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Author
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
357 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The main aim of detective stories is to entertain, but the best cast a light on human behaviour, and display both literary ambition and accomplishment. Even unpretentious detective stories, written for unashamedly commercial reasons, can give us clues to the past, and give us insight into a long-vanished world that, for all its imperfections, continues to fascinate. This book, written by award-winning crime writer and president of the Detection Club,...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Edition
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Arguably the greatest crime writer in the world, Christie's books still sell over four million copies each year more than thirty years after her death and it shows no signs of slowing. But who was the woman behind these mystifying, yet eternally pleasing, puzzlers? Thompson reveals the Edwardian world in which Christie grew up, explores her relationships, including those with her two husbands and daughter, and investigates the many mysteries still...