Murder Isn't Easy - The Forensics of Agatha Christie

Fascinating - Prima
Engaging and informative - Guardian

Agatha Christie is one of our most beloved authors - a storyteller unparalleled in her clever plots and twisting tales. But Agatha was also a forensic expert; in each of her books she employs an expert weaving of human observation, ingenuity and genuine science of the era.

In Murder Isn't Easy Carla Valentine illuminates all of Agatha's incredible knowledge, showing how she stayed at the cutting edge of forensics from ballistics to fingerprint analysis, as seen through much-loved characters such as Poirot and Miss Marple.

From the glamour and grit of Agatha Christie's stories, to the real-life cases that inspired them, Murder Isn't Easy will immerse you in the forensics that influenced generations of writers and scientists alike.

About the author

Carla Valentine works with the dead: she's your average chick who just happens to know as much about corpses as she does cocktails. After studying forensics, Carla assisted pathologists with post-mortems for years, before eventually becoming the Technical Curator of the world's most famous pathology museum. When it comes to death, she truly is a world-class expert.

Summary

A study of the forensics of Agatha Christie, from author and pathologist, Carla Valentine

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A study of the forensics of Agatha Christie, from author and pathologist, Carla Valentine

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Engaging and informative

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Product details

• Authors: Carla Valentine, Valentine Carla
• Publisher: Sphere
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.10.2022
• EAN: 9780751577792
• ISBN: 978-0-7515-7779-2
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 196 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, HISTORY / Women, MEDICAL / Toxicology, Crime & criminology