Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner
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The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie
Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC
Charles Osborne
Class/Genre: Non-Fiction Reference Reference Biography
St. Martin's, Jun 2001, $25.95, 432 pp.
THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF AGATHA CHRISTIE is a delightful look at the great author through her vast novels, plays, and short stories. The well-written reference book is structured around major events in Ms. Christie's life, but seen through the works that are published at that time. Charles Osborne keeps the tome fresh with intriguing explanations on various topics such as titles. For instance the "final" title of THEN THERE WERE NONE reflects social trends and political correctness over the decades in England and America, and to a lesser degree France. Fans of Ms. Christie will find this work quite fascinating, but so will most mystery buffs as well as historiographers.
Harriet Klausner
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