TY - BOOK AU - Hack, Richard. TI - Duchess of death: the unauthorized biography of Agatha Christie SN - 9781906779832 AV - PR6005.H66 Z67 2010 U1 - 823.912 PY - 2010/// CY - London PB - JR Books KW - Christie, Agatha, KW - Novelists, English KW - 20th century KW - Biography KW - Women novelists, English KW - fast N1 - "Drawing on over 5000 unpublished letters, documents and notes."; Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-263) and index; Mystery at Newlands Corner -- Mrs. Miller has a baby -- Coming of age -- Mrs. Archibald Christie -- The mystery writer -- My name is Neele -- Finding Agatha -- Mrs. Max Mallowan -- The tax man cometh -- The sausage factory -- One for the books -- The movie years -- The great entertainer N2 - A revealing and in-depth biography of the bestselling author, drawing on 5,000 previously unpublished letters, notes, documents and photos from her estate. Although one of the most popular novelists in history, with over 2 billion books sold worldwide, her life is shrouded in secrecy and fuelled by curiosity. Hack offers a compelling portrait at the personal and literary life of the much-loved writer ER -