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** The ''Series/RedDwarf'' episode "Timeslides" has Holly, bored after reading every book in existence, get Lister to delete all Agatha Christie's works from his memory. Later, when asked what's happening, he says "Well, Hercule Poirot has just got on the train, and personally, I reckon they all did it."
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** The ''Series/RedDwarf'' episode "Timeslides" has Holly, bored after reading every book in existence, get Lister to delete all of Agatha Christie's works from his memory.memory so that he can read them again. Later, when asked what's happening, he says "Well, Hercule Poirot has just got on the train, and personally, I reckon they all did it."
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** The "Wagatha Christie" libel case of 2022 is named after her. This will take some unpacking for readers unfamiliar with British popular culture. During the 2008 FIFA World Cup, the England team were accompanied by their Wives And Girlfriends -- the [=WAGs=], or Wags. Later, we got the singular form "Wag" for a sportsman's other half. In the late 2010s, Wag A (Colleen Rooney) suspected that Wag B (Rebekah Vardy) was the source of unflattering stories about Ms Rooney that had appeared in the tabloid press, and publicly accused her after doing some amateur detective work. Wags + detection? Wagatha Christie! Ms. Vardy sued for libel, and the case came to trial in May 2022.
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** The "Wagatha Christie" libel case of 2022 is named after her. This will take some unpacking for readers unfamiliar with British popular culture. During culture (or even those who are familiar with it and have been trying to forget about this particular episode ever since it happened). From the 2008 FIFA World Cup, mid-2000s onwards, the England football team were accompanied to international by their Wives And Girlfriends -- the [=WAGs=], or Wags.Wags, for short. In whom the celebrity-obsessed tabloid press were often more interested than they were in what was occurring on the pitch. Later, we got the singular form "Wag" for a sportsman's other half. In the late 2010s, Wag A (Colleen Rooney) suspected that Wag B (Rebekah Vardy) was the source of unflattering stories about Ms Rooney that had appeared in the tabloid press, and publicly accused her after doing some amateur detective work. Wags + detection? Wagatha Christie! Ms. Vardy sued for libel, and the case came to trial in May 2022.
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** The ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E7TheUnicornAndTheWasp The Unicorn and the Wasp]]" is set arround her disappearance, which, this being ''Doctor Who'', is due to aliens. Said alien resembles a giant wasp, due to Creator/GarethRoberts' disappointment that one appears on the Fontana paperback cover of ''Death in the Clouds'', but not in the actual story.
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** The ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E7TheUnicornAndTheWasp The Unicorn and the Wasp]]" is set arround her disappearance, which, this being ''Doctor Who'', is due to aliens. Said alien resembles a giant wasp, due to Creator/GarethRoberts' Gareth Roberts' disappointment that one appears on the Fontana paperback cover of ''Death in the Clouds'', but not in the actual story.
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** In the ''Radio/CabinPressure'' episode "Paris", when Arthur wants to compare Martin (played by Creator/BenedictCumberbatch) to a great detective, he naturally decides on Miss Marple.
** The ''Series/RedDwarf'' episode "Timeslides" has Holly, bored after reading every book in existence, get Lister to delete all Agatha Christie's works from his memory. Later, when asked what's happening, he says "Well, Hercule Poirot has just got on the train, and personally, I reckon they all did it."
** The Creator/OgdenNash poem "The Trouble with Shakespeare - You Remember Him" claims that a single Agatha Christie book is all you need on a desert island, because you will never remember who the murderer is on a re-read.
--->By the time you close it, murmuring "Splendid!"\\
You've already forgotten how it ended.\\
Whoever is fingered by Hercule Poirot,\\
Is out of your head by this time tomorrow.
** The ''Series/RedDwarf'' episode "Timeslides" has Holly, bored after reading every book in existence, get Lister to delete all Agatha Christie's works from his memory. Later, when asked what's happening, he says "Well, Hercule Poirot has just got on the train, and personally, I reckon they all did it."
** The Creator/OgdenNash poem "The Trouble with Shakespeare - You Remember Him" claims that a single Agatha Christie book is all you need on a desert island, because you will never remember who the murderer is on a re-read.
--->By the time you close it, murmuring "Splendid!"\\
You've already forgotten how it ended.\\
Whoever is fingered by Hercule Poirot,\\
Is out of your head by this time tomorrow.
