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73Agatha Christie, Things I didn't know...
I love Agatha Christie novels. She is noted to be the most well known, well sold, well translated and prolific novelist of several generations. Movies have been done about her. Books have been written about her. PBS has done a special on her life....
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81The Poisons of Agatha Christe
Agatha Christie remains one of the most popular and famous of mystery writers. She often used poison to dispatch her victims. This hub article covers some of the common, and readily available, poisons she used, plus also the not-so common poisons.
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73Red Herring – A literary plot device full of suspense
Red Herring is a literary plot device that writers use to deliberately, yet in a very subtle manner try to manipulate the attention of the audience. Red Herring is an extremely potent literary device that can control a viewer's/reader's attention and assumptions about a movie or story. As potent and useful as it may be, this literary device can also mean doom for any storyline if it is not used properly. Let's find out what is Red Herring, its history, uses and examples.
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77Burgh Island's Luxury Hotel and Film Location
The Burgh Island Hotel has attracted the good, the great and the infamous. This luxurious hotel is now refurbished in its original Art Deco style and awaits your check-in.
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67A Review of Agatha Christie's The Unexpected Guest
Although not normally a big fan of the mystery genre, I thoroughly enjoyed the adaptation of Agatha Christie’s play The Unexpected Guest as a novel written by Charles Osborne. Agatha Christie is a true...
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76Mysteries: What is a Cozy Murder Mystery? Cozy Defined ---- Maybe
If you've been wanting to know the official definition of a "cozy" mystery --- this article probably won't help much. If you've been looking for answers to your questions about how to tell a "cozy" from other kinds of mysteries --- no clue on that topic, either. However, if you like reading whatever you believe might be "cozy" mysteries, you'll have a good time reading my Hub. It's always fun to celebrate our lack of knowledge, right?
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74My 10 favorite things about old murder mystery stories.
Reading old murder mystery stories is a great way to relax. Previous generations liked exotic settings, lucky heroes, and tricky puzzle plots. These stories show us life in the first half of the twentieth century, without cellphones but with hopes of happy endings.
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67More Facts About Famous Writers
World's most famous writers often have a lot of hidden surprises. They might be eccentric, insane or uneven, but we forgive them for everything. After all, they are geniuses You may know interesting facts about Byron, Dickens, Hemingway, Wilde and...
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70Agatha Christie Book Reviews
Hi and Welcome to our hub for Agatha Christie book reviews. Agatha Christie is one of my, and many other people's, favorite murder and mystery writer. She was born on the 15th September 1890 and died on 12th January 1976. According to the...
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89The Killer Guide To Writing Crime Fiction
So you've decided you want to write Crime Fiction. Crime Fiction is Plot Driven Types of Crime Fiction. Cosy Hardboiled Police Procedural Legal Future Hubs and community invite Before you go rushing off with pen and paper in hand, lets...
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