‘Laura Thompson has certainly written the last word on Agatha Christie. But, with access to all of Christie’s letters, papers and writing notebooks, as well as interviews with her grandson, daughter, son-in-law and their living relations, Thompson is able to unravel not only the detailed workings of Christie’s detective fiction, but the truth behind her private life as well. In this biography, Laura Thompson describes the Edwardian world in which she grew up, explores the relationships she had, including those with her two husbands and daughter, and investigates the mysteries still surrounding Christie’s life – including her disappearance in 1926.Īgatha Christie is a mystery and writing about her is a detection job in itself. It has been 100 years since Agatha Christie wrote her first novel and created the formidable Hercule Poirot.

is a pretty much perfect capturing of a life’ Kate Mosse, Book of the Year 2007 Shedunnit is written and narrated by Caroline Crampton and edited by Euan MacAleece.The author of the Somerset Maugham award-winning The Dogs: A Personal History of Greyhound Racing, and the brilliant biography Life In A Cold Climate: Nancy Mitford, Laura Thompson turns her highly acclaimed biographical skills to arguably the greatest crime writer in the world, Agatha Christie. To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at (), where you can also find full transcripts. Agatha Christie is as mysterious as the stories. Arguably the greatest crime writer in the world, Christie’s books still sell over four million copies each year - more than thirty years after her death - and it shows no signs of slowing.

''Mary Westmacott'' episode of Shedunnit A brilliant and award-winning biographer, Laura Thompson now turns her sharp eye to Agatha Christie. ''The Lady Vanishes'' episode of Shedunnit A brilliant and award-winning biographer, Laura Thompson. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie years since Agatha Christie wrote her first novel and created the formidable Hercule Poirot. ''In The Shadow Of Hercule The War Service Of Archibald Christie'' by Peter Wright in Cross & Cockade International, vol 41/3 (2010) Forever England: Literature, Femininity and Conservatism between the Wars by Alison Light Agatha Christie: The Woman And Her Mysteries by Gillian Gill Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson LAURA THOMPSON won the Somerset Maugham award for her first book, The Dogs, and is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters. Agatha Christie: A Biography by Janet P. Her book Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman is out now. How well do we really know the queen of crime?

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