Marple: Twelve New Stories by Agatha Christie; Naomi Alderman; Leigh Bardugo; Alyssa Cole; Lucy Foley; Elly Griffiths; Natalie Haynes; Jean Kwok; Val McDermid; Karen M. McManus; Dreda Say Mitchell; Kate Mosse; Ruth Ware (HarperCollins UK)

I'm not a big fan of updated classics myself, but despite everything, I think it's necessary to give such books a chance. Twelve contemporary, well-known crime fiction authors have lent their voices to Agatha Christie and brought the legendary Miss Marple to life.

I liked the stories of Lucy Foley and Val McDermid the most, because they almost exactly summed up the narrative style of Agatha Christie, and even if it is a short story, they still managed to write a suspenseful and mysterious narrative that takes the reader on a real detective journey.

A fresh approach to Miss Marple and different authors will satisfy various readers' tastes.

All in all; a good read for sleepy winter evenings.

4/5