Agatha Christie

Name: Agatha Christie
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9781507225387
Price: 39.99 NZD
Availability: OutOfStock

The Mother of the Cozy Mystery

By Nancy West

Series: Pocket Portraits

0.0 (0 reviews)

Brief Description

Embark on a journey through the life behind the mother of cozy mysteries like Murder on the Orient Express and And Then There Were None with this captivating literary biography and stunning celebration of Agatha Christie. 100 short entries take you through moments from Agatha Christie’s... Read More

Format: Hardback

TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK Please add to wishlist to be notified when back in stock

Sorry, we're currently out of stock of Agatha Christie. Please add to your Wishlist and we'll send you an email as soon as it's back in stock.

A stunning celebration of the mother of cozy mysteries! This perfectly packaged gift book dives into the life and works of Agatha Christie, the best-selling novelist of all time, and adds charm, whimsy, and intrigue to any desk or bookshelf.

Description

Embark on a journey through the life behind the mother of cozy mysteries like Murder on the Orient Express and And Then There Were None with this captivating literary biography and stunning celebration of Agatha Christie.

100 short entries take you through moments from Agatha Christie’s life—some well-known and some which may be unexpected. These are the moments that shaped her sixty-six detective novels, as well as her plays, short story collections, and romance novels.

Including excerpts from her most iconic works like And Then There Were None, Murder on the Orient Express, and Death on the Nile, as well as sidebars that explore how her works have left a lasting impression on pop culture, this book paints a vivid portrait of the complicated and clever woman behind the mysteries.

This beautifully curated volume is both an inspiring biography and a celebration of literary brilliance. Whether you’re a longtime admirer of Christie or just beginning your literary adventure, Agatha Christie will leave you fascinated, inspired, and longing for more.

Series: Pocket Portraits

View all

Agatha Christie

By Nancy West

Hardback

Sold Out

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781507225387

Publisher: Adams Media Corporation

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 August 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Adams Media Corporation

Illustration: 2-color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 114.0mm

Height: 152.0mm

Weight: 214g

Pages: 240

Collections

Biography & Memoir Musicians, Movie Stars & Creative Biographies Nancy West Non-Fiction Series: Pocket Portraits

About the Author

Nancy West is professor of English at the University of Missouri and the author of Kodak and the Lens of Nostalgia, and Tabloid, Inc.: Crimes, News, Narratives, as well as the Booklist and Library Journal star-reviewed Masterpiece: America’s Fifty-Year-Old Love Affair with British Television Drama. West’s books have earned her appearances on PBS’s American Experience and the BBC’s The Genius of Photography, as well as keynote talks at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC; the London School of Design; and the Amon Carter Museum. She is a regular contributor to Written By magazine, The Atlantic, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and the Los Angeles Review of Books.

Agatha Christie