The Tuesday Club Murders by Agatha Christie

In this collection of short stories, a group of friends gather to discuss unusual murders which they have known about in the past. For the first seven stories, the participants are Raymond West who was an author and enjoyed very much visiting his Aunt Jane's house. Joyce Lempriere was an artist. Sir Henry Clithering an ex-commissioner of Scotland Yard. Dr. Pender was an elderly clergyman, and Mr. Petherick was a solicitor. Jane Marple was there, of course. She is described as wearing a black brocade dress with "Mechlin lace arranged in a cascade down the front of the bodice"She was also wearing black lace mittens as she knitted. My, how our vision of Jane Marple has changed over time.For the second set of stories, the participants were Sir Henry Clithering, Jane Helier who was a very attractive actress,  Dr. Lloyd, and Colonel and Dolly Bantry.

Each guest, in turn, told a story, and the other guests were challenged to name the murderer. Remarkable it was Miss Marple with her knowledge of village life who always name the correct person. I believe that I have read some of these stories before, possibly in anthologies or else seen them on television. The Blue Geranium being one of them. I believe that the murder in A Christmas Tragedy would be practically impossible to carry out in the time frame given.

This book was originally published in the United Kingdom in 1932 with the title of The Thirteen Problems. It was published in the United States in 1933 with the title The Tuesday Club Murders. It was the second Miss Marple book. It should be noted that the book is dedicated to Leonard and Katherine Woolley, archaeologists, whom Agatha Christie met in the middle east.