When Agatha Christie’s first crime novel was published in 1920 she was thirty years old. She was a loved and loving daughter and is described as living… Read more “Choosing a life of crime”
Category: Agatha Christie
Best-selling author of all time!
Any guesses as to who is the most read author in the world? Well, according to a recent Wikipedia article, it is Agatha Christie – who has… Read more “Best-selling author of all time!”
The Queen of Crime!
On the 15th September 1890 Agatha Christie was born. She started writing novels in her early twenties and a hundred years later her books are still being… Read more “The Queen of Crime!”
Flying high
It seems incredible to think that our Royal Air Force is one hundred years old. It was back in 1918, on 1 April, when the Royal… Read more “Flying high”
Presents have arrived!
Even though we are all sweltering in the middle of a heatwave, it felt like Christmas today when all these lovely things turned up!
Celebrating mysteries!
It’s fair to say, that there’s cause for celebration back here at Janie Juke HQ! The Invisible Case – the third book in the Sussex Crime mystery… Read more “Celebrating mysteries!”
The Invisible Case
It’s a tragic case for Janie this time – there’s a sudden death and it looks as though it could be suspicious… Just when Janie was hoping… Read more “The Invisible Case”
What makes a great author?
I’ve been finding out more about that wonderful Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie. Having just read her biography, I have discovered some interesting facts about her. Here… Read more “What makes a great author?”
Tamarisk Bay!
At last, readers of the Janie Juke mystery series can find their way around Janie’s home town of Tamarisk Bay with the aid of this wonderful map.… Read more “Tamarisk Bay!”