Table of Contents
Preface............................................................................................................................................................ i
Acknowledgements................................................................................................................................... iii
"A Closer Look"
The Mysterious Affair at Styles:
World War I in Belgium and on the Home Front....................................................................... 11
The Secret Adversary:
An Invitation to Supper at the Savoy............................................................................................. 57
Murder on the Links:
Historic Murderers Mentioned in Christie Novels...................................................................... 83
The Man in the Brown Suit:
Colonialism, Imperialism, and Presentism in Christie's Novels............................................ 105
Poirot Investigates:
The London Mansion Flat as a Crime Scene............................................................................. 125
The Secret of Chimneys:
Socialism in the 1920s Detective Novel..................................................................................... 147
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd:
The Shifting State of Post-Victorian Domestic Service ......................................................... 171
The Big Four:
London's Limehouse District in the 1920s................................................................................ 185
The Mystery of the Blue Train:
English Society on the Riviera after the War............................................................................. 207
The Seven Dials Mystery:
The Last Chorus for the Stately Homes of England................................................................. 219
Partners in Crime:
How the 1920s Launched the Golden Age of "Cozy" Mysteries........................................... 229
Glossary
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A.............................. 1
B............................ 10
C............................ 33
D........................... 54
E............................ 69
F............................ 73
G........................... 82
H........................... 93
I........................... 104
J........................... 108
K......................... 112
L.......................... 115
M......................... 129
N......................... 144
O......................... 150
P.......................... 155
Q......................... 170
R.......................... 173
S.......................... 183
T.......................... 206
U......................... 222
V......................... 224
W........................ 227
Y......................... 235
Z.......................... 236
Bibliography ........................................................................................................................................... 237
Photo Credits .......................................................................................................................................... 251
About Kate Gingold .............................................................................................................................. 259
Join The Community!............................................................................................................................ 261
