Talking Volumes: Lucy Foley talks ‘Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel’
Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri MillerShow Notes
Miss Marple rides again in Lucy Foley’s new novel, “Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel.” This time, the beloved spinster sleuth finds herself on holiday, at a glamorous and isolated hotel nestled high in the Swiss Alps — where a body is quickly discovered on the first gondola ride of the day.
Thankfully for the hotel guests — and mystery readers — Miss Marple is there, observing from the sidelines and taking it all in.
As Foley told Kerri Miller at Talking Volumes, “Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel” is the first full-length, commissioned novel featuring Agatha Christie’s beloved Miss Marple in fifty years. The challenge was translating her into a more modern sensibility.
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