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The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie: A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie

by Charles Osborne · 1982

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The author of over 100 plays, short story collections, and novels, which have been translated into 103 languages, Agatha Christie has been outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Though many have tried to copy her, no one has succeeded, and Christie remains the best selling modern writer throughout the world. Now Charles Osborne, a lifelong student of Agatha Christie, has created a comprehensive guide to her world as examined through her books. Illustrated with rarely seen photos and updated to include details of the publications, films and TV adaptations of her writings, this book provides fascinating reading for any Christie aficionado.

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20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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long · 432 pages

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