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** The 1979 British thriller ''Agatha'' wraps a mystery thriller around her famous disappearance, when a reporter suspects that Agatha Christie is using her crime-writing skills to plan the murder of her husband's mistress.
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** ''Series/Yellowjackets'': in episode "[[Recap/YellowjacketsS2E4OldWounds Old Wounds]]" AmateurSleuth Misty registers at a bed-and-breakfast as "Lady Mallowan". Christie's second husband, Max Mallowan, was knighted for his achievements in archeology, allowing her to use the style "Lady Mallowan".
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* On December 4, 1926, Agatha Christie vanished for ten days. She was already a well-known author and her disappearance was extremely controversial, captivating worldwide public attention.
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Her mother had recently died, causing her great grief. Not long after, her husband demanded that she file for divorce from him so he could marry his friend Nancy Neele. Divorce was terribly scandalous and shocking in those days; it was also complicated. Her husband couldn't file for divorce without compromising ''Nancy's'' social standing. Also, Mrs. Christie had been doing her best to reconcile with him and find a way for him to feel like they could stay together, especially since the couple had a daughter whom they both cherished.
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An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her. The circumstances of her disappearance were so much like something out of one of her books that some suspected she'd set it up for promotional purposes (two of her new books were being serialized in newspapers). Her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. Creator/ArthurConanDoyle became involved[[note]]he consulted a psychic reader who said Mrs. Christie was alive and would be located in a few days. She was.[[/note]] as did Creator/DorothyLSayers[[note]]who pointed out immediately that the police weren't asking the right questions[[/note]]. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele.[[note]]Agatha wasn't Catholic, but she liked St. Teresa of Avila, a great writer and reorganizer of convents and the first woman PatronSaint to receive the title "Doctor of the Church".[[/note]]
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Speculations have run rampant for generations as to Mrs. Christie's state of mind and reasoning at the time. She had initially pretended to be confused and having trouble with her memory, but had been relaxing and having fun in a normal way at the hotel. After she was found, her husband played up the amnesia angle to the press to cover his own conduct.
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Her mother had recently died, causing her great grief. Not long after, her husband demanded that she file for divorce from him so he could marry his friend Nancy Neele. Divorce was terribly scandalous and shocking in those days; it was also complicated. Her husband couldn't file for divorce without compromising ''Nancy's'' social standing. Also, Mrs. Christie had been doing her best to reconcile with him and find a way for him to feel like they could stay together, especially since the couple had a daughter whom they both cherished.
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An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her. The circumstances of her disappearance were so much like something out of one of her books that some suspected she'd set it up for promotional purposes (two of her new books were being serialized in newspapers). Her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. Creator/ArthurConanDoyle became involved[[note]]he consulted a psychic reader who said Mrs. Christie was alive and would be located in a few days. She was.[[/note]] as did Creator/DorothyLSayers[[note]]who pointed out immediately that the police weren't asking the right questions[[/note]]. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele.[[note]]Agatha wasn't Catholic, but she liked St. Teresa of Avila, a great writer and reorganizer of convents and the first woman PatronSaint to receive the title "Doctor of the Church".[[/note]]
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Speculations have run rampant for generations as to Mrs. Christie's state of mind and reasoning at the time. She had initially pretended to be confused and having trouble with her memory, but had been relaxing and having fun in a normal way at the hotel. After she was found, her husband played up the amnesia angle to the press to cover his own conduct.
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Her mother had recently died, causing her great grief. Not long after, her husband demanded that she file for divorce from him so he could marry his friend Nancy Neele. Divorce was terribly scandalous and shocking in those days; it was also complicated. Her husband couldn't file for divorce without compromising ''Nancy's'' social standing. Also, Mrs. Christie had been doing her best to reconcile with him and find a way for him to feel like they could stay together, especially since the couple had a daughter whom they bothcherished.
