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Agatha Christie’s Gun Man

April 1, 2026 · 22 min

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The childhood nightmare that informed a crime writing career.

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Books mentioned in this episode:
— An Autobiography by Agatha Christie
— Giant's Bread by Mary Westmacott
— Unfinished Portrait by Mary Westmacott
— "The House of Dreams" by Agatha Christie
— Come, Tell Me How You Live by Agatha Christie
— Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
— Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie
— Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
— Third Girl by Agatha Christie
— At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie
— Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie
— Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie
— Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie
— Absent in the Spring by Mary Westmacott

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