FLOAT-Calder made mistakes he paid for with his life. He quickly learned that everything he believed about dying wasn't true, after all. Lettie's Plight- Lettie vowed never to follow in her mother's dismal footsteps even if it killed her! Splinter- In the tiny town of Milnor, ND, Adam struggles to bring some measure of normalcy to his life, after a tragic event left him confined to a wheelchair. His sister, Ada, fills his days with psychological torment and disappears for days at a time. Is it sibling rivalry, or something more sinister? Price of Now- Set in the small town of Now, Indiana, A man, Troy, returns to his hometown after ten years, when he is diagnosed with cancer in his prime. Troy visits a local antique store on Halloween night, hoping to find something to comfort him in his last weeks. He stumbles across a painting so compelling, he must have it, at all cost -- he must have it...now! Soon he learns there is something more to the painting than he bargained for. Something diabolical.

This collection gathers together every short story featuring one of Agatha Christie's most famous creations: Miss Marple. Described by her friend Dolly Bantry as "the typical old maid of fiction," Miss Marple has lived almost her entire life in the sleepy hamlet of St. Mary Mead. Yet, by observing village life she has gained an unparalleled insight into human nature--and used it to devastating effect. As her friend Sir Henry Clithering, the ex- Commissioner of Scotland Yard, has been heard to say: "She's just the finest detective God ever made"--and many Agatha Christie fans would agree.