Overview

Outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare, the works of Agatha Christie stand as some of the most celebrated crime fiction of our era. This book takes ten of her most famous works and shows their relationship to ten of crime history's most famous and sensational cases--cases whose notoriety still resounds to this day. Addressing both novels and short stories, the author illuminates the relationship between Christie's Murder on the Orient Express and the sensational Lindbergh Kidnapping Case of 1932; the connections between Christie's Mrs. McGinty's Dead and the horrific true case of England's most loathed wife-killer, the American Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen--and eight more engrossing pairings of Christie's ingenious mystery puzzles with vintage true crime's most sensational events.

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Author:   Anne Powers
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.286kg
ISBN:  

9781476679464

ISBN 10:   1476679460
Pages:   206
Publication Date:   04 March 2020
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. “The Rugeley Poisoner”: Dr. William Palmer and The Mysterious Affair at Styles Dr. William Palmer The Mysterious Affair at Styles Dr. William Palmer + The Mysterious Affair at Styles 2. “La Femme Fatale”: Madame Marguerite Steinheil and The Murder on the Links Madame Marguerite Steinheil The Murder on the Links Madame Marguerite Steinheil + The Murder on the Links 3. “Dope Girl”: The Case of Billie Carleton and “The Affair at the Victory Ball” The Case of Billie Carleton “The Affair at the Victory Ball” The Case of Billie Carleton + “The Affair at the Victory Ball” Postscript 4. “The Crime of the Century”: The Case of the Lindbergh Kidnapping and Murder on the Orient Express The Case of the Lindbergh Kidnapping Murder on the Orient Express The Case of the Lindbergh Kidnapping + Murder on the Orient Express 5. “The Kidwelly Mystery”: Harold Greenwood and “The Lernean Hydra” Harold Greenwood “The Lernean Hydra” Harold Greenwood + “The Lernean Hydra” Postscript  6. “An Outbreak of Sadism”: The Case of Dennis O’Neill and “Three Blind Mice” The Case of Dennis O’Neill “Three Blind Mice” The Case of Dennis O’Neill + “Three Blind Mice”  7. The “Little Man”: Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen and Mrs. McGinty’s Dead Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen Mrs. McGinty’s Dead Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen + Mrs. McGinty’s Dead  8. The “Balham Mystery”: The Case of Charles Bravo and Ordeal by Innocence The Case of Charles Bravo Ordeal by Innocence The Case of Charles Bravo + Ordeal by Innocence  9. “Poor Little Rich Girl”: The Life of Gene Tierney and The Mirror Crack’d The Life of Gene Tierney The Mirror Crack’d The Life of Gene Tierney + The Mirror Crack’d 10. The “Brides in the Bath” Murderer: George Joseph Smith and A Caribbean Mystery George Joseph Smith A Caribbean Mystery George Joseph Smith + A Caribbean Mystery Postscript Appendix A: Christie Chronology of Mystery Novels and Story Collections Appendix B: Alphabetical List of Christie Mystery Novels and Story Collections Works Cited Index

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Detailed...efficiently written and well researched --Mystery Scene

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Anne Powers is a professor and faculty librarian at a two-year California college. She lives in Santa Monica.

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