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06 August 2024 👁 34
Who Are the Big Fours in "The Big Four?"

Who Are the Big Fours in "The Big Four?"

Many readers comment that The Big Four is not their favorite Christie novel, and even Agatha herself called it “that rotten book.”* Of course, fans will still read it, so it only makes sense to know a bit about what we’re reading. Such as: Who are these Big Fours?

30 July 2024 👁 27
Polished "Lost Lingo" Gets Another Preview Next Week

Polished "Lost Lingo" Gets Another Preview Next Week

We have taken all of the suggestions and vibes to heart, fine-tuned our "Lost Lingo" presentation, and will be showing off the new version on Monday at a local 50+ group.

23 July 2024 👁 17
Thank You for All the Helpful Suggestions!

Thank You for All the Helpful Suggestions!

Don and I gave the Lost Lingo presentation recently. We got lots of great feedback to polish it up for the International Agatha Christie Festival and we're very grateful for the help!

16 July 2024 👁 29
Do You Think Bookmarks are Passé in for Today's eReader? Or an Author Fair Must-Have?

Do You Think Bookmarks are Passé in for Today's eReader? Or an Author Fair Must-Have?

A newly published author I know is now fine-tuning a bookmark design to bring to an upcoming fair. That reminded me of a group discussion a few years back where nearly everyone said they didn’t do bookmarks. Do the pros outweigh the cons?

02 July 2024 👁 41
The Golden Age of Scottish Gardeners in Detective Novels

The Golden Age of Scottish Gardeners in Detective Novels

I recently stumbled across another reference to a “Scottish gardener.” It seemed to me that a lot of English country houses in literature, including Agatha Christie novels,  had a Scotsman overseeing their gardens. Was there a reason?

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This website is the home of the Agatha Christie database as annotated by Kate Gingold, hence the name Agatha Annotated.

It's a rich glossary of

  • nearly 1900 terms
  • over 200 illustrations
  • 347 French phrases

Kate found them while reading Agatha Christie novels, and wrote them, along with definitions curated from years of research, into this database.

Currently the first 11 Christie books, those she wrote in the 1920s, are annotated here. 

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