Agatha Christie Under the Magnifying Glass: Close Readings of 12 Novels

Fifty years after her death, Agatha Christie remains one of the most popular writers worldwide, as adaptations and new appreciations have made her work a permanent part of literature and culture. Treating Christie's murder mysteries as serious examples of literary art, this book situates her work in the context of the twentieth century, showing how it still resonates today. As Christie's great detectives—Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, and Superintendent Batt...