Agatha Christie: An Autobiography

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The youngest of three children of the Miller family. The Millers had two other children: Margaret Frary Miller (1879–1950), called Madge, who was eleven years Agatha's senior, and Louis Montant Miller (1880–1929), called Monty, ten years older than Agatha. Phukan, Vikram (4 December 2018). "Everyone loves an old-fashioned murder mystery". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021 . Retrieved 29 August 2020. a b Marriage Register. St Peter's Church, Bayswater [Notting Hill], Middlesex, 1878, No. 399, p. 200.

In late 1926, Agatha's husband, Archie, revealed that he was in love with another woman, Nancy Neele, and wanted a divorce. On 8 December 1926 the couple quarreled, and Archie Christie left their house, Styles, in Sunningdale, Berkshire, to spend the weekend with his mistress at Godalming, Surrey. That same evening Agatha disappeared from her home, leaving behind a letter for her secretary saying that she was going to Yorkshire. Her disappearance caused an outcry from the public, many of whom were admirers of her novels. Despite a massive manhunt, she was not found for eleven days.

Les petits meurtres d'Agatha Christie". France TV (in French). Archived from the original on 22 December 2019 . Retrieved 3 May 2020. a b c d e Gillian, Gill (1990). Agatha Christie: The Woman and Her Mysteries. New York City: The Free Press. ISBN 002911702X. Christie did not limit herself to quaint English villages–the action might take place on a small island ( And Then There Were None), an aeroplane ( Death in the Clouds), a train ( Murder on the Orient Express), a steamship ( Death on the Nile), a smart London flat ( Cards on the Table), a resort in the West Indies ( A Caribbean Mystery), or an archaeological dig ( Murder in Mesopotamia)–but the circle of potential suspects is usually closed and intimate: family members, friends, servants, business associates, fellow travellers. [123] :37 Stereotyped characters abound (the femme fatale, the stolid policeman, the devoted servant, the dull colonel), but these may be subverted to stymie the reader; impersonations and secret alliances are always possible. [123] :58 There is always a motive–most often, money: "There are very few killers in Christie who enjoy murder for its own sake." [14] :379,396 Flood, Alison (3 April 2009). "Study claims Agatha Christie had Alzheimer's". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 1 August 2009 . Retrieved 28 August 2009.

a b c d Moss, Stephen (21 November 2012). "The Mousetrap at 60: Why is this the world's longest-running play?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020 . Retrieved 8 April 2020.

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