The Detective Novels of Agatha Christie: A Reader's GuideThe most popular mystery writer of all time concocted a rich recipe of intrigue, character, and setting. All of Agatha Christie's 66 detective novels are covered here in great detail. Each chapter begins with general comments on a novel's geographical and historical setting, identifying current events, fashions, fads and popular interests that relate to the story. A concise plot summary and comprehensive character listing follow, and each novel is discussed within Christie's overall body of work, with an emphasis on the development of themes, narrative technique, and characters over the course of her prolific career. An appendix translates Poirot's French and defines the British idiomatic words and phrases that give Christie's novels so much of their flavor. |
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24 | 79 |
30 | 131 |
The Seven Dials Mystery 1929 | 257 |
Summary for the 1920s | 266 |
Thirteen at Dinner 1933 | 288 |
Murder in the Calais Coach 1934 | 303 |
Easy to Kill 1939 | 367 |
Evil Under the Sun 1941 | 387 |
Nor M? 1941 | 393 |
Murder in Retrospect 1943 | 407 |
Towards Zero 1944 | 414 |
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