Product Description

Articles, photos, and film posters; synopses of the novels, plays, and short story collections (without telling whodunit!), Christie's own comments on her work, a Christie mystery map, puzzles, and poems. Includes Emma Lathen on Jessica Fletcher; Tommy and Tuppence; a filmography and video listing.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #146818 in Books
• Published on: 2001-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 362 pages

Customer Reviews

Read Ms Christie first
As much as I enjoy reading, like many compulsive readers I enjoy books about books. Companions to popular writers are quite a genre in themselves - there are far more books about Shakespeare, for instance, than he wrote himself. Oddly, Ms Christie seems something of an odd-one-out, as the literature of her literature is sparse, to say the least.

This is a workable guide to Dame Agatha's writings, understandably concentrating on her mysteries, but also considering her plays and romances, as well as films and TV shows based on her work. There are also features, such as why you should avoid country houses, and essays by various fans about why they like her work. In addition, there are photographs and diagrams, as well as crossword puzzles and the like. On the whole, it's a good package, though it is intended for an American market, which means that not all the titles are the ones an English reader would recognise. Still, I do think it's a worthwhile purchase, and flick through it often.