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- ISBN: 1597776203
- WAPI (Tower ID): 112495501
- Release Date: July 1, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #86361 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #2395 in Biography & Autobiography (See Top 100 Biography & Autobiography Bestsellers)
- #90 in Literary (See Top 100 Literary Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionMore Books by Richard Hack (Author)Run a Quick Search on "Duchess of Death" by Richard Hack to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Duchess of Death"Browse more products related to "Richard Hack"Review"One doesn't envy the biographer of this self-deprecating woman who ignored reviews, made no claims for literary excellence or even writerly skill and whose greatest vice was the ingestion of a high-caloric, high-cholesterol beverage that mixed clotted cream with milk. Hack proves up to the mark, however, crafting a work that succeeds (as did its subject) in keeping us turning pages to the end." Publisher's noteDrawing from over five thousand previously unpublished letters, notes, and documents, a best-selling, award-winning author tells the story of the notoriously private writer, a story that is as filled with romance, travel, wealth, and scandal as any mystery she ever wrote. AnnotationIt seems appropriate that the most popular mystery writer of all-time (and one could remove the qualifier "mystery" and still have a justifiable claim) would shroud the details of her private life with secrecy and silence. Agatha Christie was notoriously reclusive while she was alive, and her personal letters and papers were withheld from the public for decades after her death. Combining the wit and intuition of Miss Marple with the diligence and deductive reason of Hercule Poirot, Richard Hack investigates Christie's life and uncovers a tale as fascinating as any she ever crafted, including global travel adventures, a scandalous divorce, and a bizarre 11-day disappearance, during which time she claimed to be afflicted with amnesia. Although she is the most popular novelist in history, with over two billion books sold worldwide, Agatha Christie lived a life shrouded in secrecy and fueled by curiosity. Nearly as notorious for her aversion to the press as she was for her 80 books and collections of short stories, Christie made no secret of her need for privacy. Utilizing over 5,000 previously unpublished letters, notes, and documents, award-winning biographer Richard Hack allows Christie to write again, 33 years after her death. Duchess of Death is her story, as full of romance, travel, wealth, and scandal as any mystery Christie ever crafted, and revealed in a style equal to her most famous detective, Hercule Poirot. If You Enjoy "Duchess of Death (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:
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