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The Mystery of the Messy Notebooks

Christine Kenneally, Slate, April 2010

While Agatha Christie was known for her meticulously taut murder mysteries, Christine Kenneally learns about Christie’s truly chaotic approach to crafting a narrative.

What’s more, in between ominous scraps like 'Stabbed through eye with hatpin' and 'influenza depression virus – Stolen? Cabinet Minister?' are grocery lists: 'Newspapers, toilet paper, salt, pepper…' There was no clean line between Christie’s work life and her family life. She created household ledgers, and scribbled notes to self.

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