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Agatha Christie: Murder in the Making

by John Curran

Inside Christie’s notebooks and working methods

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Inside Christie’s notebooks and working methods

John Curran draws on 73 of Agatha Christie’s private notebooks alongside letters and archival papers to examine how her mysteries took shape. The material includes Christie’s notes on plots, characters, and clues, as well as discussion of how she worked within and around Golden Age detective-fiction conventions. The book also explores her development of Hercule Poirot and other detectives, an original ending removed from The Mysterious Affair at Styles, and her final unfinished novel. Its emphasis is on the documents and decisions behind Christie’s fiction, offering a view of her work as both a reader of mysteries and a maker of them.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Christie enthusiasts interested in her creative process and archives
  • Readers curious about the conventions of Golden Age detective fiction
  • Readers interested in literary criticism and unpublished writing

Themes

Mystery writing and plot constructionAgatha Christie’s notebooks and archivesGolden Age detective-fiction conventionsUnpublished and unfinished work

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Book overview

John Curran reveals the secrets of the world's greatestmystery writer in Agatha Christie: Murder in the Making, the fascinating follow up to Agatha Christie's SecretNotebooks featuring moreinsight into Christie's captivating life story and a new windfall ofChristie's unpublished work--including letters, archival papers, and a keenly incisive analysis of Christie's last, unfinished novel.For readers new to Christie's mysteries and for life-long fans of Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Tommy and Tuppence, eitherfrom classic Christie novels like Murder on the Orient Express or fromthe popular Masterpiece Theater adaptations, "Curran's discoveries will shapehow Christie is read." (Independent on Sunday).

 

Drawing on 73 of her private notebooks, this deep dive into the Queen of Crime's archives reveals:

 

  • Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks: A rare look inside the 73 private notebooks where Christie sketched out her most famous plots, characters, and clues, transforming chaotic scribbles into timeless detective fiction.
  • The Creation of Hercule Poirot: Explore Christie's own account of how she developed her iconic detectives, from a Belgian refugee to the sharp-witted spinster of St. Mary Mead.
  • Unpublished Stories and Lost Gems: Discover a treasure trove of never-before-seen material, including an analysis of her final, unwritten novel and the original, deleted ending for The Mysterious Affair at Styles.
  • The Rules of Detective Fiction: Learn the conventions of the Golden Age of detective fiction and how the Queen of Crime masterfully tweaked, bent, and broke them in classics like The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.
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