Review: An Excellent Term Paper....
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 18, 2012
I have to admit, I didn't look at the author so I wasn't expecting something written by Agatha Christie.The main portion of this book is the Introduction by John Curran, whom I expect put together the whole book.  The introduction is a tight well written overview of Agatha Christie's life and work.  I found it interesting and learned several new things.I have a feeling he feels he can say that the rest of the book is written by Agatha Christie as the first 3 chapters first name one of her famous detectives Poirot, Marple and Tommy and Tuppence, with a list of their books/stories, a quote from Agatha Christie, and ending with a short story with the detective/s as lead.The next three chapters are 3 lists: Stand alone and short story collections, Agatha Christie's Favorites, and several lists organizing her books by location, method of death, etc..  each chapter once again ends with a Christie quote.The next chapter gives a short history of how Agatha Christie came to know so much about poisons and drugs.  It was quite interesting especially as most of it comes from her autobiography.The final chapter is a list from A-Z of various factoids about Christie.While this is by no means a comprehensive biography of Agatha Christie, it is a good start for someone who is being introduced to Agatha Christie. It is also a nice resource for someone who would like a new way of reading her works.  As it includes three short stories it is also a book that is a pleasure to read.I enjoyed it.  I recommend it for anyone who needs a starting point on where to begin the prolific work of Agatha Christie.