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The Martin Edwards Column: The Christie Phenomenon
Posted On: July 9, 2012
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The Martin Edwards Column: The Christie Phenomenon

Agatha Christie died in 1976, and it is an accepted fact in the world of publishing that authors’ sales tend to slump once they are no longer producing fresh work. Yet Christie is a startling exception to the general principle…

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If you liked… The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, by Agatha Christie
Posted On: July 1, 2010
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If you liked… The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, by Agatha Christie

The fourth of our series, wherein we showcase an all-time classic crime novel, and suggest some titles from the Bookdagger publishers that hit the same spot. This month, it’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, by Agatha Christie, first published in 1926 and some of the pastiches it inspired.

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