![]() But, with access to all of Christie's letters, papers and writing notebooks, as well as interviews with her grandson, daughter, son-in-law and their living relations, Thompson is able to unravel not only the detailed workings of Christie's detective fiction, but the truth behind her private life as well.First published in 2007 as 'Agatha Christie: An English Mystery', this is a fully updated edition with a new introduction by the author. Agatha Christie is a mystery and writing about her is a detection job in itself. In this biography, Laura Thompson describes the Edwardian world in which she grew up, explores the relationships she had, including those with her two husbands and daughter, and investigates the mysteries still surrounding Christie's life - including her disappearance in 1926. As many Agatha Christie fans know, in 1926 the popular author disappeared for 11 days, an event that spawned a huge manhunt and a. Arguably the greatest crime writer in the world. ![]() ![]() In a book originally published in England in 2008 as Agatha Christie: An English Mystery, Somerset Maugham Award winner Thompson (The Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters, 2016, etc.) offers an affectionate take on the beloved British mystery writer. A brilliant and award winning biographer, Laura Thompson now turns her sharp eye to Agatha Christie. ![]() is a pretty much perfect capturing of a life' - Kate MosseIt has been 100 years since Agatha Christie wrote her first novel and created the formidable Hercule Poirot. A generous and meticulous biography of the legendary crime writer. ![]()
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