Agatha Christie by John Curran

Agatha Christie by John Curran

John Curran reveals the secrets of the world's greatestmystery writer in Agatha Christie: Murder in the Making, the fascinating follow up to Agatha Christie's SecretNotebooks featuring moreinsight into Christie's captivating life story and a new windfall ofChristie's unpublished work--including letters, archival papers, and a keenly incisive analysis of Christie's last, unfinished novel.For readers new to Christie's mysteries and for life-long fans of Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Tommy and Tuppence, eitherfrom classic Christie novels like Murder on the Orient Express or fromthe popular Masterpiece Theater adaptations, "Curran's discoveries will shapehow Christie is read." (Independent on Sunday).

Drawing on 73 of her private notebooks, this deep dive into the Queen of Crime's archives reveals:

• Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks: A rare look inside the 73 private notebooks where Christie sketched out her most famous plots, characters, and clues, transforming chaotic scribbles into timeless detective fiction.
• The Creation of Hercule Poirot: Explore Christie's own account of how she developed her iconic detectives, from a Belgian refugee to the sharp-witted spinster of St. Mary Mead.
• Unpublished Stories and Lost Gems: Discover a treasure trove of never-before-seen material, including an analysis of her final, unwritten novel and the original, deleted ending for The Mysterious Affair at Styles.
• The Rules of Detective Fiction: Learn the conventions of the Golden Age of detective fiction and how the Queen of Crime masterfully tweaked, bent, and broke them in classics like The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.

John Curran has been Agatha Christie's literary advisor for many years, and he frequently gives seminars and appears in documentaries about her life. For this, his debut book, he spent the last few years dissecting the notebooks and decoding Agatha Christie's handwriting.