True Crime Parallels to the Mysteries of Agatha Christie

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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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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Utgivningsdatum:2020-03-04
Mått:152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:286 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:206
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9781476679464

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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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“Detailed…efficiently written and well researched”—Mystery Scene

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1. “The Rugeley Poisoner”: Dr. William Palmer and The Mysterious Affair at StylesDr. William PalmerThe Mysterious Affair at StylesDr. William Palmer + The Mysterious Affair at Styles2. “La Femme Fatale”: Madame Marguerite Steinheil and The Murder on the LinksMadame Marguerite SteinheilThe Murder on the LinksMadame Marguerite Steinheil + The Murder on the Links3. “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”Postscript4. “The Crime of the Century”: The Case of the Lindbergh Kidnapping and Murder on the Orient ExpressThe Case of the Lindbergh KidnappingMurder on the Orient ExpressThe Case of the Lindbergh Kidnapping + Murder on the Orient Express5. “The Kidwelly Mystery”: Harold Greenwood and “The Lernean Hydra”Harold Greenwood“The Lernean Hydra”Harold Greenwood + “The Lernean Hydra”Postscript6. “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 DeadDr. Hawley Harvey CrippenMrs. McGinty’s DeadDr. Hawley Harvey Crippen + Mrs. McGinty’s Dead8. The “Balham Mystery”: The Case of Charles Bravo and Ordeal by InnocenceThe Case of Charles BravoOrdeal by InnocenceThe Case of Charles Bravo + Ordeal by Innocence9. “Poor Little Rich Girl”: The Life of Gene Tierney and The Mirror Crack’dThe Life of Gene TierneyThe Mirror Crack’dThe Life of Gene Tierney + The Mirror Crack’d10. The “Brides in the Bath” Murderer: George Joseph Smith and A Caribbean MysteryGeorge Joseph SmithA Caribbean MysteryGeorge Joseph Smith + A Caribbean MysteryPostscriptAppendix A: Christie Chronology of Mystery Novels and Story CollectionsAppendix B: Alphabetical List of Christie Mystery Novels and Story CollectionsWorks CitedIndex