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An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her. The circumstances of her disappearance were so much like something out of one of her books that some suspected she'd set it up for promotional purposes (two of her new books were being serialized in newspapers). Her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. Creator/ArthurConanDoyle became involved[[note]]he consulted a psychic reader who said Mrs. Christie was alive and would be located in a few days. She was.[[/note]] as did Creator/DorothyLSayers[[note]]who pointed out immediately that the police weren't asking the right questions[[/note]]. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele.[[note]]Agatha wasn't Catholic, but she liked St. Teresa of Avila, a great writer and reorganizer of convents and the first woman PatronSaint to receive the title "Doctor of the Church".[[/note]]
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Her mother had recently died, causing her great grief. Not long after, her husband demanded that she file for divorce from him so he could marry his friend Nancy Neele. Divorce was terribly scandalous and shocking in those days; it was also complicated. Her husband couldn't file for divorce without compromising ''Nancy's'' social standing. Also, Mrs. Christie had been doing her best to reconcile with him and find a way for him to feel like they could stay together, especially since the couple had a daughter whom they both
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An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her. The circumstances of her disappearance were so much like something out of one of her books that some suspected she'd set it up for promotional purposes (two of her new books were being serialized in newspapers). Her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. Creator/ArthurConanDoyle became involved[[note]]he consulted a psychic reader who said Mrs. Christie was alive and would be located in a few days. She was.[[/note]] as did Creator/DorothyLSayers[[note]]who pointed out immediately that the police weren't asking the right questions[[/note]]. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele.[[note]]Agatha wasn't Catholic, but she liked St. Teresa of Avila, a great writer and reorganizer of convents and the first woman PatronSaint to receive the title "Doctor of the Church".
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Christie's genius as an author was so great that it once saved an infant's life. Doctors in a hospital were stumped by a baby who was growing continually worse despite all their best efforts. A nurse in the same hospital happened to be reading Christie's novel ''Literature/ThePaleHorse'' at the time; the solution to that book involves people secretly being dosed with thallium, a toxic chemical. Christie, an expert in poisons and medicine, had detailed the symptoms of thallium poisoning so accurately the the nurse was able to recognize them in the infant by comparing them to the novel's descriptions. She told the doctors her suspicions, and sure enough, trace amounts of thallium were discovered in the baby's body. They quickly made adjustments, and the baby lived. And the best part? Christie ''had died the previous year!'' Her works truly lived on after her.
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Christie's genius as an author was so great that it once saved an infant's life. Doctors in a hospital were stumped by a baby who was growing continually worse despite all their best efforts. A nurse in the same hospital happened to be reading Christie's novel ''Literature/ThePaleHorse'' at the time; the solution to that book involves people secretly being dosed with thallium, a toxic chemical. Christie, an expert in poisons and medicine, had detailed the symptoms of thallium poisoning so accurately the the nurse was able to recognize them in the infant by comparing them to the novel's descriptions. She told the doctors her suspicions, and sure enough, trace amounts of thallium were discovered in the baby's body. They quickly made adjustments, and the baby lived. And the best part? Christie ''had died the previous year!'' Her works truly lived on after her.
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* Christie's genius as an author was so great that it once saved an infant's life. Doctors in a hospital were stumped by a baby who was growing continually worse despite all their best efforts. A nurse in the same hospital happened to be reading Christie's novel ''Literature/ThePaleHorse'' at the time; the solution to that book involves people secretly being dosed with thallium, a toxic chemical. Christie, an expert in poisons and medicine, had detailed the symptoms of thallium poisoning so accurately the the nurse was able to recognize them in the infant by comparing them to the novel's descriptions. She told the doctors her suspicions, and sure enough, trace amounts of thallium were discovered in the baby's body. They quickly made adjustments, and the baby lived. And the best part? Christie ''had died the previous year!'' Her works truly lived on after her.
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Her mother had recently died, causing her great grief. Not long after, her husband demanded that she file for divorce from him so he could marry his friend Nancy Neele. Divorce was terribly scandalous and shocking in those days; it was also complicated. Her husband couldn't file for divorce without compromising ''Nancy's'' social standing. Also, Mrs Christie had been doing her best to reconcile with him and find a way for him to feel like they could stay together, especially since the couple had a daughter whom they both cherished.
An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her. The circumstances of her disappearance were so much like something out of one of her books that some suspected she'd set it up for promotional purposes (two of her new books were being serialized in newspapers). Her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. Creator/ArthurConanDoyle became involved[[note]]he consulted a psychic reader who said Mrs Christie was alive and would be located in a few days. She was.[[/note]] as did Creator/DorothyLSayers[[note]]who pointed out immediately that the police weren't asking the right questions[[/note]]. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele.[[note]]Agatha wasn't Catholic, but she liked St. Teresa of Avila, a great writer and reorganizer of convents and the first woman PatronSaint to receive the title "Doctor of the Church".[[/note]]
Speculations have run rampant for generations as to Mrs Christie's state of mind and reasoning at the time. She had initially pretended to be confused and having trouble with her memory, but had been relaxing and having fun in a normal way at the hotel. After she was found, her husband played up the amnesia angle to the press to cover his own conduct.
