach England zurückkehren, Max Mallowan begleitete sie auf dieser Rückfahrt bereits. Zögerlich nahm Agatha schließlich einen Heiratsantrag des so viel jüngeren Max an, am 11. September 1930 hei.

Compact Disc. Condition: new. Compact Disc. June Whitfield returns as the deceptively mild spinster sleuth in three full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramatisations.June Whitfield returns as the deceptively mild spinster sleuth in three full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramatisations.Specially broadcast to mark the 125th anniversary of Agatha Christie's birth, these brand new dramas are based on three of her best short stories.Tape-Measure Murder- When Mrs Spenlow is murdered in St Mary Mead, the village gossips all agree that her husband must have killed her - until Miss Marple is called as an alibi.The Case of the Perfect Maid- Miss Marple investigates the problem of a lady's maid who has been mysteriously sacked - while also helping her crime writer nephew Raymond West to cure his writer's block.Sanctuary- Miss Marple and her god-daughter Bunch are horrified when they discover a dying man in the local church. Can Miss Marple deduce his identity - and his killer - from his last words?First published in the collection Miss Marple's Final Cases, these three delightfully clever tales will keep you guessing till the end. Starring June Whitfield - reprising her role as Miss Marple for the first time since 2001 - they are dramatised for BBC Radio 4 by Joy Wilkinson.Duration- 1 hr 30 mins approx. When Mrs Spenlow is murdered in St Mary Mead, the village gossips all agree that her husband must have killed her - until Miss Marple is called as an alibi. Miss Marple investigates the problem of a lady's maid who has been mysteriously sacked - while also helping her crime writer nephew Raymond West to cure his writer's block. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VeryGood. BCE/BOMC. 5.75"x8.5"x1.25"; 346 pages; Pastel green boards w/ black letters on cream spine; Jacket design by Jamila Miller; PON on ffep. Mended tears to DJ spine. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, & unclipped. Twenty stories which includes: A Christmas Tragedy; Death by Drowning; Greenshaw's Folly; Ingots of Gold; Miss Marple Tells a Story; Motive v. Opportunity; Sancutary; Tape-Measure Murder; The Affair at the Bungalow; The Bloodstained Pavement; The Blue Geranium; The Case of the Caretaker; The Case of the Perfect Maid; The Companion; The Four Suspects; The Herb of Death; The Idol House of Astarte; The Strange Jest; The Thumbmark of St. Peter; The Tuesday Night Club.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First UK Volume Form. Miss Marple solves six cases which test her powers of detection. Sanctuary ; Strange Jest ; Tape-Measure Murder ; The Case of the Caretaker ; The Case of the Perfect Maid ; Miss Marple Tells a Story ; The Dressmaker's Doll ; In a Glass Darkly. Stories first published from 1934 to 1969. First time assembled in one volume in the UK. 138pp.Interior is bright, clean and unmarked. Binding is tight and square. Red cloth is bright and shows no wear. Dustjacket is similar and unclipped. Front wrapper illustration shows crosed knitting needles. Weight, 381g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Compact Disc. Condition: new. Compact Disc. June Whitfield stars as Miss Marple in seven suspenseful full-cast radio dramatisations. The Moving FingerMiss Marple must find out who is behind an outbreak of hate mail and a tragic death.They Do It With MirrorsVisiting an old friend at Stoneygates School, Miss Marple senses danger.NemesisA posthumous letter sends the spinster sleuth on a mystery tour to find a murderer.Sleeping MurderWhat is the dark secret behind Gwenda Reeds uncanny intuition? Miss Marple investigates.Tape-Measure MurderA wife is killed, her husband is under suspicion and Miss Marple is called to provide an alibi.The Case of the Perfect MaidThe sharp-witted sleuth looks into the problem of a ladys maid who has been mysteriously sacked.SanctuaryAn unknown man dies in the local church can Miss Marple deduce his identity fromhis last words?These BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations, based on four novels and three short stories by Agatha Christie, showcase seven of Miss Marples most ingenious mysteries.The Moving Finger, They Do It With Mirrors, Nemesis and Sleeping Murder dramatised by Michael Bakewell and directed by Enyd WilliamsTape-Measure Murder, The Case of the Perfect Maid and Sanctuary dramatised by Joy Wilkinson and directed by Gemma JenkinsDuration: 10 hours approx. June Whitfield stars as Miss Marple in seven suspenseful full-cast radio dramatisations. