Agatha Christie, even after her death, is one of the best selling authors of all time. Years ago — I’m not sure whether this is still true — it was said that she had outsold the Bible!
I know opinions vary widely but I have been a fan of Agatha Christie’s since grade seven when my english teacher — one of my favorite teachers — assigned us Christie’s “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd,” to read — and we got to watch the movie! It was great fun — as a class we each had to try and guess who had committed the murder — and I’ve loved her books ever since.
Ever time I read one of her books I asked myself, “How did she do it? What was her secret, why are her books — good though they are — so popular?” I think I must have read each of her books many times and one thing I noticed is that — at least in her Miss Marple books — she tends to include a romance. Come to think of it, she does this often with the Poirot books as well.
I find that interesting.
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