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Category: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth

Page count: 371

<p>Why Would People Drink Strychnine For Their Health? <br> <br>What Does ‘English Beef and Brawn’ Mean? <br> <br>What Are Land Smocks? Spill Vases? Patience Cards? <br> <br>What Did Agatha Christie Think Of Jews? <br> <br>How Did A 25-Year-Old Woman Create One Of Mystery’s Greatest Detectives? <br> <br>Best-selling mystery writer Agatha Christie created intricate stories of murder and mayhem that have enchanted readers worldwide. Bill Peschel, author of &quot;The Complete, Annotated Whose Body?&quot; (by Dorothy L. Sayers) and &quot;Writers Gone Wild,&quot; illuminates the obscure references in Christie’s debut novel and tells the fascinating stories behind it and its creator. <br> <br>&quot;The Complete, Annotated Mysterious Affair at Styles&quot; contains: <br> <br>● Nearly 500 footnotes describing words, idioms, people, places and contemporary events. <br>● Essays on Christie’s life and the world of Styles. <br>● A detailed chronology of her life and work. <br>● Lists of her novels and short-story collections, organized by year of publication and by detective. <br>● A bibliography of resources, including books about Christie that will delight fans. <br> <br>“Though this may be the first published book of Miss Agatha Christie, she betrays the cunning of an old hand.” — The New York Times, Dec. 26, 1920 <br></p>