An illustrated alphabet book parodying some of Agatha Christie's most fiendish murders, The ABC of Murders is the perfect gift book for Christie fans.
A is for ROGER ACKROYD, murdered in his chair
B is for BETTY BARNARD with her pretty face and hair
C is for AMYAS CRALE whose beer wasn’t nice
D is for LINNET DOYLE...
"In the midst of tragedy we start the comedy." Agatha Christie, The ABC Murders
Agatha Christie was crowned "Queen of Crime" by book reviewers when her sensational The Murder of Roger Ackroyd exploded onto bookshelves exactly 100 years ago. She published new books every year for half a century and became the world’s bestselling novelist, creating more than 2,000 characters – and killing more than 250 of them.
Poisoned, stabbed, electrocuted, shot, strangled, bludgeoned, injected, pushed off heights, drowned, smothered, incinerated, trampled to death… a litany of carnage lurks beneath the surface of Agatha’s books, and yet many of her fans still insist on calling them "cozy."
Tom Racine’s wholesome existence as an illustrator, video producer and voice artist took a dark twist when he was commissioned to design and write an ABC book in the style of Edward Gorey about death in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. But, as he soon discovered, no one compares to the Queen of Crime when it comes to the gentle art of infamy…