An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her. The circumstances of her disappearance were so much like something out of one of her books that some suspected she'd set it up for promotional purposes (two of her new books were being serialized in newspapers). Her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. Creator/ArthurConanDoyle became involved[[note]]he consulted a psychic reader who said Mrs Christie was alive and would be located in a few days. She was.[[/note]] as did Creator/DorothyLSayers[[note]]who pointed out immediately that the police weren't asking the right questions[[/note]]. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele.[[note]]Agatha wasn't Catholic, but she liked St. Teresa of Avila, a great writer and reorganizer of convents and the first woman PatronSaint to receive the title "Doctor of the Church".[[/note]]
Speculations have run rampant for generations as to Mrs Christie's state of mind and reasoning at the time. She had initially pretended to be confused and having trouble with her memory, but had been relaxing and having fun in a normal way at the hotel. After she was found, her husband played up the amnesia angle to the press to cover his own conduct.
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Her mother had recently died, causing her great grief. Not long after, her husband demanded that she file for divorce from him so he could marry his friend Nancy Neele. Divorce was terribly scandalous and shocking in those days; it was also complicated. Her husband couldn't file for divorce without compromising ''Nancy's'' social standing. Also, Mrs Mrs. Christie had been doing her best to reconcile with him and find a way for him to feel like they could stay together, especially since the couple had a daughter whom they both cherished.
An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her. The circumstances of her disappearance were so much like something out of one of her books that some suspected she'd set it up for promotional purposes (two of her new books were being serialized in newspapers). Her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. Creator/ArthurConanDoyle became involved[[note]]he consulted a psychic reader who saidMrs Mrs. Christie was alive and would be located in a few days. She was.[[/note]] as did Creator/DorothyLSayers[[note]]who pointed out immediately that the police weren't asking the right questions[[/note]]. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele.[[note]]Agatha wasn't Catholic, but she liked St. Teresa of Avila, a great writer and reorganizer of convents and the first woman PatronSaint to receive the title "Doctor of the Church".[[/note]]
Speculations have run rampant for generations as toMrs Mrs. Christie's state of mind and reasoning at the time. She had initially pretended to be confused and having trouble with her memory, but had been relaxing and having fun in a normal way at the hotel. After she was found, her husband played up the amnesia angle to the press to cover his own conduct.
An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her. The circumstances of her disappearance were so much like something out of one of her books that some suspected she'd set it up for promotional purposes (two of her new books were being serialized in newspapers). Her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. Creator/ArthurConanDoyle became involved[[note]]he consulted a psychic reader who said
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Christie's genius as an author was so great that it once saved an infant's life. Doctors in a hospital were stumped by a baby who was growing continually worse despite all their best efforts. A nurse in the same hospital happened to be reading Christie's novel ''The Pale Horse'' ''Literature/ThePaleHorse'' at the time; the solution to that book involves people secretly being dosed with thallium, a toxic chemical. Christie, an expert in poisons and medicine, had detailed the symptoms of thallium poisoning so accurately the the nurse was able to recognize them in the infant by comparing them to the novel's descriptions. She told the doctors her suspicions, and sure enough, trace amounts of thallium were discovered in the baby's body. They quickly made adjustments, and the baby lived. And the best part? Christie ''had died the previous year!'' Her works truly lived on after her.
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** The "Wagatha Christie" libel case of 2022 is named after her. This will take some unpacking for readers unfamiliar with British popular culture. During the 2008 FIFA World Cup, the England team were accompanied by their Wives And Girlfriends -- the [=WAGs=], or Wags. Later, we got the singular form "Wag" for a sportsman's other half. In the late 2010s, Wag A (Colleen Rooney) suspected that Wag B (Rebekah Vardy) was the source of unflattering stories about Ms Rooney that had appeared in the tabloid press, and publicly accused her after doing some amateur detective work. Wags + detection? Wagatha Christie! Ms Vardy sued for libel, and the case came to trial in May 2022.
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** ''Series/Yellowjackets'': in episode "[[Recap/YellowjacketsS2E4OldWounds Old Wounds]]" AmateurSleuth Misty registers at a bed-and-breakfast as "Lady Mallowan". Christie's second husband, Max Mallowan, was knighted for his achievements in archeology, allowing her to use the style "Lady Mallowan".
