Agatha Christie
| Agatha Christie was the first writer of adult novels whom I read. From the outset, I was a fan, and to this day I remain in awe of her achievements in the genre. Although I am a very different writer from Christie – inevitably; we belong to different generations, different worlds – I have learned a great deal from her mastery of plot. And The Devil in Disguise was a novel influenced by Christie, despite being firmly set in modern Liverpool, a city far removed in character from Miss Marple’s St Mary Mead. |
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