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Dying to read Agatha Christie for the first time or to re-read one of her classic mysteries but don’t know where to start? This fully authorized and comprehensive guide to the Queen of Mystery includes an introduction by award-winning Agatha Christie expert John Curran with features on each of her classic detectives including Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot and Tommy & Tuppence; guides to reading each of her series and her stand-alone novels; and an A to Z of Agatha Christie. Interspersed throughout are quotes from Christie, a list of the Christie novels that were her personal favorites and three of her classic short stories: The Affair at the Victory Ball, Greenshaw’s Folly and A Fairy in the Flat.
Clues to Christie Table of Contents: “Agatha Christie: An Introduction” by John Curran; The Hercule Poirot Mysteries; “The Affair at the Victory Ball”; The Miss Marple Mysteries; “Greenshaw’s Folly”; The Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries; “A Fairy in the Flat”; Agatha Christie’s Stand-Alone Mysteries and Short-Story Collections; The Queen of Mystery’s Personal Favorites; Ten Other Ways to Read Agatha Christie; “On Agatha Christie and Poisons”; The A to Z of Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English and another billion in one hundred foreign countries. She is the author of eighty novels and short-story collections, nineteen plays, and six novels under the name Mary Westmacott. She died in 1976.
Author biography courtesy of Random House, Inc.
Anonymous
Posted December 12, 2011
It wasn't exactly as portrayed in the synopsis. This book is a brief bio of the highlights of Ms Christie's life and career and includes 3 excerpts from her series and stand alone books. Not bad, but not what it said it was.
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Posted December 6, 2011
Three short stories. Minimal biographical information. Buy a collection of her shortstories or her book "An Autobiography"
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Posted March 28, 2012
RIP OFF
Jbenj
Posted March 19, 2012
This book was fun and silly, just like Agatha's stuff. I enjoyed it.
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Posted March 17, 2012
Brief history of her life, but does not live up to the promise of the title.
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Posted March 16, 2012
but this seems much shorter than the title would have you believe. I can't say I'm disappointed, just a little surprised. Still, a good read.
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Posted February 27, 2012
I had watched a documentary of Agatha Christie a few years ago and found the book to come short of the whole story.
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Posted January 24, 2012
This is a short introduction (77 pages) to all of the First Lady of Mystery's works. It also includes three lesser known stories of three of her best known characters. It was a very interesting read that filled in some details that I never knew about Christie. She wrote more widely than I'd ever realized. Christie fans should read this. Mystery fans should read this as well.
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Posted January 13, 2012
nice addition to Christie library
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Posted January 8, 2012
expected more insite to her stories,but still interesting
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Posted January 3, 2012
Very entertaining and informative. A quick and fun read.
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Posted December 31, 2011
Really enjoyed reading this book. Very interesting.
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Posted December 28, 2011
I expected more about Agatha Christie.
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Posted April 22, 2012
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Posted December 22, 2011
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Posted February 20, 2012
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Posted December 19, 2011
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Overview
Dying to read Agatha Christie for the first time or to re-read one of her classic mysteries but don’t know where to start? This fully authorized and comprehensive guide to the Queen of Mystery includes an introduction by award-winning Agatha Christie expert John Curran with features on each of her classic detectives including Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot and Tommy & Tuppence; guides to reading each of her series and her stand-alone novels; and an A to Z of Agatha Christie. Interspersed throughout are quotes from Christie, a list of the Christie novels that were her personal favorites and three of her classic short ...