Agatha
Americannoun
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This septuagenarian prefers the crime novels of such genre masters as Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen and John Dickson Carr.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Auctioneer Bridget Meadows said: "These lots form a wonderful insight into Agatha Christie's personal life at Greenway House."
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
A collection of items from English crime author Agatha Christie's housekeeper are set to make more than £1,000 at auction.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
He also cites the mystery novelist Agatha Christie, about whom he has a new book out in May that aims “to show that any stylistic and intellectual condescension towards her is unjustified.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
We plan a day of festivities and a delicious dinner, followed by speeches that I hope will be both pithy and wise, as Agatha Swanburne herself would wish.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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