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Rilegato. Condition: discreto. Mondadori, 1977. Omnibus Gialli Mondadori, prima edizione nella collana (ottobre 1977); a cura di Alberto Tedeschi e Stefano Benvenuti. 8vo (cm 21 x 14,5 x 4); cartonato giallo con titoli in rosso, illustrazione a colori applicata sul piatto anteriore, sguardie illustrate; p. 498 (6), con 3 piccole illustrazioni in b/n nel testo. Lievi trace d'uso alle copertine, accenno di fioritura ai tagli, due macchioline sul taglio inferiore; occasionale grinza della carta al margine superiore di varie pagine, leggera strisciata d'inchiostro (difetto d'origine) alla punta inferiore di p. 207/208, occasionale macchiolina a poche pagine. Copia discreta. Contiene: Lo spettacolo continua; La morte nel villaggio (Murder at the Vicarage, trad. Giuseppina Taddei); La Detective Story come una delle belle arti; Miss Marple racconta una storia (Miss Marple Tells a Story, trad. Lidia Lax); Uno scherzo arguto (Strange Jest, trad. Lidia Lax); Le maledizioni della strega (The Case of the Caretaker, trad. di Lidia Lax); Il caso della domestica perfetta (The Case of the Perfect Maid, trad. Lidia Lax); Omicidio su misura (The Tape-measure Murder, trad. Lidia Lax); Diritto d'asilo (Sanctuary, trad. Lidia Lax); La follia di Greenshaw (Greenshaw's Folly, trad. Lidia Lax); Che ne pensa Bertolt Brecht?; Addio, Miss Marple (Sleeping Murder, trad. Diana Fonticoli); Stella di prima grandezza; Bibliografia italiana di Miss Marple.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -An unknown wounded man in a church. A fatal riding accident. A corpse and a tape measure. Whether in St Mary Mead or further afield, there is always much wickedness lurking below the surface, should, like Jane Marple, you have the eyes to see it. Published posthumously, this collection of tales, seven of them featuring Agatha Christie's much loved Miss Marple, plus two stand-alone stories, is a treasure trove. Never underestimate Miss Marple 'She gives us an insight into human nature that few, if any, have surpassed.'Susan Lewis 'The acknowledged queen of detective fiction.' Observer 178 pp. Englisch.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+/VG++/ND. y Reprint. 1st. Thus. HARDBACK "HARD TO FIND, PART 45 IN THE AGATHA CHRISTIE COLLECTION SERIES," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: Reprint.* Pub: Planet Three Publishing.* Publication Date:- 2002-2004. (1979)* Binding and cover condition: Royal blue paper covered boards with small inset colour vignette showing a tape measure to the front board (reference:- The Tape Measure Murder and The Dressmaker's Doll), gilt title to black spine strip and to face. No bumps or rubs but minimal dents to top rear edge & absolutely minimal shelf wear to front board, no other visible faults. VG++* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper, (as issued).* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Patterned and coloured end papers (blue). Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks or tanning to text, minimal age darkening to edges, no other visible faults. VG+* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 143 pp. text. ii pp. blank at rear.* Description: The book contains eight short stories. Sanctuary, Strange Jest, Tape-Measure Murder, The Case of the Caretaker, The Case of the Perfect Maid, Miss Marple Tells a Story, The Dressmaker's Doll, In a Glass Darkly. "Posthumous collection, containing several good and good-ish Marples cases previously only available in the States. Many were previously published in the Strand Magazine and in the Woman?s Journal. The collection was first published in the UK as a book by Collins Crime Club in 1979.* A NEAR FINE text copy with only minor faults reducing it to VG+. No dust jacket (as issued).* 2002-01-01. n.

