Miss Marple versus 2027

Miss Marple versus 2027 comes to the Pigott Theatre, British Library on Thursday 28 January, when three writers gather to imagine what Agatha Christie's detective would make of the world today. The evening brings together Lucy Foley, Kate Mosse CBE, and Natalie Haynes to run Marple through the modern age, from the manosphere and true crime to doom-scrolling and a general lack of good manners.

Lucy Foley is a No.1 Sunday Times, Irish Times and New York Times bestselling author whose contemporary murder-mystery thrillers have sold over five million copies worldwide. A lifelong Christie fan, she contributed to Marple, a collection of short stories featuring the detective, and her latest book is Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel: The New Miss Marple Mystery (HarperCollins 2026). Kate Mosse CBE is an international bestselling novelist and playwright with more than eight million copies sold worldwide and translations into 37 languages; she's also the Founder Director of the Women's Prize for Fiction and Non-Fiction and a Trustee of the British Library. Natalie Haynes' books include A Thousand Ships, shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2020, and No Friend To This House (Pan Macmillan 2025).

It's a conversation between three writers who know the detective's world from the inside, taking a character born in a very different era and dropping her into the noise of 2027. The whole thing runs from 19:00 to 20:30, with doors opening at 18:00. In-person tickets are £30, and if you can't make it into the city, you can watch online from £5, with concessions available. The session is available both in the theatre and online.