Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World

Awards:   Short-listed for Edgar Allan Poe Awards (Critical/Biographical) 2022
Author:   Mark Aldridge ,  Mark Gatiss ,  Agatha Christie
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:  

9780008296612


Pages:   512
Publication Date:   12 November 2020
Format:   Hardback
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  • Short-listed for Edgar Allan Poe Awards (Critical/Biographical) 2022

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From the very first book publication in 1920 to the upcoming film release of Death on the Nile, this investigation into Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot celebrates a century of probably the world’s favourite fictional detective. This book tells his story decade-by-decade, exploring his appearances not only in the original novels, short stories and plays but also across stage, screen and radio productions. The hardback edition includes more than 400 illustrations. Poirot has had near-permanent presence in the public eye ever since the 1920 publication of The Mysterious Affair at Styles. From character development, publication history and private discussion concerning the original stories themselves, to early forays on to the stage and screen, the story of Poirot is as fascinating as it is enduring. Based on the author’s original research, review excerpts and original Agatha Christie correspondence, Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World is a lively and accessible history of the character, offering new information and helpful pieces of context, that will delight all Agatha Christie fans, from a new generation of readers to those already highly familiar with the canon.

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Author:   Mark Aldridge ,  Mark Gatiss ,  Agatha Christie
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:   HarperCollins
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 4.40cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.740kg
ISBN:  

9780008296612


ISBN 10:   0008296618
Pages:   512
Publication Date:   12 November 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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‘Delightful, detailed and compulsively readable.’ MARK GATISS ‘What a magnificent book! An essential component of every Poirot fan's book collection. I couldn't put it down.’ SOPHIE HANNAH ‘Exhaustively and entertainingly surveys the book, stage, radio, magazine and film appearances of that fussy little Belgian.’ MICHAEL DIRDA, WASHINGTON POST 'This quirky, trivia-filled look at a touchstone of detective fiction will have Christie fans young and old in heaven.' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY


'Delightful, detailed and compulsively readable.' MARK GATISS 'What a magnificent book! An essential component of every Poirot fan's book collection. I couldn't put it down.' SOPHIE HANNAH


REVIEWS FOR AGATHA CHRISTIE ON SCREEN: 'Uncovers many hitherto unknown facts ... An important addition to Christie scholarship and required reading for all admirers of the Queen of Crime.' -John Curran, author of Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks 'Extremely well written and very accessible to readers ... an excellent example of how to balance scholarship with accessibility for both academic and general readers. Aldridge's book is thoroughly enjoyable to read and comprehensive in its analysis.' -Llewella Chapman, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television 'A mine of information ... The book also throws much light on the whole area of adaptation and its participants on every side of the fence.' -Mathew Prichard, grandson of Agatha Christie


Author Information

Mark Aldridge is a senior lecturer and film historian at Solent University, Southampton. He previously wrote the definitive book about Agatha Christie's book adaptations on film and television, Agatha Christie on Screen, published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2016.

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