Autobiography of the openly lesbian novelist who has co-authored mysteries with her cat, Sneaky Pie. Describes her illegitimate birth, adoption…
by relatives, and southern childhood; how she became an advocate for women's rights; and her relationships with tennis star Martina Navratilova and author Fannie Flagg. Some strong language. c1997.
Agatha Christie enjoyed a happy childhood abroad and in Torquay, she tells of her first marriage to Colonel Christie, entered…
into under the pressures of the First World War, and her immensely happy second marriage to archaeologist Max Mallowan; another career in the theatre, her houses and gardens. 1977.
Study of an elite, mysterious social network of crime writers called the Detection Club, which began in 1930, and the…
group's continuing influence on print and film storytelling. Founding members Dorothy Sayers, Agatha Christie, and Julian Symons presided over the club for nearly forty years. 2015