Agatha Christies Secret Notebooks by John Curran

Agatha Christies Secret Notebooks by John Curran

A fascinating exploration of the contents of Agatha Christies 73 recently discovered notebooks, including illustrations, deleted extracts, and two unpublished Poirot stories.

'Many of Curran's discoveries will shape how Christie is read in future… This book is fascinating' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

‘Agatha Christie’s notebooks have had to wait for the meticulous attention, dedication and prodigious knowledge of John Curran to achieve publication.’ THE TIMES

‘A meticulously detailed study that is packed with shrewd perceptions about Christie's fiction… Curran has produced an enthralling miscellany of a book, in which her fans will rummage to their heart's content.' SUNDAY TIMES

'Curran has organized his material as efficiently as an Agatha Christie mystery… His enthusiasm for his subject carries us along.' IRISH TIMES

‘Something unimaginably unique: an unknown Poirot story, one that had lain silently between its covers for over 60 years.’ THE SCOTSMAN

John Curran wrote his doctoral thesis on the Golden Age of Detective Fiction at Trinity College, Dublin. For many years he edited the official Agatha Christie Newsletter and acted as consultant to the National Trust during the restoration of Greenway House in Devon. His books about Dame Agatha’s notebooks won numerous nominations as well as the Agatha, Antony and Macavity non-fiction crime-writing awards, and he is continual demand as a speaker and expert on the genre.

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ISBN 13	9780007310562
ISBN 10	0007310560
Title	Agatha Christies Secret Notebooks
Author	John Curran
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2009-09-03
Number of pages	492
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.