Nemesis (Christie novel) the amateur lady sleuth Miss Jane Marple deep in a murder case as she tries to carry out a request that comes in effect from beyond the grave. Beyond 80 Miss Christie remains unflagging." Robert Barnard commented about the plot that "Miss Marple is sent on a tour of stately gardens by Mr Rafiel." His generally negative view of the novel was said in this way, that "The garden paths we are led up are neither enticing nor profitable. All the usual strictures about late Christie apply." In 1987, "Nemesis" was broadcast by the BBC in two 50-minute parts on
Agatha Christie page of the paper on 6 August 1975. Following the great success of "Curtain", Christie gave permission for the release of "Sleeping Murder" sometime in 1976 but died in January 1976 before the book could be released. This may explain some of the inconsistencies compared to the rest of the Marple series—for example, Colonel Arthur Bantry, husband of Miss Marple's friend Dolly, is still alive and well in "Sleeping Murder" although he is noted as having died in books published earlier. It may be that Christie simply did not have time to revise the manuscript before she died. In 2013,