Garden of Names: Hunting the Villain

Author: Agatha Christie (British)
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Publish Date: 2004-05-10
Features: Excerpt: "Mr. Anthony Keed!" "Oh, isn't that old Jimmy McGrath?" The people at the castle's tourist center stood in small groups, looking tired but still quite interested in the scene. Clearly, their Mr. Keed had run into an old friend. The group liked Mr. Keed very much—he was tall, dark-faced, and carried himself with the air of a true gentleman, able to cheer everyone up when mediating disputes. His friend, however, was quite grotesque. He was almost as tall as Keed but much fatter, and his appearance was far worse, just like the kind of characters often depicted in books.
Author Introduction: Agatha Christie, hailed as the "world-renowned queen of detective novels," was a British lobbyist and playwright whose many detective novels featured the proud Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and the British country detective Miss Marple. Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born on September 15, 1890, in Torquay, Devon, England. She initially studied singing in Paris, France, but later abandoned her singing career to pursue writing. In 1914, she married Colonel Archibald Christie and divorced in 1928. Two years later, she married archaeologist Max Mallowan. In 1971, she was granted the title of Dame Agatha Christie. On January 20, 1976, Agatha Christie passed away in Wallingford, England.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Anthony Keed Signs
Chapter 2 A Troubled Woman
Chapter 3 Troubles of High Society
Chapter 4 A Very Charming Lady
Chapter 5 A Night in London
Chapter 6 A Gentlemanly Blackmail
Chapter 7 Mr. McGrath Refuses the Invitation
Chapter 8 A Dead Man
Chapter 9 Anthony Handles the Corpse
Chapter 10 Chemnitz
Chapter 11 Inspector Butterfield Arrives
Chapter 12 Anthony Tells His Story
Chapter 13 The Visiting American
Chapter 14 Concerns Over Politics and Finance
Chapter 15 A Strange Frenchman
Chapter 16 Tea in the Bookstore
Chapter 17 A Midnight Adventure
Chapter 18 A Second Midnight Adventure
Chapter 19 A Secret
Chapter 20 Butterfield and Anthony Face Off
Chapter 21 Mr. Issacstein's Suitcase
Chapter 22 A Red Signal
Chapter 23 Meeting in the Rose Garden
Chapter 24 The House in Dover
Chapter 25 Chemnitz's Tuesday Night
Chapter 26 October 13th
Chapter 27 October 13th (Continued)
Chapter 28 King Victor
Chapter 29 Further Explanations
Chapter 30 Anthony Becomes King