** The "Wagatha Christie" libel case of 2022 is named after her. This will take some unpacking for readers unfamiliar with British popular culture. During the 2008 FIFA World Cup, the England team were accompanied by their Wives And Girlfriends -- the [=WAGs=], or Wags. Later, we got the singular form "Wag" for a sportsman's other half. In the late 2010s, Wag A (Colleen Rooney) suspected that Wag B (Rebekah Vardy) was the source of unflattering stories about Ms Rooney that had appeared in the tabloid press, and publicly accused her after doing some amateur detective work. Wags + detection? Wagatha Christie!Ms Ms. Vardy sued for libel, and the case came to trial in May 2022.
** The "Wagatha Christie" libel case of 2022 is named after her. This will take some unpacking for readers unfamiliar with British popular culture. During the 2008 FIFA World Cup, the England team were accompanied by their Wives And Girlfriends -- the [=WAGs=], or Wags. Later, we got the singular form "Wag" for a sportsman's other half. In the late 2010s, Wag A (Colleen Rooney) suspected that Wag B (Rebekah Vardy) was the source of unflattering stories about Ms Rooney that had appeared in the tabloid press, and publicly accused her after doing some amateur detective work. Wags + detection? Wagatha Christie!
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** In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureJojolion'', Rai Mamezuku references "A Pocket Full of Rye" written by Agatha Christie when utilizing yew seeds against an opponent after discussing how poisonous they are.
** The "Wagatha Christie" libel case of 2022 is named after her. This will take some unpacking for readers unfamiliar with British popular culture. During the 2008 FIFA World Cup, the England team were accompanied by their Wives And Girlfriends -- the [=WAGs=], or Wags. Later, we got the singular form "Wag" for a sportsman's other half. In the late 2010s, Wag A (Colleen Rooney) suspected that Wag B (Rebekah Vardy) was the source of unflattering stories about Ms Rooney that had appeared in the tabloid press, and publicly accused her after doing some amateur detective work. Wags + detection? Wagatha Christie! Ms Vardy sued for libel, and the case came to trial in May 2022.
** In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureJojolion'', Rai Mamezuku references "A Pocket Full of Rye" written by Agatha Christie when utilizing yew seeds against an opponent after discussing how poisonous they are.
** The "Wagatha Christie" libel case of 2022 is named after her. This will take some unpacking for readers unfamiliar with British popular culture. During the 2008 FIFA World Cup, the England team were accompanied by their Wives And Girlfriends -- the [=WAGs=], or Wags. Later, we got the singular form "Wag" for a sportsman's other half. In the late 2010s, Wag A (Colleen Rooney) suspected that Wag B (Rebekah Vardy) was the source of unflattering stories about Ms Rooney that had appeared in the tabloid press, and publicly accused her after doing some amateur detective work. Wags + detection? Wagatha Christie! Ms Vardy sued for libel, and the case came to trial in May 2022.
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The media portrayed her as having set up a cynical publicity stunt. Recent research has uncovered proof that while she certainly was distraught and stressed, she consciously staged the disappearance to get back at her husband by making it look as if he'd murdered her or driven her mad; her beloved sister-in-law helped her with the scheme and coverup. She had never meant for it to become a worldwide phenomenon. She never mentioned it and left it out of her autobiography, but it forever haunted both her writing and her daily life.
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The media portrayed her as having set up a cynical publicity stunt. Recent research has uncovered proof that while she certainly was distraught and stressed, she consciously staged the disappearance to get back at her husband by making it look as if he'd murdered her or driven her mad; her beloved sister-in-law helped her with the scheme and coverup. She had never meant for it to become a worldwide phenomenon. She never mentioned it and left it out of her autobiography, but it forever haunted both her writing and her daily life.life.
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* ReferencedBy: The "Wagatha Christie" libel case of 2022 is named after her. This will take some unpacking for readers unfamiliar with British popular culture. During the 2008 FIFA World Cup, the England team were accompanied by their Wives And Girlfriends -- the [=WAGs=], or Wags. Later, we got the singular form "Wag" for a sportsman's other half. In the late 2010s, Wag A (Colleen Rooney) suspected that Wag B (Rebekah Vardy) was the source of unflattering stories about Ms Rooney that had appeared in the tabloid press, and publicly accused her after doing some amateur detective work. Wags + detection? Wagatha Christie! Ms Vardy sued for libel, and the case came to trial in May 2022.
