Read Agatha Christie's True Crime Inspirations Online
Authors: Mike Holgate
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Haining, Peter,
Murder in Four Acts
(London, Virgin Books, 1990)
Osbourne, Charles,
The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie
(London, HarperCollins, 2000)
Richards, Jeffrey, ‘Dame Gracie Fields’, in Oxford
Dictionary of National Biography
(Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004)
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AGAZINES:
Herald Express
New York Times
TV Guide (USA)
Christie, Agatha,
Poirot Investigates
(London, The Bodley Head, 1924)
Carter, Howard, and Mace, A.C.,
The Tomb of Tutankhamun
(London, Cassell & Co., 1923)
Furneaux, Rupert,
The World’s Strangest Mysteries
(London, Odhams Press, 1961)
Fagan, Brian. ‘Herbert, George Edward Stanhope Molyneaux, Fifth Earl of Carnavon’ in
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
(Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004)
James, T.G.H., ‘Howard Carter’ in
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
(Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004)
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AGAZINES:
The Agatha Christie Collection No. 3,
Death on the Nile
(Agatha Christie Ltd, 2001)
The Agatha Christie Collection No. 71,
Poirot Investigates
(Agatha Christie Ltd, 2004)
Nicholls, Mark, and Williams, Penry, ‘Sir Walter Raleigh’ in
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
(Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004)
Prince, John,
Worthies of Devon
(London, Longman, 1810)
Rapple, Rory, ‘Sir Humphrey Gilbert’ in
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
(Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004)
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AGAZINES:
The Agatha Christie Collection No. 74,
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
(Agatha Christie Ltd, 2004)
Graves, Richard Perceval, ‘Robert von Ranke Graves’ in
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
(Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004)
Jones, Nigel,
Countdown to Valkyrie
(London, Frontline Books, 2009)
Seymour-Smith, Martin,
Robert Graves: His Life and Work
(London, Hutchinson, 1982)
Thompson, Laura,
Agatha Christie: An English Mystery
(London, Headline Review, 2007)
Christie, Agatha,
An Autobiography
(London, Collins, 1977)
McWilliam, Rohan, ‘Sir Henry Tichborne’ in
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
(Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004)
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AGAZINES:
Illustrated London News
People
The Times
Carrington, Charles,
Rudyard Kipling: His Life and Work
(London, Macmillan, 1953)
Kipling, Rudyard,
Something of Myself
(London, Macmillan, 1937)
Pinney, Thomas, ‘Kipling, (Joseph) Rudyard’ in
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
(Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004)
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AGAZINES:
Torquay Times
Fido, Martin, ‘Crippen, Hawley Harvey’ in
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
(Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004)
Fido, Martin,
The World of Agatha Christie
(London, Carlton Books Ltd, 1977)
Gaute, J.H.H. & Odell, Robin,
The Murderer’s Who’s Who
(London, Pan Books, 1980)
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AGAZINES:
The Times
Newark Evening Star
The Agatha Christie Collection. No. 21,
Dumb Witness
(Agatha Christie Ltd, 2002)
The Agatha Christie Collection No. 35,
Mrs McGinty’s Dead
(Agatha Christie Ltd, 2001)
King, H.G.R., ‘Robert Falcon Scott’ in
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
(Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004)
Savours, Ann, ‘Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton’ in
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
(Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004)
Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry,
South
(London, Heinemann, 1919)
Scott, R.F.,
Scott’s Last Voyage
(London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1913)
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AGAZINES:
The Agatha Christie Collection No. 39,
Ordeal by Innocence
(Agatha Christie Ltd, 2003)
The Agatha Christie Collection No. 67,
The Thirteen Problems
(Agatha Christie Ltd, 2004)
Cochran, C.B.,
Secrets of a Showman
(London, William Heinemann, 1925)
Hore, Philip, ‘Billie Carleton’ in
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
(Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004)
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AGAZINES:
Evening News
The Times
The Agatha Christie Collection No. 10,
The Big Four
(Agatha Christie Ltd, 2001)
Wawro, Dr Geoffrey (Ed.),
Historica: 100 Years of Our Lives and Times
(Elanora Heights, NSW, Australia, Millennium Publishing, 2006)
Visual History of the Twentieth Century
(Goldalming, Colour Direct Ltd, 1999)
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AGAZINES:
The Times
Western Morning News
The Agatha Christie Collection No. 6,
The Secret Adversary
(Agatha Christie Ltd, 2001)
James, Lawrence, ‘Lawrence, T.E.’ in
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
(Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004)
Hearn, Chester G.,
Spies & Espionage: A Directory
(San Diego, Thunder Bay Press, 2006)
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AGAZINES:
The Agatha Christie Collection No. 42,
They Came to Baghdad
