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The Complete Christie
An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia
by Matthew Bunson
Which poison was used most frequently in Agatha Christie's novels? How many of her novels featured a butler? Exactly where on the train were the suspects located in Murder on the Orient Express? How many actors have portrayed Hercule Poirot? Get a clue...or a lot of them, in THE COMPLETE CHRISTIE simply the most comprehensive guide to the life and works of the immortal Dame Agatha Christie. Join author... (more)
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Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks
Fifty Years of Mysteries in the Making
by John Curran
A fascinating exploration of the contents of Agatha Christie's 73 recently discovered notebooks, including illustrations, deleted extracts, and two unpublished Poirot stories. When Agatha Christie died in 1976, aged 85, she had become the world's most popular author. With sales of more than two billion copies worldwide in more than 100 countries, she had achieved the impossible - more than one book every year... (more)
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The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie: A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie
by Charles Osborne
The author of over 100 plays, short story collections, and novels, which have been translated into 103 languages, Agatha Christie has been outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Though many have tried to copy her, no one has succeeded, and Christie remains the best selling modern writer throughout the world. Now Charles Osborne, a lifelong student of Agatha Christie, has created a comprehensive guide to her... (more)
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The Life and Times of Miss Jane Marple
by Anne Hart
Hart has done a careful job of sifting through all of Agatha Christie's stories and novels devoted to Miss Jane Marple to piece together this "biography" of the spinster detective. The book opens with a description of Miss Marple's hometown, St. Mary Mead, a village south of London. The reader is introduced to many of the residents, from the Vicar to the fishmonger's delivery boys (all of whom are named Fred).... (more)
The New Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Agatha ChristieDick and Pam McAllister Riley
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The New Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Agatha Christie
by Dick and Pam McAllister Riley
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Agatha Christie: A Reader's Companion
by Vanessa Wagstaff, Stephen Poole
Other crime writers may come and go, but Agatha Christie maintains her enduring appeal and for her millions of fans this book is the next best thing to a new Christie novel. The authors have assembled a mouth-watering feast of period memorabilia --the jackets of first editions, stills from films and television series, photographs of the places and buildings that Christie used as settings for her stories,... (more)
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Agatha Christie A to Z: The Essential Reference to Her Life & Writings (The Literary a to Z Series)
by Dawn B. Sova
The "Agatha Christie A to Z" offers a comprehensive reference to Christie's life and work. With over 2500 entries, the book includes descriptions of all Christie's books, television and cinema adaptations, and looks at her friends and associates.
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Agatha Christie's Poirot
by Anne Hart
The definitive companion to the POIROT novels, films and TV appearances. 'My name is Hercule Poirot and I am probably the greatest detective in the world.' The dapper, moustache-twirling little Belgian with the egg-shaped head, curious mannerisms and inordinate respect for his own 'little grey cells' has solved some of the most puzzling crimes of the century. Yet despite being familiar to millions, Poirot... (more)