Jigsaws can be frustrating and annoying sometimes, especially if there are huge areas of one colour. This one was a delight. It’s The World of Miss Marple – one of ‘The World of…’ series. Last winter I completed The World of Jane Austen. I have The World of Charles Dickens and The World of Shakespeare yet to do, but at this point I’ve resolved to do just one each winter. Fun though it was, I became a bit obsessed and all other plans were swept aside. I develop ‘jigsaw eyes’ too; seeing details of buildings or gardens as if I’m looking at a jigsaw.

The World of… series comes with a poster of the finished jigsaw and, on the reverse, the characters are explained and which book they appear in. This Miss Marple jigsaw also listed the clues dotted about the puzzle, the books they occur in and the publication dates. They are jigsaws to keep and to treasure.