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.
General
| Imprint: |
Pocket Essentials
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
August 2022 |
| Authors: |
Mark Campbell
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
160 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-85730-515-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-85730-515-8 |
| Barcode: |
9780857305152 |
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