Agatha Christie-esque
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From Agatha Christie + -esque.
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Agatha Christie-esque (comparative more Agatha Christie-esque, superlative most Agatha Christie-esque)
- Reminiscent of the works of Agatha Christie (1890–1976), English writer known for her detective fiction.
- 1980 March 14, David Rorden, “Play: Murder spoof starts slowly, but laughs build”, in The Daily News, 308th issue, 57th year, Longview, Wash., page C1:
- In the first scene, the Agatha Christie-esque “queen of the logical murder” (Shirley Platel) outlines a murder plot with a surprise ending.
- 2002 October 2, Morgan Idris Little, “8 women too many or (hey, where’s my gun?)”, in The Underground, The Scarborough Campus Student Press, page 12, column 1:
- Murder mysteries are always a tricky business, especially the old style Agatha Christie-esque ones where a group of suspects are confined to a single environ while everyone suspects everyone else and someone sleuths away until the end credits are ready to roll.
- 2023 March 17, Justin Chang, “The blood and the laughs flow freely in the Chinese blockbuster ‘Full River Red’”, in Los Angeles Times, page E2:
- Set over a long, dark and increasingly bloody night at a Song Dynasty military fortress, this 12th century comic mystery opens with a touch of “Macbeth” — a visiting leader is found murdered in his bed, suspicion falls immediately on the guards — before peeling back layer after layer of Agatha Christie-esque puzzle-box intrigue.