Agatha Christie (
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Short biography
A famous crime novelist. A number of her stories are set in Cornwall, including 'The Blood-Stained Pavement', 'The Case of the Rich Woman', 'The Cornish Mystery', 'The Hound of Death', 'Ingots of Gold', 'Peril at End House', 'The Rose and the Yew Tree', 'Three Act Tragedy', and 'Towards Zero'. A complete collection of novels and short stories can be found in Falmouth University's Women's Crime Collection, part of the Hypatia Collection donation.
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Author
Date of birth
15 September 1890
Place of birth
Torquay, Devon
Date of death
12 January 1976
Place of death
Wallingford, Oxfordshire
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