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    Agatha Christie is the most well-known author in the mystery genre. With 85 books written, she has ample expertise in the field. Her simple writing style combined with intricate plot lines is what sets her apart from the other mystery writers of the same era. Her personal life is also clearly reflected in her novels, including And Then There Were None, one of her most famous. Agatha Christie began writing because her sister dared her to “write a good detective story.” This challenge resulted…

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    Who Is The Murder Of Charlotte Doyle In the book The True Confessions Of Charlotte Doyle a young girl named charlotte gets on a sorta suspicious creepy boat as she's sailing to rhode island to be reunited with her family after finishing her studies. But once she's on the ships and the two other families she's was suppose to sail with are not coming the story takes a unexpected turn for the worst. Were she was blamed for killing first mate Mr. Hollybrass in a hurricane. Which for the fact i…

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    In both Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile and Sydney Lumet’s Murder on the Orient Express the authors engage the audience by adding suspense into the mystery. While both mysteries add suspicion one constructs a mystery made up of deaths and mystery elements while the other uses movie angels, music, and the character as suspense. Both Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile and Sydney Lumet’s Murder on the Orient Express equally use suspense in the pieces. Both pieces of entertainment use clues to…

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    Peter Moorhead's Murder

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    Peter Moorhead's Murder is an interactive short story featuring a strong artistic direction and merges visual novel and point-and-click adventure game mechanics in its storytelling. Will the forty-minute inaugural episode of this philosophical cyberpunk murder mystery leave you wanting more? A Cyberpunk Murder Mystery Set In Tokyo Murder's first episode serves an intriguing basis for future episodes, and on its own it is enjoyable and definitely worth the relatively low price of admission.…

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    The Louvre Museum curator was murdered with some codes and mysterious clue behind it. Robert Langdon, Harvard Iconology and symbology professor is summon by the police to solve the mystery behind the ruthless murder, with Sophie Neveu a French Cryptologist. Their journey to solve the mystery behind the curator’s death leads them to discovery of the Priory of Sion, the secret society that holds the truth about religious conspiracy. Dan Brown wrapped this amazing story with remarkable details with…

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    Through reading the Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, it was very attention-grabbing to read how the past can and will come back to haunt you. The Murder on the Orient Express greatly justifies how ones pasts actions can catch up to them for the worse. Christie is able to relive this crime throughout the book by several different key efforts. It is obvious that after reading a few chapters that Christie incorporated several facts from the Lindbergh case in order to really allow…

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    Hercule Poirot's Murder

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    Christie, Hercule Poirot faces the challenge of uncovering the murder of socialite Linnet Ridgeway despite the numerous troubles placed in his way and in the way of the truth. Despite the killers’ meticulous plan, Hercule Poirot eventually uncovers the mystery of Linnet’s murder, committed by Simon Doyle, her husband, and Jacqueline, her former best friend, who in love and wanted to pursue a better life by using Linnet’s money. Following the murder of wealthy Linnet Ridgeway, Hercule Poirot…

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    Poirot Research Paper

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    ☆☆☆☆This review contains spoilers☆☆☆☆ Hercule Poirot solves yet another crime that happens in his general vicinity. Sometimes, I believe it would be in the best interest of the public for the authorities to abandon Poirot on an abandoned island. Certain individuals may bring about the dark side in humans and push them into murder, though those certain individuals are innocent of instigating the crime. This brings to my mind the tv show called Haven, where people innocently have troubles, which…

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    A murdered husband, a wife behind bars and a daughter determined to prove her mother’s innocence with the help of Europe’s most infamous detective. A cunning and manipulative man, Hercule Poirot’s psychologically centered investigative skills make him the moral and intellectual superhero of this twisted tale. In her novel Five Little Pigs, Agatha Christie tells the story of heartbreak, betrayal and revenge that wraps up in an unforeseeable revelation. Dame of the British Empire and wildly…

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    Agatha Christie 's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Patricia Cornwell’s Postmortem contain interesting representations of women. The male characters in both texts have very poor views on women. The problem with the male character’s views is that the qualities they dislike in the women they also possess. The men in Christie text and the men in the Cornwell text all have problems containing their emotions. The texts as a whole highlight how the women are just as, if not more, capable than the males…

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