The brand new Miss Marple novel from Lucy Foley, the No.1 bestselling author of The Guest List and The Midnight Feast.

AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW

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The brand new Miss Marple novel from Lucy Foley, the No.1 bestselling author of The Guest List and The Midnight Feast.

AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW

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High in the Swiss Alps, with glorious mountain views and exclusive access to powdery slopes, the Grand Alpine Hotel draws guests from far and wide.

The notorious actress

The high-flying politician

The inscrutable political wife

The reckless friend

The shrewd doctor

But when a guest enters a gondola alive, only to be found dead at the top of the mountain, it’s clear there’s a killer in their midst.

As tensions rise, and old grudges emerge like cracks in the ice, someone watches from the shadows. An unassuming woman with an extraordinary mind: Miss Marple.

She suspects everyone in the hotel, and she’s right to. For it isn’t just a question of who has a motive, but who’s next…

Arriving 50 years after Agatha Christie’s last MISS MARPLE novel was published, Lucy Foley's Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel is a landmark event.

'Lucy Foley is a master of her craft. She always leaves you guessing until the last page' Freida McFadden

‘So clever and so much fun. Fans of the original Miss Marple and Lucy Foley will be delighted!’ Marian Keyes

'Lucy Foley is such a clever writer' Anthony Horowitz

'A cold-blooded murder mystery set in the icy alps, Foley channels the one-and-only Agatha Christie with precision and flair. I couldn't put it down!' Bonnie Garmus

'Foley has absolutely nailed Miss Marple. Dame Agatha Christie would be delighted!’ Shari Lapena

'The clever twists would make Agatha Christie proud. I devoured it!’ Claire Douglas

‘A joy to be back with Miss Marple in this expertly crafted novel’ Clare Leslie Hall

Lucy Foley's book 'The Midnight Feast' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2025-06-30.

Details

ISBN13: 9780008694838
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 368
Edition:
Publication Date: 15 Sep 2026
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication City, Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.3(L)x2.8(W)440
Weight (gm): 440

Author Biography

Lucy Foley studied English Literature at Durham and UCL universities and worked for several years as a fiction editor in the publishing industry, before leaving to write full-time. Lucy's debut thriller, The Hunting Party, was an instant Sunday Times and Irish Times bestseller, and was inspired by a particularly remote spot in Scotland that fired her imagination. Lucy is also the author of three historical novels, which have been translated into sixteen languages. Her journalism has appeared in ES Magazine, Sunday Times Style, Grazia and more.

Reviews

‘As continuation novels go, this one – the first to feature Miss Marple – is top-notch. [Foley] is an excellent writer’ The Times
'Lucy Foley is a master of her craft. She always leaves you guessing until the last page' Freida McFadden
‘Slick, stylish and so much fun’ Tom Hindle
'The clever twists would make Agatha Christie proud!’ Claire Douglas
‘Masterful, murderous fun… I couldn’t have loved it more’ Chris Whitaker
‘So clever and so much fun. Fans of the original Miss Marple and Lucy Foley will be delighted!’ Marian Keyes
'Deliciously addictive and inventive’ Rachel Joyce
'Foley channels the one-and-only Agatha Christie with precision and flair. I couldn't put it down!' Bonnie Garmus
‘Marple is back, clever as ever – this was a golden age joy from start to finish… I loved it’ Andrea Mara
‘A celebration of everything we love about Miss Marple’ Jean Kwok
'Lucy Foley is such a clever writer' Anthony Horowitz
'So clever, atmospheric, and thrilling! Foley has absolutely nailed Miss Marple’ Shari Lapena
'Passed from one Queen of Crime to another, Agatha Christie's Miss Marple is in very safe hands' Ragnar Jonasson
‘Our favourite female sleuth brought beautifully back to life. I loved every second of it’ Clare Leslie Hall
'Lucy Foley is at the top of her game with this sparkling addition to the Christie canon' Alex Michaelides
'A classic whodunit… I loved every minute of it’ Mary Kubica
'A total triumph. Thrilling, absorbing, intelligent, moving, pleasurable' Cathy Rentzenbrink
‘An utterly enjoyable read’ Yrsa Sigurdardottir
‘A thrilling, delightful mystery’ Laura Dave
‘Totally Marple, totally now, totally gripping’ Harriet Tyce
‘So joyous and delightfully energetic, just like Marple herself’ Santa Montefiore
'Lucy Foley's zest on Agatha's Christie's classic is a recipe to die for' Benjamin Stevenson
‘This clever murder mystery will keep you guessing until the end’ Alice Feeney
‘Magnificent. It will delight Christie and Foley fans in equal measure’ A. J. Finn
‘Taut, twisty’ Stacy Willingham