{"product_id":"agatha-christies-secret-notebooks-fifty-years-of-mysteries-in-the-making-isbn-9780061988370","title":"Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks: Fifty Years of Mysteries in the Making","description":"\u003cem\u003eAgatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks\u003c\/em\u003e is the fascinating exploration of the contents of Agatha Christie’s long hidden notebooks, including illustrations, analyses, and two previously unpublished Hercule Poirot short stories. Not only will Christie’s legions of ardent fans find a treasure chest of new material from the author of such classics as \u003cem\u003eAnd Then There Were None, Murder on the Orient Express\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eDeath on the Nile\u003c\/em\u003e, but \u003cem\u003eAgatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks\u003c\/em\u003e is also a must-read tutorial for writers who want to learn the intricacies of constructing crime novels. | \u003cp\u003eWhen Agatha Christie died in 1976, at age eighty-five, she had become the world's most popular author. At the end of 2004, following the death of Christie's daughter, Rosalind, a remarkable legacy was revealed: seventy-three handwritten volumes of notes, lists, and drafts outlining all her plans for her many books, plays, and stories. Buried in this treasure trove, all in the beloved author's unmistakable handwriting, are revelations about her famous books that will fascinate anyone who has ever read or watched an Agatha Christie story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of details she was too modest to reveal in her own autobiography, this remarkable book includes a wealth of excerpts and pages reproduced directly from the notebooks and her letters—plus, two complete, recently discovered Hercule Poirot short stories never before published. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“The most fascinating aspect of the notebooks is the rare glimpse they allow into the mind of a writer, especially one as imaginative as Christie....An appealing read for Christie-philes.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A meticulously detailed study that is packed with shrewd perceptions about Christie’s fiction....Curran has produced an enthralling miscellany of a book, in which her fans will rummage to their heart’s content.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Many of Curran’s discoveries will shape how Christie is read in future....This book is fascinating.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Independent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Curran] has organized his material as efficiently as an Agatha Christie mystery….[His] enthusiasm for his subject carries us along.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A must for all  Christie fans.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewark Star-Ledger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A must-have for any ardent fan of Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Provides a unique look into the mind and working habits of one of the world’s most successful authors.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTulsa World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Meticulously detailed and scrupulous in its judgments.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrand magazine on Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887974641893,"sku":"NP9780061988370","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061988370.jpg?v=1730227859","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/agatha-christies-secret-notebooks-fifty-years-of-mysteries-in-the-making-isbn-9780061988370","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}