Roger Ackroyd, Betty Barnard, Amyas Crale, Linnet Doyle… Agatha Christie's most famous victims are celebrated in this illustrated alphabet, parodying some of her most fiendish murders in this perfect gift book for Christie fans.
'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 two ABC books in the style of Edward Gorey about death in Tolkien and Shakespeare. But, as he soon discovered, those two paled in comparison to the Queen of Crime in the gentle art of infamy…
| ISBN: | 9780008824969 |
| Publication date: | 22nd October 2026 |
| Author: | Tom Racine |
| Publisher: | HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 96 pages |
| Genres: |
Satirical fiction and parodies Fiction: pastiche Classic fiction: general and literary |
Roger Ackroyd, Betty Barnard, Amyas Crale, Linnet Doyle… Agatha Christie's most famous victims are celebrated in this illustrated alphabet, parodying some of her most fiendish murders in this perfect gift book for Christie fans.'In the midst of tragedy we start the comedy.' AGATHA CHRISTIE,THE ABC MURDERSAgatha 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 two ABC books in the style of Edward Gorey about death in Tolkien and Shakespeare.
The ABC of Murders features in the following genres: Satirical fiction and parodies, Fiction: pastiche, Classic fiction: general and literary
Hardback. £11.69, down from the £12.99 cover price. In Stock.
The ABC of Murders was written by Tom Racine and published by HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
The ABC of Murders has 96 pages
£11.69, reduced from £12.99. In Stock.