Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.
"This collection overall gets that balance between horror and
mystery exactly right...That's part of Dame Christie's spooky
brilliance, knowing when to satisfy readers with the mundane
monstrosity of a human murderer and when to leave us with the
chilling touch of the unknowable." -- Criminal Element"Agatha
Christie is the reigning Queen of Suspense, her tales always the
perfect addition to any list of books to read for Halloween. " --
Women.com"What better way to pre-game for Halloween than with a
compilation of spooky stories from none other than Agatha
Christie?" -- InStyle"The Last Seance shows that Christie could
pull off stories of supernatural suggestion, and that she was
fantastic at creating atmosphere." -- New York Journal of
Books"It's tempting to say that Agatha Christie is a genius and let
it go at that, but the world's had plenty of geniuses. Agatha
Christie is something special."
-- Lawrence Block, New York Times bestselling author"Agatha
Christie's books are both wonderful crime novels and studies in
contrast and duality, and I adore them still. Underestimate them at
your peril."
-- Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the
Inspector Gamache novels"Agatha Christie taught me many important
lessons about the inner workings of the mystery novel before it
ever occurred to me that I might one day be writing mysteries
myself."
-- Sue Grafton, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Kinsey
Millhone novels"Any mystery writer who wants to learn how to plot
should spend a few days reading Agatha Christie. She'll show you
everything you want to know." -- Donna Leon, New York Times
bestselling author of the Commissario Brunetti novels"Agatha
Christie's indelibly etched characters have entertained millions
across the years and a love of her work has brought together
generations of readers--a singular achievement for any author and
an inspiration to writers across the literary landscape."
-- Jacqueline Winspear, New York Times bestselling author of the
Maisie Dobbs novels
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