a character in several novels by Agatha Christie . Miss Marple is a gentle, respectable old woman who has a remarkable ability to solve mysteries and crimes. She first appeared in the novel The Murder in the Vicarage (1930). There have been many film and television versions of the stories.
MARPLE
Meaning of MARPLE in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005