Agatha Christie: An Autobiography

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As Michael C. Gerald puts it, her "activities as a hospital dispenser during both World Wars not only supported the war effort but also provided her with an appreciation of drugs as therapeutic agents and poisons ... These hospital experiences were also likely responsible for the prominent role physicians, nurses, and pharmacists play in her stories." [124] :viii There were to be many medical practitioners, pharmacists, and scientists, naïve or suspicious, in Christie's cast of characters; featuring in Murder in Mesopotamia, Cards on the Table, The Pale Horse, and Mrs. McGinty's Dead, among many others. [124] Agatha Christie 'one of Britain's first stand-up surfers' ". The Daily Telegraph. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2011 . Retrieved 30 July 2011. Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie". The Home of Agatha Christie. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020 . Retrieved 3 May 2020. I think, myself, that one’s memories represent those moments which, insignificant as they may seem, nevertheless represent the inner self and oneself as most really oneself." In 2013, the Christie family supported the release of a new Poirot story, The Monogram Murders, written by British author Sophie Hannah. [116] Hannah later published three more Poirot mysteries, Closed Casket in 2016, The Mystery of Three Quarters in 2018., [117] [118] and The Killings at Kingfisher Hill in 2020.

Yurdan, Marilyn (2010). Oxfordshire Graves and Gravestones. Stroud: The History Press. ISBN 978-0752452579. Matthew, Agatha’s optimistic grandson said, “There is always hope.” And Agatha’s response? “One should adopt something like that as one’s motto in life.”Donnelly, Matt (29 July 2021). "Star-Studded Searchlight Murder Mystery 'See How They Run' Reveals Full Cast, First Look Image". Variety . Retrieved 11 June 2023. If you sat down with Agatha Christie and asked her about her life, this book would be the story she would tell. It is very conversational in tone. I found some parts to be extremely fascinating, and other parts only mildly interesting - especially in the beginning. I was very interested in the parts where she talked about her writing, how she got the ideas for many of her books, and how she felt about them. She had written many, many books before she ever thought of herself as a real author. I've loved all of her books that I've read over the years, and now I feel like I know the author herself as a real person. What a nice, smart, and humble lady she was

During World War II, Christie moved to London and lived in a flat at the Isokon in Hampstead, whilst working in the pharmacy at University College Hospital (UCH), London, where she updated her knowledge of poisons. [65] Her later novel The Pale Horse was based on a suggestion from Harold Davis, the chief pharmacist at UCH. In 1977, a thallium poisoning case was solved by British medical personnel who had read Christie's book and recognised the symptoms she described. [66] [67] Mrs Christie Found in a Yorkshire Spa". The New York Times. 15 December 1926. p.1. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013 . Retrieved 16 September 2009.Thallium poisoning in fact and in fiction". The Pharmaceutical Journal. 277: 648. 25 November 2006. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019 . Retrieved 6 September 2019. Bernthal, J. C. (2016). Queering Agatha Christie: Revisiting the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. Springer. pp.1–24. ISBN 978-3-319-33533-9. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020 . Retrieved 31 December 2020. a b "Obituary. Dame Agatha Christie". The Times. 13 January 1976. p.16. 'My father,' she [Christie] recalled, 'was a gentleman of substance, and never did a handsturn in his life, and he was a most agreeable man.' All-star cast announced for new BBC One Agatha Christie thriller The ABC Murders". BBC. 24 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018 . Retrieved 11 January 2019.