The Case of the Perfect Maid

13 Clues for Miss Marple. A Selection of Mystery Stories

 

ORIGINAL PUBLICATION:

The short story is first published in The Strand Magazine in April 1942 (Vol. 103, No. 616) under the title The Perfect Maid.

In the US, the short story is first published in Chicago Sunday Tribune on September 13 in 1942: The Case of the Perfect Maid.

 

Alternative title:

The short story has also been published Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (US) in 1957 (Vol. 30, No. 1) under the title The Servant Problem.

 

Publications in short story collections:

1. Three Blind Mice and Other Stories 1950 (American short story collection)

2. Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories 1979 (British short story collection)

 

Publications in Sweden:

1. The Case of the Perfect Maid 1988 (In the textbook Accent on English 1. Textbook)

2. Fallet med den perfekta jungfrun 2002 (Hemmets Veckotidning No. 31)

    Comment: The short story is also published under the original title in the short story collection Miss Marple. The Complete Short Stories (2016-2017) in various formats.