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Charles Osborne

The life and crimes of Agatha Christie

1982

This book examines the life and literary career of mystery writer Agatha Christie, analyzing her detective novels and their place in English crime fiction. Osborne provides both biographical details about Christie and critical assessment of her contributions to the mystery genre.

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