The Case of the Perfect Maid [short story]

by Agatha Christie

Series: Miss Marple: Chronological (8)

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When her maid asks Miss Marple to intervene in the delicate problem of her rather opinionated cousin Gladys, she doesn't think much can be done. Poor Gladys has been accused of stealing a precious brooch belonging to her employers, the reserved Misses Skinner. While one sister malingers with mysterious ailments, the other attends to her every need, and they've both decided that Gladys must go. But, one day there appears a paragon to replace her, the perfect maid, or so they think....… (more)

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The Case of the Perfect Maid [short story]

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The Case of the Perfect Maid

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The Maid Who Disappeared

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St. Mary Mead, England, UK

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"Oh, if you please, madam, could I speak to you a moment?"

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Also published as "The Maid Who Disappeared" and "The Perfect Maid."

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When her maid asks Miss Marple to intervene in the delicate problem of her rather opinionated cousin Gladys, she doesn't think much can be done. Poor Gladys has been accused of stealing a precious brooch belonging to her employers, the reserved Misses Skinner. While one sister malingers with mysterious ailments, the other attends to her every need, and they've both decided that Gladys must go. But, one day there appears a paragon to replace her, the perfect maid, or so they think....

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Miss Marple's maid Edna begs for her assistance when her cousin Gladys is fired under suspicion of having stolen a brooch. Miss Marple tries to intercede, but the Misses Skinners are determined, and they replace Gladys with a perfect maid, but is anyone really that perfect?

In: Agatha Christie, Miss Marple, the Complete Short Stories, (Boston, MA : G.K. Hall & Co., 1987, c1985) pp.314-332. (various reprintings)
Also in: Agatha Christie,
Masterpieces in Miniature (New York : St. Martin's Minotaur, 2005) pp. 612-633.
Also in: Agatha Christie, Miss Marple's Final Cases
Also in: ---- Three Blind Mice also issued as The Mousetrap
Also in: ---- Surprise! Surprise!
Also in: ---- 13 Clues for Miss Marple

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