
The Science of Agatha Christie
The Truth Behind Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and More Iconic Characters from the Queen of Crime
- 216 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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The Science of Agatha Christie
The Truth Behind Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and More Iconic Characters from the Queen of Crime
About this book
Uncover the theories behind Dame Agatha Christie's most thrilling mysteries: Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, The A.B.C. Murders, and so much more! Gothic media moguls Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence, authors of The Science of Stephen King and co-hosts of the Horror Rewind podcast called "the best horror film podcast out there" by Film Daddy, present a guide to the Agatha Christie stories and supersleuths we all know and love. Through interviews, literary and film analysis, and bone-chilling discoveries, The Science of Agatha Christie uncovers the science behind the sixty-sixdetective novels and fourteen short story collections that have become an integral part of the modern murder mystery, answering such questions as:
- What is the science behind the poisons used to commit murders in Agatha Christie's stories?
- When did crime investigation become more common as seen in Murder on the Orient Express?
- Has science made it possible to uncover the truth behind the investigative powers of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple?
- How did Agatha Christie use isolated settings to best explore the psychology of her characters?
Join Kelly and Meg as they discover why sometimes the impossible must be possible!
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter One: The Mysterious Affair at Styles
- Chapter Two: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
- Chapter Three: The Seven Dials Mystery
- Chapter Four: The Sittaford Mystery
- Chapter Five: Murder on the Orient Express
- Chapter Six: The Murder at the Vicarage
- Chapter Seven: Death on the Nile
- Chapter Eight: And Then There Were None
- Chapter Nine: Murder in Retrospect
- Chapter Ten: Crooked House
- Chapter Eleven: A Murder Is Announced
- Chapter Twelve: They Do It with Mirrors
- Chapter Thirteen: The Mousetrap
- Chapter Fourteen: The Pale Horse
- Chapter Fifteen: The Clocks
- Chapter Sixteen: By the Pricking of My Thumbs
- Chapter Seventeen: Hallowe’en Party
- Chapter Eighteen: Elephants Can Remember
- Chapter Nineteen: Curtain
- Chapter Twenty: Sleeping Murder
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Endnotes
- Index