The Mystery of Agatha Christie: An Intimate Biography of the First Lady of Crime

A hardcover copy in fine condition. Bound in deep red faux leather with gilt lettering and ornate gilt embellishments to the spine and covers, complete with yellow ribbon bookmark. Pages are crisp and unmarked throughout. The Mystery of Agatha Christie: An Intimate Biography of the First Lady of Crime by Gwen Robyns. Published by arrangement with Doubleday & Co. Inc., distributed in Canada by Omniprose Ltd., Scarborough, Ontario, 1981. The companion biographical volume to the Heron Books Agatha Christie Collected Works series, in uniform red faux leather binding. Originally published 1978. Winner of the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Gwen Robyns was a London-based New Zealand journalist and biographer who in 1953 travelled for four months with Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on their Commonwealth tour, and who had personal friendships with Princess Grace of Monaco and Dame Margaret Rutherford.