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Agatha Christie: First Lady of Crime | H. R. F. Keating

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"Agatha Christie was not only the most successful author 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 brings together a dozen noted writers from both sides of the Atlantic to throw light on the ever-intriguing Dame Agatha"--

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Agatha Christie: First Lady of Crime | H. R. F. Keating

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This book was original published in 1977, so many of the essays are really dated. One even laments that Poirot never caught on with film /TV audiences. 😂 Some of the literary criticism is interesting as are some of the essays on Christie herself, but certainly nothing I‘d add to my personal library.

rabbitprincess ??? If only an updated edition of this book could be published with commentary on the essays! « Glad to be proven wrong on that one! » 1y

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