Is Agatha Christie A Good Writer?
Her plots are second to none. But is the Queen of Crime a true literary great?
Her plots are second to none. But is the Queen of Crime a true literary great?
Thanks to my guest, Sophie Hannah. Her latest Poirot continuation novel is The Killings at Kingfisher Hill.
Books mentioned:
— Agatha Christie: First Lady of Crime edited by H.R.F. Keating with a new introduction by Sophie Hannah
— Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World by Mark Aldridge
— There are two episodes of Shedunnit featuring Mark Aldridge: The Many Afterlives of Hercule Poirot and Swan Song
— Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie
— An Autobiography by Agatha Christie
— Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
— The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
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Shedunnit is written and narrated by Caroline Crampton and edited by Euan MacAleece.