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Agatha Christie

Mark Campbell

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Pocket Essentials
01 December 2022
Biography: literary; Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers; Literary companions
Since her debut in 1920 with The Mysterious Affair At Styles, Agatha Christie has become the chief proponent of the English village murder mystery. Although she created two enormously popular characters - the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and the inquisitive elderly spinster and amateur sleuth Miss Jane Marple of St Mary Mead - it is not generally acknowledged that she wrote in many different genres: comic mysteries (Why Didn't They Ask Evans?), atmospheric whodunnits (Murder On The Orient Express), espionage thrillers (N or M?), romances (under the pseudonym of Mary Westmacott), plays (The Mousetrap) and poetry. She was never afraid to break the rules either, and provoked a storm of controversy with the unorthodox resolution of The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd, now acclaimed as one of the classics of British crime fiction.

Christie wrote complex whodunnits in a clear, readable style, which is why her books are as popular now as they were when she first wrote them. Exemplary film and TV adaptations (Kenneth Branagh, John Malkovich, Peter Ustinov and David Suchet as Poirot; Margaret Rutherford and Joan Hickson as Miss Marple), have also encouraged new readers to search out her work.

'Everything you ever wanted to know about Christie's stories in incredible detail.' - Glasgow Evening Times

'One of the most useful books I've come across in the vast array of titles available to Christie fans.' - Mostly Harmless

'An impressively complete guide to Agatha Christie's work.' - Investigating Poirot
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Imprint:   Pocket Essentials
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm, 
ISBN:   9780857305152
ISBN 10:   0857305158
Pages:   160
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Mark Campbell has written for various publications, including The Independent, The Bookseller, Midweek, Girl About Town, The Dark Side and Infinity; he was one of the main contributors to the exhaustive twovolume encyclopaedia British Crime Writing in 2009. He has written Pocket Essentials about Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie (obviously) and Carry On Films. He was theatre critic for The Kentish Times for eight years. He lives near the river in Crayford, Kent and still hasn't got around to watching all those box sets.

Reviews for Agatha Christie

Mark Campbell on Agatha Christie's Dartmoor * Independent on Saturday * everything you ever wanted to know about Christie's stories in incredible detail * Glasgow Evening Times * I am getting more impressed by the Pocket Essentials with each one I see -- Alex McLintock * Diverse Books * one of the most useful books I've come across in the vast array of titles available to Christie fans -- Heidi Scott * Mostly Harmless * an impressively complete guide to Agatha Christie's work * Investigating Poirot *


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