Hardcover. Condition: F/VG+/ND. y Reprint. 1st. Thus. HARDBACK "HARD TO FIND, PART 45 IN THE AGATHA CHRISTIE COLLECTION SERIES," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: Reprint.* Pub: Planet Three Publishing.* Publication Date:- 2002-2004. (1979)* Binding and cover condition: Royal blue paper covered boards with small inset colour vignette showing a tape measure to the front board (reference:- The Tape Measure Murder and The Dressmaker's Doll), gilt title to black spine strip and to face. No bumps or rubs but minimal dents to edge & absolutely minimal shelf wear to front board, no other visible faults. VG+* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper, (as issued).* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Patterned and coloured end papers (blue). Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks or tanning to text, no marks to edges, no visible faults. FINE* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 143 pp. text. ii pp. blank at rear.* Description: The book contains eight short stories. Sanctuary, Strange Jest, Tape-Measure Murder, The Case of the Caretaker, The Case of the Perfect Maid, Miss Marple Tells a Story, The Dressmaker's Doll, In a Glass Darkly. "Posthumous collection, containing several good and good-ish Marples cases previously only available in the States. Many were previously published in the Strand Magazine and in the Woman?s Journal. The collection was first published in the UK as a book by Collins Crime Club in 1979.* A NEAR FINE copy with only minor faults reducing it to VG+. No dust jacket (as issued).* 2002-01-01. n.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. AGATHA CHRISTIE short story "TAPE-MEASURE MURDER" TRUE 1ST WORLDWIDE APPEARANCE in This Week (an insert into a sunday newspaper - usually only carried in major markets - in this case it came from the Philadelphia Record - but you can find this insert with references to other newspapers of the day) (published in magazine form in the UK in February 1942 of Strand magazine under the title "The Case of the Retired Jeweller" (a near-impossible to find magazine due to it being published during WWII), later published in book form in Three Blind Mice And Other Stories), story contains illustrations by Arthur Sarnoff that appear nowhere else. Note - this is a large format newspaper "magazine" insert - printed on newsprint. NOTE - THESE "This Week" Agatha Christie first appearances are near impossible to find - NOBODY (AND I MEAN NOBODY) ever saved these (in essence) newspapers so you really only ever find then when a library has scanned them into microfiche or some similar product and then gotten rid of the hard copies. Magazine newspaper insert is okay - this magazine came out of some sort of bound volume and the magazine were bound with thread so when it was disbound there are tiny holes and most of the spine has worn away, no other chipping, tearing or creasing to front cover, no mid-point folding (how these are often found for storage purposes), no missing pages, rear cover intact, no former ownership markings or used bookstore stamps inside, no labels/stamps (when found these often have a library stamp on them), besides the considerable spine wear almost no other edge wear, no soiling or staining to cover, and given the age of this newsprint the paper is not brittle (except the spine). Overall a VG-/VG condition magazine of a rare Agatha Christie early WWII true 1st printing of this story. I have a number of other U.S. and U.K. Agatha Christie 1st printing hardcover/paperback/magazine appearances up for sale.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING, HALF TITLE PRESENT, SEVERAL ROOM PLANS, NO DUST JACKET. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 8 + 312 PAGES. VERTICAL MARK TO TOP HALF OF CLOTH SPINE, MINOR RUBBING TO EDGES OF SPINE, FEW MINOR MARKS TO REAR BOARD, CORNERS BUMPED, FOR SOME REASON BROWN TAPE HAS BEEN INSERTED ACROSS FRONT & REAR ENDPAPERS, SOME OCCASIONAL LIGHT FOXING TO PAGES & FORE-EDGES WITH MORE MODERATE FOXING TO FIRST & LAST FEW PAGES. OVERALL A VERY GOOD ACCEPTABLE COPY WITH BOARDS WELL ATTACHED. EXTRA POSTAGE MAY APPLY FOR OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS ARE POSTED IN A STURDY BOOK BOX.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Large 8vo. Original pictorial wrappers, priced 26c. The first issue of this short-lived magazine published by the Avon Book Company, New York in 1947. It was a bi-monthly magazine carrying reprints of crime stories and the occasional original story (in this case 'The Missing Vice-President' by Paul R. Rickens). The Agatha Christie story here is 'The Tape-Measure Murder' featuring Miss Marple. The magazine ceased after three issues. Scarce. A little worn and rubbed.