Duchess Of Death

Draws from over five thousand previously unpublished letters, notes, and documents to reveal the personal and literary life of the notoriously private writer.

Although she is the most popular novelist in history, with over two billion books sold worldwide, Agatha Christie lived a life shrouded in secrecy and fueled by curiosity. Nearly as notorious for her aversion to the press as she was for her 80 books and collections of short stories, Christie made no secret of her need for privacy. Utilizing over 5,000 previously unpublished letters, notes, and documents, award-winning biographer Richard Hack allows Christie to write again, 33 years after her death. Duchess of Death is her story, as full of romance, travel, wealth, and scandal as any mystery Christie ever crafted. There have been numerous biographies of the Queen of Crime, all of which claim to be definitive. However, Duchess of Death is the first to draw from such an enormous number of previously unpublished correspondence and notes, effectively establishing it as the most authoritative, penetrating look at the personal and literary life of Christie.

A sharp-witted new sleuth unravels the deadly riddles of Renaissance Italy. With his bald head and black cape, Sigismondo is an imposing figure. A marriage is arranged to end a feud between two houses, but Sigismondo must investigate when the bride disappears and her handmaid is murdered. Previous publisher: St. Martin's.

"The Duchess of Wrexe, Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary" by Hugh Walpole. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

'The Duchess of Wrexe, Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary' is a novel written by Hugh Walpole. The Beaminster family is at the center of a dramatic and intense saga, reminiscent of the Forsyte dynasty. The head of the family, the Duchess, is a menacing and tyrannical figure who resides in a grand and ominous mansion on Portland Place. Despite her advanced age and decaying state, she still holds an iron grip on the family and the mansion echoes with her ominous presence.