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* ReferencedBy: The "Wagatha Christie" libel case of 2022 is named after her. This will take some unpacking for readers unfamiliar with British popular culture. During the 2008 FIFA World Cup, the England team were accompanied by their Wives And Girlfriends -- the [=WAGs=], or Wags. Later, we got the singular form "Wag" for a sportsman's other half. In the late 2010s, Wag A (Colleen Rooney) suspected that Wag B (Rebekah Vardy) was the source of unflattering stories about Ms Rooney that had appeared in the tabloid press, and publicly accused her after doing some amateur detective work. Wags + detection? Wagatha Christie! Ms Vardy sued for libel, and the case came to trial in May 2022.
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On December 4, 1926, Mrs Christie vanished for ten days. She was already a well-known author and her disappearance was extremely controversial, captivating worldwide public attention.
Mrs Christie's mother had recently died, causing her great grief. Not long after, her husband demanded that she file for divorce from him so he could marry his friend Nancy Neele. Divorce was terribly scandalous and shocking in those days; it was also complicated. Her husband couldn't file for divorce without compromising ''Nancy's'' social standing. Also, Mrs Christie had been doing her best to reconcile with him and find a way for him to feel like they could stay together, especially since the couple had a daughter whom they both cherished.
Mrs Christie's mother had recently died, causing her great grief. Not long after, her husband demanded that she file for divorce from him so he could marry his friend Nancy Neele. Divorce was terribly scandalous and shocking in those days; it was also complicated. Her husband couldn't file for divorce without compromising ''Nancy's'' social standing. Also, Mrs Christie had been doing her best to reconcile with him and find a way for him to feel like they could stay together, especially since the couple had a daughter whom they both cherished.
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On December 4, 1926, Mrs Agatha Christie vanished for ten days. She was already a well-known author and her disappearance was extremely controversial, captivating worldwide public attention.
Mrs Christie's Her mother had recently died, causing her great grief. Not long after, her husband demanded that she file for divorce from him so he could marry his friend Nancy Neele. Divorce was terribly scandalous and shocking in those days; it was also complicated. Her husband couldn't file for divorce without compromising ''Nancy's'' social standing. Also, Mrs Christie had been doing her best to reconcile with him and find a way for him to feel like they could stay together, especially since the couple had a daughter whom they both cherished.
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An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her. The circumstances of her disappearance were so much like something out of one of her books that some suspected a publicity stunt (one of her new books was being serialized in newspapers). Her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. Creator/ArthurConanDoyle became involved[[note]]he consulted a psychic reader who said Mrs Christie was alive and would be located in a few days. She was.[[/note]] as did Creator/DorothyLSayers[[note]]who pointed out immediately that the police weren't asking the right questions[[/note]]. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele.[[note]]Agatha wasn't Catholic, but she liked St. Teresa of Avila, a great writer and reorganizer of convents and the first woman PatronSaint to receive the title "Doctor of the Church".[[/note]]
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An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her. The circumstances of her disappearance were so much like something out of one of her books that some suspected a publicity stunt (one she'd set it up for promotional purposes (two of her new books was were being serialized in newspapers). Her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. Creator/ArthurConanDoyle became involved[[note]]he consulted a psychic reader who said Mrs Christie was alive and would be located in a few days. She was.[[/note]] as did Creator/DorothyLSayers[[note]]who pointed out immediately that the police weren't asking the right questions[[/note]]. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele.[[note]]Agatha wasn't Catholic, but she liked St. Teresa of Avila, a great writer and reorganizer of convents and the first woman PatronSaint to receive the title "Doctor of the Church".[[/note]]
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The media portrayed her as having set up a cynical publicity stunt (two of her books were being serialized in newspapers). Recent research has uncovered proof that while she certainly was distraught and stressed, she consciously staged the disappearance to get back at her husband by making it look as if he'd murdered her or driven her mad; her beloved sister-in-law helped her with the scheme and coverup. She had never meant for it to become a worldwide phenomenon. She never mentioned it and left it out of her autobiography, but it affected both her writing and her daily life.
