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The Elusive Agatha Christie

How well do we really know the queen of crime?

Thanks to my guest, Lucy Worsley. Her book Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman is out now.

Books and sources mentioned:

An Autobiography by Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie: A Biography by Janet P. Morgan

Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson

Agatha Christie: The Woman And Her Mysteries by Gillian Gill

Forever England: Literature, Femininity and Conservatism between the Wars by Alison Light

“In The Shadow Of Hercule — The War Service Of Archibald Christie” by Peter Wright in Cross & Cockade International, vol 41/3 (2010)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

“The Lady Vanishes” episode of Shedunnit

“The Dispenser” episode of Shedunnit

“Mary Westmacott” episode of Shedunnit

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The Elusive Agatha Christie Transcript

Caroline: Welcome to Shedunnit. I’m Caroline Crampton. We all think we know Agatha Christie. How could we not? She’s one of the bestselling authors of all time, an icon of British popular culture, and as you’re listening to this podcast, probably one of your favourite writers. During her lifetime, and in the almost half a… Continue Reading