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ruthiella's review
4.0
Probably only for hard core Christie fans. But since I am one, I liked it. Osborne recounts Christie’s life through the lens of her writings chronologically. There is copious detail about alternate titles, reuses of plots, what got turned into a play, etc. For any reader interested in reading this book but worried about spoilers: Osborn does not give away the end to any of the books, which is refreshing in a biography. So many biographers blithely reveal plot points which I find annoying as a reader.
He did get at least one thing wrong. On page 162 it is not the brother of Carrie Louise’s late husband who is murdered, but his son in They Do it with Mirrors . Possibly this was corrected in a later edition of the book, but I read the first edition.
He did get at least one thing wrong. On page 162 it is not the brother of Carrie Louise’s late husband who is murdered, but his son in They Do it with Mirrors . Possibly this was corrected in a later edition of the book, but I read the first edition.
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