When you think about the period in which Agatha Christie's crime novels were written, they are actually quite edgy for the time.
Use your little grey cells mon ami" (Hercule Poirot in 'The Mysterious Affair At Styles')
The man who came into the room did not look as though his name was, or could have ever been, Robinson. It might have been Demetrius, or Isaacstein, or Perenna - though not one or the other in particul...
Even though I'm an ordinary writer, I too, have trouble when it come to writing along the way. But at least I manage to self-publish my book with no errors (hopefully). Just check out Agatha Christie,...
But when you say crazy, that describes very well what the general appearance may be to ordinary, everyday people.
Your idea of a woman is someone who gets on a chair and shrieks if she sees a mouse. That's all prehistoric.
Sensationalism dies quickly, fear is long-lived.
Poetry is not the most important thing in life... I'd much rather lie in a hot bath reading Agatha Christie and sucking sweets.
History was my favourite subject at school and in my spare time I read historical novels voraciously from Heidi to the Scarlet Pimpernel and from Georgette Heyer to Agatha Christie.
Diez negritos se fueron a cenar;uno se asfixió y quedaron nueve.Nueve negritos estuvieron despiertos hasta muy tarde;uno se quedó dormido y entonces quedaron ocho.Ocho negritos viajaron por Devon;uno...
