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‘There’s nothing like boredom to make you write’: A rare interview with the elusive Agatha Christie – BBC.com
‘There’s nothing like boredom to make you write’: A rare interview with the elusive Agatha Christie 3 days ago By Greg McKevitt Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries have captivated audiences for more than a century, but, 50 years after her death, she remains an enigma. A rarely heard BBC interview from 1955 reveals some of the…
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Stephen King Revealed His Approach To Writing A Mystery Novel, And It’s Way More Alfred Hitchcock Than It Is Agatha Christie
He’s not interested in the “whodunit?” of it all. By Ryan LaBee, September 10, 2023 Video: https://cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/lq5UdPhW Few names are as iconic as Stephen King when it comes to the written word. Known for his spine-tingling tales of horror and suspense, which have been adapted into countless horror movies, King has enthralled readers for decades…
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Five Speculative Novels Set In Worlds Full of Books ‹ CrimeReads
By Hester Fox, April 12, 2023 The only thing better than getting lost in a library? Reading a book about one, of course. Whether it’s the Library of Alexandria, the British Library, or your favorite local branch, libraries hold a special place in our hearts and imaginations as portals to all sorts of knowledge and different…
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Gillian Flynn Recommends 5 Books To Read This Autumn
By Elena Nicolaou, Oct. 5, 2022, 6:19 AM PDT Gillian Flynn is the author of dark and winding tales, starting with the blockbuster 2012 novel “Gone Girl,” which pioneered a new era in psychological thrillers (and unreliable narrators). All three of her novels — “Gone Girl,” “Sharp Objects,” and “Dark Places” — were adapted for…
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The Magic of Cookbooks in Fiction ‹ CrimeReads
Lucy Burdette on the long tradition of weaving cookbooks into the plots of mystery novels. August 29, 2022, By Lucy Burdette When one of my writing pals sent me a link to a vintage Key West Woman’s Club cookbook published in the 1940’s, the plot for my 12th Key West mystery, A DISH TO DIE FOR, finally…
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‘I just wanted my life to end’: the mystery of Agatha Christie’s disappearance | Biography books | The Guardian
In 1926 the world’s bestselling author vanished for 11 days. Did she really go into hiding to frame her husband for murder? Historian Lucy Worsley reopens a case still shrouded in mystery By Lucy Worsley, Sat 27 Aug 2022 04.00 EDT Agatha Christie was sitting quietly on a train when she overheard a stranger saying…
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The Literary Lair of T. Jefferson Parker
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