The Science of Agatha Christie
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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

  1. 216 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

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

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter One: The Mysterious Affair at Styles
  8. Chapter Two: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
  9. Chapter Three: The Seven Dials Mystery
  10. Chapter Four: The Sittaford Mystery
  11. Chapter Five: Murder on the Orient Express
  12. Chapter Six: The Murder at the Vicarage
  13. Chapter Seven: Death on the Nile
  14. Chapter Eight: And Then There Were None
  15. Chapter Nine: Murder in Retrospect
  16. Chapter Ten: Crooked House
  17. Chapter Eleven: A Murder Is Announced
  18. Chapter Twelve: They Do It with Mirrors
  19. Chapter Thirteen: The Mousetrap
  20. Chapter Fourteen: The Pale Horse
  21. Chapter Fifteen: The Clocks
  22. Chapter Sixteen: By the Pricking of My Thumbs
  23. Chapter Seventeen: Hallowe’en Party
  24. Chapter Eighteen: Elephants Can Remember
  25. Chapter Nineteen: Curtain
  26. Chapter Twenty: Sleeping Murder
  27. Conclusion
  28. Acknowledgments
  29. About the Authors
  30. Endnotes
  31. Index