The Complete, Annotated Mysterious Affair at Styles

This fully annotated version of “The Complete. Annotated Mysterious Affair at Styles” contains:<br/>• Nearly 500 footnotes describing words, idioms, people, places and contemporary events.<br/>• Essays on Christie’s life and the world of Styles.<br/>• A detailed chronology of her life.<br/>• Lists of her novels and short-story collections, organized by year of publication and by detective.<br/>• A bibliography including books about Christie that will delight fans.<br/>Meet Hercule Poirot and the brilliant woman who created him<br/>Why Would People Drink Strychnine For Their Health?<br/>What Does ‘English Beef and Brawn’ Mean?<br/>What Are Land Smocks? Spill Vases? Patience Cards?<br/>What Did Agatha Christie Think Of Jews?<br/>How Did A 25-Year-Old Woman Create One Of Mystery’s Greatest Detectives?<br/>Best-selling mystery writer Agatha Christie created intricate stories of murder and mayhem that have enchanted readers worldwide. Bill Peschel, author of The Complete, Annotated Whose Body? (by Dorothy L Sayers) and Writers Gone Wild, explains the obscure references in Christie’s debut novel and tells the fascinating stories behind it and its creator.<br/>Come back with us to 1920, and discover the young Agatha Christie as she begins her journey to becoming the Queen of Crime, with the help of a retired police detective with the egg-shaped head and his "little grey cells."