

It is a great asset to readers that author John Curran wrote the definitive book about an iconic author. The information about this illustrious author goes on and on. Her favorite flower was Lily of the Valley. Agatha Christie's name has appeared every day for 53 years in every newspaper with a West End London theatre listing. Her last public appearance was in 1974, at the premier of the movie, Murder on the Orient Express. She traveled around the world in 1922, which would have been quite a feat back then. She once had three plays running simultaneously in London. Agatha could have been an excellent performer as a pianist, but she was much too shy to perform.

Since there are so many, just a few will be mentioned here. He outlines many of those interesting facts. In his research, Curran found a plethora of information about Agatha. Her father did not want her to begin learning to read until age eight, but out of boredom, she taught herself to read by age five. It was an unusual way to be educated for the times. She was born in 1890 in England, where she was home schooled by her American father. What a daunting task to write about the most famous mystery writer, Agatha Christie.