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The media portrayed her as having set up a cynical publicity stunt (two of her books were being serialized in newspapers).stunt. Recent research has uncovered proof that while she certainly was distraught and stressed, she consciously staged the disappearance to get back at her husband by making it look as if he'd murdered her or driven her mad; her beloved sister-in-law helped her with the scheme and coverup. She had never meant for it to become a worldwide phenomenon. She never mentioned it and left it out of her autobiography, but it affected forever haunted both her writing and her daily life.
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An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her. The circumstances of her disappearance were so much like something out of one of her books that some suspected a publicity stunt (one of her new books was being serialized in newspapers). Her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. Creator/ArthurConanDoyle became involved[[note]]he consulted a psychic reader who said Mrs Christie was alive and would be located in a few days. She was.[[/note]] as did Creator/DorothyLSayres[[note]]who pointed out immediately that the police weren't asking the right questions[[/note]]. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele.[[note]]Agatha wasn't Catholic, but she liked St. Teresa of Avila, a great writer and reorganizer of convents and the first woman PatronSaint to receive the title "Doctor of the Church".[[/note]]
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An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her. The circumstances of her disappearance were so much like something out of one of her books that some suspected a publicity stunt (one of her new books was being serialized in newspapers). Her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. Creator/ArthurConanDoyle became involved[[note]]he consulted a psychic reader who said Mrs Christie was alive and would be located in a few days. She was.[[/note]] as did Creator/DorothyLSayres[[note]]who Creator/DorothyLSayers[[note]]who pointed out immediately that the police weren't asking the right questions[[/note]]. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele.[[note]]Agatha wasn't Catholic, but she liked St. Teresa of Avila, a great writer and reorganizer of convents and the first woman PatronSaint to receive the title "Doctor of the Church".[[/note]]
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An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her. The circumstances of her disappearance were so much like something out of one of her books that some suspected a publicity stunt (one of her new books was being serialized in newspapers). Her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. Creator/ArthurConanDoyle became involved[[note]]he consulted a psychic reader who said Mrs Christie was alive and would be located in a few days. She was.[[/note]] as did Creator/DorothySayres[[note]]who pointed out immediately that the police weren't asking the right questions[[/note]]. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele.[[note]]Agatha wasn't Catholic, but she liked St. Teresa of Avila, a great writer and reorganizer of convents and the first woman PatronSaint to receive the title "Doctor of the Church".[[/note]]
Speculations have run rampant for generations as to her state of mind and reasoning at the time. She had initially pretended to be confused and having trouble with her memory, but had been relaxing and having fun in a normal way at the hotel. After she was found, her husband played up the amnesia angle to the press to cover his own conduct.
Speculations have run rampant for generations as to her state of mind and reasoning at the time. She had initially pretended to be confused and having trouble with her memory, but had been relaxing and having fun in a normal way at the hotel. After she was found, her husband played up the amnesia angle to the press to cover his own conduct.
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An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her. The circumstances of her disappearance were so much like something out of one of her books that some suspected a publicity stunt (one of her new books was being serialized in newspapers). Her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. Creator/ArthurConanDoyle became involved[[note]]he consulted a psychic reader who said Mrs Christie was alive and would be located in a few days. She was.[[/note]] as did Creator/DorothySayres[[note]]who Creator/DorothyLSayres[[note]]who pointed out immediately that the police weren't asking the right questions[[/note]]. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele.[[note]]Agatha wasn't Catholic, but she liked St. Teresa of Avila, a great writer and reorganizer of convents and the first woman PatronSaint to receive the title "Doctor of the Church".[[/note]]
Speculations have run rampant for generations as toher Mrs Christie's state of mind and reasoning at the time. She had initially pretended to be confused and having trouble with her memory, but had been relaxing and having fun in a normal way at the hotel. After she was found, her husband played up the amnesia angle to the press to cover his own conduct.
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On December 4, 1926, Mrs Christie vanished for ten days following her husband's telling her that he planned to divorce her and marry his friend Nancy Neele. Divorce was a terribly scandalous deal in those days. Also, Mrs Christie had been doing her best to reconcile with her husband and find a way for him to feel like he could stay with her, especially since the couple had a beloved daughter.
An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her, and her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele. Speculations have run rampant for generations as to her state of mind and reasoning at the time. Recent research has uncovered proof that while she certainly was distraught and stressed, she consciously staged the disappearance to get back at her husband by making it look as if he'd murdered her or driven her mad; her beloved sister-in-law helped her with the scheme and coverup. She never mentioned it and left it out of her autobiography, but it affected both her writing and her daily life.
