His egotism is founded on a secure sense of self and male superiority. We would be foolish, stupid, to ignore any possibility.” – Agatha Christie 111Ī) ” Christie is the mistress of plot rather than character” – Margot Petersī) ” Hercule Poirot geometrical apartment reflects his worship of regularity, precision, and order his happiness is complete at the invention of square scones for his tea. Here endeth the lesson.” Agatha Christie 67Ĭ) ” Murder is never simple. Then, when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin, and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth… death.

Agatha Christie’s feelings were the total opposite of these.” – Julian SymonsĪ) “They say all the world loves a lover-apply that saying to murder and you have an even more infallible truth.” – Agatha Christie 33ī) “But every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. G) ” Raymond Chandler once said that plotting was a bore, a necessary piece of journeywork that had to be done, and that the actual writing was the thing that gave the author pleasure. Thesis: Agatha Christie’s unique way of writing mysteries to capture the audiences attention in her interesting plots, mind-boggling detectives, and the quietude of her settings to create the perfect mystery.Ī) ” Miss Christie is not only an expert technician and a remarkable good story-teller, but she knows, as well, just the right number of hints to offer as to the real murderer.” – William Rose Benetī) ” Agatha Christie is best known for her detective stories, which are characterized by their ingenious plots and psychological clues” – The New York Times Book ReviewĬ) ” Agatha Christie is known for being the ” Queen of Crime” and ” Mystress of Mystery” – Anthony Burgessĭ) ” It was the plotting of the crime that fascinated Agatha Chrisitie, not its often unpleasant end, and it is as a constructor of plots that she stands supreme among modern crime writers.” -Julian BarnesĮ) ” No one else in the world would have manipulated a plot like that of Ten Little Niggers without a hapless presentiment of failure.” – Ralph Partridgeį) ” Agatha Christie’s skills developed, a pattern emerged which might be called the typical Christie plot form” – The New York Times Book Review

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