(Agatha Christie Ltd, 2003)
Christie, Agatha,
An Autobiography
(London, Collins, 1977)
Dayananda, James, ‘Mary Adelaide Eden Phillpotts’ in
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
(Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004)
Moult, Thomas, ‘Eden Phillpotts’ in
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
, (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004)
Ross, A,
Reverie: An Autobiography
(London, Robert Hale, 1981)
Caren, Eric C. (Ed.),
Crime Extra: 300 Years of Crime in North America
(New Jersey. Castle Books, 2001)
Erwin, Douglas,
Extinction: How Life on Earth Nearly Ended 250 Million Years Ago
(New Jersey, Princeton University Press, 2006)
Erwin, Douglas, The
Great Paleozoic Crisis: Life and Death in the Permian
(New York, Columbia University Press, 1993)
Gaute, J.H.H. & Odell, Robin,
The Murderer’s Who’s Who
, (London, Pan Books, 1980)
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AGAZINES:
The Agatha Christie Collection No. 1,
Murder on the Orient Express
(Agatha Christie Ltd, 2001)
Journals and Magazines:
Herald Express
White, Patrick,
Flaws In the Glass
(London, Cape, 1981)
Website Sources:
Gay for Today
Martin Edwards’s Crime Writing Blog
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AGAZINES:
Daily Mail
Daily Mirror
The Times
Lee, Christopher,
Lord of Misrule: The Autobiography of Christopher Lee
(London, Orion Books, 2004)
Holgate, Mike,
Murder & Crime: Devon
, (Stroud, Tempus Publishing, 2007)
Odell, Robin,
Exhumation of a Murder: The Life and Trial of Major Armstrong
(London, Harrap, 1975)
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AGAZINES:
The Agatha Christie Collection No. 58, Sleeping Murder (Agatha Christie Ltd, 2004)
The Agatha Christie Collection No. 72, Partners In Crime (Agatha Christie Ltd, 2004)
Gregg, Hubert,
Agatha Christie and All That Mousetrap
, (London, William Kimber & Co. Ltd, 1980)
Stephens, Francis (Ed.).
Theatre World Annual No. 4
, (London, Rockliffe Publishing Corporation, 1953)
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AGAZINES:
Daily Express
The Financial Times
The Times
The Agatha Christie Collection No. 54,
Lord Edgware Dies
(Agatha Christie Ltd, 2003)
The Agatha Christie Collection No. 75,
The Mousetrap
(Agatha Christie Ltd, 2004)
Flowers, Mary, ‘Klaus Emil Julius Fuchs’ in
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
(Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004)
Hearn, Chester G.,
Spies & Espionage: A Directory
(San Diego, Thunder Bay Press, 2006)
Kerr, Sheila, ‘Guy Francis de Money Burgess’ in
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
(Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004)
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AGAZINES:
The Agatha Christie Collection No. 65,
Destination Unknown
(Agatha Christie Ltd, 2004)
The Agatha Christie Collection No. 68,
Passenger to Frankfurt
(Agatha Christie Ltd, 2004)
Gielgud, John, ‘Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford’ in
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
(Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004)
Haining, Peter,
Murder in Four Acts
(London, Virgin Books, 1990)
Merriman, Andy,
Margaret Rutherford
(London, Aurum, 2009)
Rutherford, Margaret,
Margaret Rutherford: An Autobiography as told to Gwen Robyns
(London, W.H. Allen, 1972)
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AGAZINES:
Daily Mail
Evening News
Independent on Sunday
The Times
Reynolds, Bruce,
Autobiography of a Thief
(London, Corgi, 1995)
Crimes and Criminals
(London, W. & R. Chambers Ltd, 1992)
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AGAZINES:
Herald Express
The Times
The Agatha Christie Collection No. 62,
At Bertram’s Hotel
(Agatha Christie Ltd, 2004)
Christie, Agatha,
An Autobiography
(London, Collins, 1977)
Davis, Lee,
Assassination: Twenty Assassinations That Changed the World
(Abingdon, Transedition Books, 1993)
Zeigler, Philip, ‘Mountbatten, Earl Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas’ in
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
(Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004)
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AGAZINES:
The Agatha Christie Collection No. 10,
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
(Agatha Christie Ltd, 2001)
Bailey, Brian, ‘Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov’ in
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
(Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004)
Davis, Lee,
Assassination: Twenty Assassinations That Changed the World
(Abingdon, Transedition Books, 1993)
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AGAZINES:
Hindustan Times
Time
The Agatha Christie Collection No. 3,
Death on the Nile
(Agatha Christie Ltd, 2001)
Fido, Martin,
The World of Agatha Christie
(London, Carlton Books Ltd, 1977)
Lahr, John (Ed.),
The Diaries of Kenneth Tynan
(London, Bloomsbury, 2001)
Tynan, Kathleen,
Agatha: A Mystery Novel
(London, Weidenfield & Nicolson, 1978)
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AGAZINES:
Independent
Sunday Express
The Times
Gaute, J.H.H. & Odell, Robin,
The Murderer’s Who’s Who
, (London, Pan Books, 1980)
Thompson, Laura,
Agatha Christie: An English Mystery
(London, Headline Review, 2007)
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AGAZINES:
Illustrated London News
Sunday Chronicle
Sunday Times
The Agatha Christie Collection No. 39,
Ordeal by Innocence
(Agatha Christie Ltd, 2003)