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By Kate Gingold

Agatha Annotated

Investigating the Books of the 1920s

Obscure Terms & Historical References in the Works of Agatha Christie

Do you love Agatha Christie mystery novels, but skip over any unfamiliar references? Then you’re missing out! Read Christie’s books as if you were her 1920s contemporary.

What You Get in

Agatha

Annotated.

Over 1800 Terms

Meticulously researched and double-checked with experts from all over the world.  

There’s a twelve-page bibliography!

Nearly 200 images and illustrations

347

French phrases spoken by
Christie’s most famous detective,

 

Hercule
Poirot

The Latest Work of Our 

Award-Winning Author

Kate Gingold

Kate Gingold has long had a deep affection for Agatha Christie novels and started collecting them from garage sales in her teens. Now an empty-nester, Kate has a little more time to spend going down rabbit holes to figure out what Christie meant by some of her more puzzling references.

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A companion activity book is also available with puzzles and crafts.

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The historic buildings preserved at Naper Settlement in Naperville, Illinois are the inspiration for 10 tales from beyond! Each story takes real people from the past and puts them in supernatural situations.  History can be so fun, it’s scary!

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From Experience

A new author breathes a sigh of relief once her book is in print, but wait! There’s more! All the promoting, presenting, and selling both yourself and the book is only beginning. Kate creates a well crafted checklist of steps to success for rookie authors in this easy to read and reference gem.

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Mystery lovers will devour this book… Ms. Gingold anticipates virtually any question a Christie reader might have.

Patricia Rockwell,
Cozy Cat Press

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An account of early Naperville based on real people. Meticulous research by the author denotes the time and place of 19th century Illinois.”

Russell Lewis,
Executive Vice
President and
Chief Historian of
the Chicago
History Museum

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“This is a terrific book!”

Tony Medawar, Program Director, International Agatha Christie Festival

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