01 | The Agatha Christie Murder Club: Who was Agatha?

At the first meeting of The Agatha Christie Murder Club we investigate the life of Agatha Christie to find out what led to a lifetime of writing detective fiction. How did her failed ambitions as an opera singer force her to pivot? What really happened when she was the subject of her own missing persons case?
Also, Agatha Christie is officially the best-selling novelist of all time. She was the author of 66 detective novels, 14 short story collections and she wrote The Mousetrap, the world's longest running play. Did she revel in this fame or try to protect her privacy?
Laura Thomspon (laurathompsonwriter.substack.com/p/fifty-years…), author of Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life (hachette.com.au/laura-thompson/agatha-christie…), helps solve the case.
David Astle, the ABC's resident puzzle master has devised devious cryptic puzzles inspired by Agatha Christie's books. Each episode he'll provide a new clue and the answer will be the title of one of Agatha Christie's books.
Episode #1 Clue: Unsure hint? Delve on the rocks
David Astle will be back next time with the answer, and a new mystery for you to solve.
Email thebookshow@abc.net.au if you know the answer to the puzzle.
Find out more about the five-part series here (abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-book-show/the-a…).