Agatha Christie murder in the making ; more stories and secrets from her notebooks

Expert archivist John Curran examines the unpublished notebooks of the worlds best selling author, to explore the techniques she used to surprise and entertain generations of readers.

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Main Author: Curran, John, 1954-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Harper/HarperCollins, c2011.
Edition:1st ed.
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300 |a 430 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Rule of three -- The first decade 1920-1929 : unused ideas - one -- Favourite stories and 'the man who knew' -- The second decade 1930-1939 : unused ideas - two -- 'How I created Hercule Poirot' -- The third decade 1940-1949 - unused ideas - three -- Miss Marple and 'The case of the caretaker's wife' -- The fourth decade 1950-1959 - unused ideas - four -- Agatha Christie and poison -- The fifth decade 1960-1969 : unused ideas - five -- The dark lady ... -- The sixth decade 1970-1976 : unused ideas - six -- Agatha Christie's booklists. 
520 |a Expert archivist John Curran examines the unpublished notebooks of the worlds best selling author, to explore the techniques she used to surprise and entertain generations of readers. 
600 1 0 |a Christie, Agatha,  |d 1890-1976  |x Criticism and interpretation. 
600 1 0 |a Christie, Agatha,  |d 1890-1976  |x Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc. 
650 0 0 |a Detective and mystery stories  |x Authorship. 
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