The Detective Novels of Agatha Christie: A Reader's Guide

摘要

Agatha Christie remains one of the most popular and widely read mystery writers decades after the publication of her books, so libraries facing questions about the "who, what, where, when, and why" of Hercule Poirot's or Miss Jane Marple's famous cases will welcome McFarland's new reference title, The Detective Novels of Agatha Christie. It is perhaps fitting that a guide to books about amateur sleuths should be written by an amateur mystery lover; all we are told about the author James Zemboy is that he has taught French and Spanish in community college. But Zemboy proves himself to be a Christie expert in compiling the encyclopedic lists of characters, plot summaries, and insightful analyses of each of Christie's sixty-six novels. The extensive entries in this guide make it a very worthwhile book for a public library collection, as well as a good read in its own right for those who want to explore the nuances of Christie's mysteries.