An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her, and her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele. Speculations have run rampant for generations as to her state of mind and reasoning at the time. Recent research has uncovered proof that while she certainly was distraught and stressed, she consciously staged the disappearance to get back at her husband by making it look as if he'd murdered her or driven her mad; her beloved sister-in-law helped her with the scheme and coverup. She never mentioned it and left it out of her autobiography, but it affected both her writing and her daily life.
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On December 4, 1926, Mrs Christie vanished for ten days following days. She was already a well-known author and her husband's telling disappearance was extremely controversial, captivating worldwide public attention.
Mrs Christie's mother had recently died, causing her great grief. Not long after, her husband demanded thathe planned to she file for divorce her and from him so he could marry his friend Nancy Neele. Divorce was a terribly scandalous deal and shocking in those days. days; it was also complicated. Her husband couldn't file for divorce without compromising ''Nancy's'' social standing. Also, Mrs Christie had been doing her best to reconcile with her husband him and find a way for him to feel like he they could stay with her, together, especially since the couple had a beloved daughter.
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An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to findingher, and her. The circumstances of her disappearance were so much like something out of one of her books that some suspected a publicity stunt (one of her new books was being serialized in newspapers). Her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself.himself. Creator/ArthurConanDoyle became involved[[note]]he consulted a psychic reader who said Mrs Christie was alive and would be located in a few days. She was.[[/note]] as did Creator/DorothySayres[[note]]who pointed out immediately that the police weren't asking the right questions[[/note]]. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele. [[note]]Agatha wasn't Catholic, but she liked St. Teresa of Avila, a great writer and reorganizer of convents and the first woman PatronSaint to receive the title "Doctor of the Church".[[/note]]
Speculations have run rampant for generations as to her state of mind and reasoning at thetime.time. She had initially pretended to be confused and having trouble with her memory, but had been relaxing and having fun in a normal way at the hotel. After she was found, her husband played up the amnesia angle to the press to cover his own conduct.
The media portrayed her as having set up a cynical publicity stunt (two of her books were being serialized in newspapers). Recent research has uncovered proof that while she certainly was distraught and stressed, she consciously staged the disappearance to get back at her husband by making it look as if he'd murdered her or driven her mad; her beloved sister-in-law helped her with the scheme and coverup. She had never meant for it to become a worldwide phenomenon. She never mentioned it and left it out of her autobiography, but it affected both her writing and her daily life.
Mrs Christie's mother had recently died, causing her great grief. Not long after, her husband demanded that
An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding
Speculations have run rampant for generations as to her state of mind and reasoning at the
The media portrayed her as having set up a cynical publicity stunt (two of her books were being serialized in newspapers). Recent research has uncovered proof that while she certainly was distraught and stressed, she consciously staged the disappearance to get back at her husband by making it look as if he'd murdered her or driven her mad; her beloved sister-in-law helped her with the scheme and coverup. She had never meant for it to become a worldwide phenomenon. She never mentioned it and left it out of her autobiography, but it affected both her writing and her daily life.
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On December 4, 1926, Mrs Christie vanished for ten days following her husband's telling her that he planned to divorce her and marry his friend Nancy Neele. Divorce was a terribly scandalous deal in those days. Also, Mrs Christie had been doing her best to reconcile with her husband and find a way for him to feel like he could stay with her, especially since the couple had a beloved daughter.
An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her, and her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele. Speculations have run rampant for generations as to her state of mind and reasoning at the time. Recent research has uncovered proof that while she certainly was distraught and stressed, she consciously staged the disappearance to get back at her husband by making it look as if he'd murdered her or driven her mad; her beloved sister-in-law helped her with the scheme and coverup. She never mentioned it and left it out of her autobiography, but it affected both her writing and her daily life.
An enormous amount of publicity and police energy were devoted to finding her, and her husband was investigated, more with the idea that he might have driven her to suicide than that he killed her himself. However, she turned up alive and well at a popular health spa / hotel in Yorkshire, having registered as ''Teresa'' Neele. Speculations have run rampant for generations as to her state of mind and reasoning at the time. Recent research has uncovered proof that while she certainly was distraught and stressed, she consciously staged the disappearance to get back at her husband by making it look as if he'd murdered her or driven her mad; her beloved sister-in-law helped her with the scheme and coverup. She never mentioned it and left it out of her autobiography, but it affected both her writing and her daily life.