Cover of Agatha Christie's true crime inspirations

Mike Holgate

Agatha Christie's true crime inspirations

2010

This book examines the real-life crimes and criminal cases that inspired Agatha Christie's detective fiction, exploring the connections between actual historical crimes in Britain and her literary works.

Friends and associatesCriticism and interpretationCrime in literatureCrimeHistoryChristie, agatha, 1891-1976Crime, great britainEnglish fiction, history and criticism, 20th century