christie, agatha

Dame Agatha offers vivid descriptions of her childhood, family life, contemporaries, and travels abroad as well as discussing her own struggles as a writer and the general problems of creative writing.

A producer of numerous Agatha Christie stage plays commemorates the iconic mystery writer's 125th birthday, career and lesser-known work as a playwright, drawing on her personal correspondences, notebooks and unpublished scripts to share previously undisclosed insights.

Hercule Poirot is a dapper detective, aboard the Orient Express, for whom murder-solving is a precise, intellectual exercise. When murder occurs, Poirot agrees to interview all aboard the famous trains Calais coach, hoping to find the killer of an American millionaire before the local police arrive.

A fascinating exploration of the contents of Agatha Christie's long hidden notebooks, including illustrations, analyses, and two previously unpublished short stories. This was first published in the UK --Provided by publisher.