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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.
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
