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" Duchess of death : "
Richard Hack.
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BL
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| Record Number
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646069
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dltt
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| Main Entry
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Hack, Richard.
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| Title & Author
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Duchess of death : : the unauthorized biography of Agatha Christie /\ Richard Hack.
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| Publication Statement
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Beverly Hills, Calif. :: Phoenix Books,, c2009.
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| Page. NO
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xxxiii, 284 p., [8] p. of plates :: ports. ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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9781597776202
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: 1597776203
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| Notes
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"Drawing from over 5,000 unpublished letters, notes, and documents."-- t.p.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-263) and index.
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| Contents
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Mystery at Newlands Corner -- Mrs. Miller has a baby -- Coming of age -- Mrs. Archibald Christie -- The mystery writer -- My name is Neele -- Finding Agatha -- Mrs. Max Mallowan -- The tax man cometh -- The sausage factory -- One for the books -- The movie years -- The great entertainer.
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| Abstract
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Utilizing over 5,000 previously unpublished letters, notes, and documents, the author tells how Christie's life was "as full of romance, travel, wealth, and scandal as any mystery Christie ever crafted." -- from publisher description.
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| Subject
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Christie, Agatha,1890-1976.
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Authors, English-- 20th century, Biography.
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Detective and mystery stories-- Authorship, Biography.
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| Dewey Classification
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823/.912B
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| LC Classification
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PR6005.H66Z67 2009
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