Agatha Christie: First Lady of Crime

Zusatztext A salute by her fellow thriller writers and by those who know about her plays and films is all that is needed ... Gilbert's summary of Dame Agatha's life strikes just the right note and his handling of the 1926 "disappearance" when Dame Agatha was missing for nine days is informative ... Walter's account of Christie's sales as seen by her London publisher is full of interest Informationen zum Autor H.R.F. Keating was an award-winning crime fiction writer renowned for his series of novels featuring Inspector Ghote of Bombay CID. He was the crime books reviewer for THE TIMES for 15 years, chairman of the Society of Authors and president of the Detection Club. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was awarded the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger for outstanding services to crime literature. Klappentext From Poirot to Miss Marple, The Mousetrap to Witness for the Prosecution - a fascinating look at the life and work of Agatha Christie, the world's most successful and popular crime writer. Includes a new introduction from Sophie Hannah, bestselling author of THE MONOGRAM MURDERS and HAVEN'T THEY GROWN Vorwort From Poirot to Miss Marple , The Mousetrap to Witness for the Prosecution - a fascinating look at the life and work of Agatha Christie , the world's most successful and popular crime writer. Includes a new introduction from Sophie Hannah, bestselling author of THE MONOGRAM MURDERS and HAVEN'T THEY GROWN Zusammenfassung From Poirot to Miss Marple, The Mousetrap to Witness for the Prosecution - a fascinating look at the life and work of Agatha Christie, the world's most successful and popular crime writer. Includes a new introduction from Sophie Hannah, bestselling author of THE MONOGRAM MURDERS and HAVEN'T THEY GROWN

Product details

• Authors: Agatha Christie
• Assisted by: Sophie Hannah (Introduction)
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781474619448
• ISBN: 978-1-4746-1944-8
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors, Literary essays, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Biography: writers