{"title":"John Curran","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"agatha-christie-murder-in-the-making-paperback","title":"Agatha Christie: Murder in the Making - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Curran reveals the secrets of the world's greatestmystery writer in Agatha Christie: Murder in the Making, the fascinating follow up to Agatha Christie's SecretNotebooks featuring moreinsight into Christie's captivating life story and a new windfall ofChristie's unpublished work--including letters, archival papers, and a keenly incisive analysis of Christie's last, unfinished novel.For readers new to Christie's mysteries and for life-long fans of Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Tommy and Tuppence, eitherfrom classic Christie novels like Murder on the Orient Express or fromthe popular Masterpiece Theater adaptations, \"Curran's discoveries will shapehow Christie is read.\" (Independent on Sunday).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on 73 of her private notebooks, this deep dive into the Queen of Crime's archives reveals: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAgatha Christie's Secret Notebooks: \u003c\/b\u003e A rare look inside the 73 private notebooks where Christie sketched out her most famous plots, characters, and clues, transforming chaotic scribbles into timeless detective fiction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Creation of Hercule Poirot: \u003c\/b\u003e Explore Christie's own account of how she developed her iconic detectives, from a Belgian refugee to the sharp-witted spinster of St. Mary Mead.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnpublished Stories and Lost Gems: \u003c\/b\u003e Discover a treasure trove of never-before-seen material, including an analysis of her final, unwritten novel and the original, deleted ending for \u003ci\u003eThe Mysterious Affair at Styles\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Rules of Detective Fiction: \u003c\/b\u003e Learn the conventions of the Golden Age of detective fiction and how the Queen of Crime masterfully tweaked, bent, and broke them in classics like \u003ci\u003eThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he did in the Edgar\u003csup\u003e(R)\u003c\/sup\u003e-nominated and Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards-winning \u003cem\u003eAgatha Christie's Secret Notebooks\u003c\/em\u003e, Christie expert and archivist John Curran once again examines the unpublished notebooks of the world's bestselling author to explore the techniques she used to surprise and entertain generations of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on Christie's personal papers and letters, he reveals how more than twenty of her novels, as well as stage scripts, short stories, and some more personal items, evolved. Here are wonderful gems, including Christie's essay on her famous detective, Hercule Poirot, written for a British national newspaper in the 1930s; a previously unseen version of a Miss Marple short story; and a courtroom chapter from her first novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Mysterious Affair at Styles\u003c\/em\u003e, which was edited out of the published version in 1920; plus an insightful, well-reasoned analysis of her final unfinished novel, based on the author's notes and Curran's own deep knowledge of Christie and her work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA must-read for every Christie aficionado, \u003cem\u003eAgatha Christie: Murder in the Making\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating look into the mind and craft of one of the world's most prolific and beloved authors.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003ci\u003eIron Mountain Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eAgatha Christie: Murder in the Making\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he did in the Edgar\u003csup\u003e(R)\u003c\/sup\u003e-nominated and Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards-winning \u003cem\u003eAgatha Christie's Secret Notebooks\u003c\/em\u003e, Christie expert and archivist John Curran once again examines the unpublished notebooks of the world's bestselling author to explore the techniques she used to surprise and entertain generations of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on Christie's personal papers and letters, he reveals how more than twenty of her novels, as well as stage scripts, short stories, and some more personal items, evolved. 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Not only will Christie's legions of ardent fans find a treasure chest of new material from the author of such classics as \u003cem\u003eAnd Then There Were None, Murder on the Orient Express\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eDeath on the Nile\u003c\/em\u003e, but \u003cem\u003eAgatha Christie's Secret Notebooks\u003c\/em\u003e is also a must-read tutorial for writers who want to learn the intricacies of constructing crime novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Agatha Christie died in 1976, at age eighty-five, she had become the world's most popular author. At the end of 2004, following the death of Christie's daughter, Rosalind, a remarkable legacy was revealed: seventy-three handwritten volumes of notes, lists, and drafts outlining all her plans for her many books, plays, and stories. Buried in this treasure trove, all in the beloved author's unmistakable handwriting, are revelations about her famous books that will fascinate anyone who has ever read or watched an Agatha Christie story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of details she was too modest to reveal in her own autobiography, this remarkable book includes a wealth of excerpts and pages reproduced directly from the notebooks and her letters--plus, two complete, recently discovered Hercule Poirot short stories never before published. \u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Agatha Christie died in 1976, at age eighty-five, she had become the world's most popular author. At the end of 2004, following the death of Christie's daughter, Rosalind, a remarkable legacy was revealed: seventy-three handwritten volumes of notes, lists, and drafts outlining all her plans for her many books, plays, and stories. 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