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1474619444

Agatha Christie : first lady of crime.

Author: Keating, H. R. F.

Publication year: 2020

Language: English

Media class: Paperback

Edition: New edition / introduction by Sophie Hannah.

Classification: 920.CHR

Publisher: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2020.

ISBN: 9781474619448 (pbk.) : 9.99

Notes:

Previous edition: 1977.

Agatha Christie was not only the biggest selling writer of detective stories the world has ever known, she was also a mystery in herself, giving only the rarest interviews, declining absolutely to become any sort of public figure, and a mystery too in the manner in which she achieved her astonishing success. H.R.F. Keating, a crime novelist and respected reviewer of crime fiction, brought together a dozen distinguished writers from both sides of the Atlantic to throw light on this double mystery. Some analyse the art itself; some explain the reasons for her success, not just the books, but also in film and theatre. The approaches are penetrating, affectionate, enthusiastic, analytical, funny - even critical. Together, they give an insight into the life and work of the first lady of crime.