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1 online resource (143 pages) : illustrations.
Understanding Agatha Christie : the seven paradoxes of her appeal -- Agatha Christie's life and puzzling persona -- The scofflaw of the golden age of detective fiction -- The hardboiled queen of the cozies -- The poet of genre fiction -- The tragicomic themes of Christie's murders -- The queer insularity of Christie's England -- Christie's murders at the movies . . . And why she disliked them -- Conclusion : literary criticism and the mystery of Christie's murderous pleasures.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, [2023]
Understanding contemporary British literature