WILMINGTON — The detective/mystery genre would not be what it is without the contribution of English crime writer Agatha Christie, who in her time penned 66 detective novels and more than 15 short story collections, along the way introducing the world to iconic sleuths Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple, and Tommy and Tuppence.
Now she's coming here to tell you how she did it.
Well, not Christie in the flesh, but certainly the next best thing: Performer Helene Lang “becomes” Christie in “Meet Agatha Christie: Creator of Miss Jane Marple and Hercule Poirot” at Memorial Hall on Saturday, July 13, at 7 p.m.
Many fans are familiar with Christie's novels, such as “And Then There Were None” (1939) and “Murder on the Orient Express” (1934), and her plays such as “Witness for the Prosecution” (1953) and “The Mousetrap” (1952). But few know Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time. Her books and short stories have been adapted for film, television, radio, video games, and comics.
This Vermont Humanities Council event, hosted by Pettee Memorial Library, is free, open to the public and accessible to people with disabilities. For more information, contact the library at 802-464-8557.