Yes, a private investigator like my Wilbraham Rice. The public have taken very strongly to Wilbraham Rice. He bites his nails and eats a lot of banan… - Agatha Christie

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Yes, a private investigator like my Wilbraham Rice. The public have taken very strongly to Wilbraham Rice. He bites his nails and eats a lot of bananas. I don't know why I made him bite his nails to start with — it's really rather disgusting — but there it is. He started by biting his nails, and now he has to do it in every single book. So monotonous.

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About Agatha Christie

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie (15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English author of detective fiction.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Joop van Bilsen for Anefo (Public domain / CC0)

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Pen Names: Mary Westmacott
Birth Name: Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller
Native Name: Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE
Also Known As: Duchess of Death Mistress of Mystery Queen of Crime
Alternative Names: Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie Agatha Christie Mallowan Lady Mallowan Agatha Mary Clarissa Mallowan Dame Agatha (Mary Clarissa) Christie Agatha Christie Mallowa

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The intense interest aroused in the public by what was known at the time as “The Styles Case” has now somewhat subsided. Nevertheless, in view of the world-wide notoriety which attended it, I have been asked, both by my friend Poirot and the family themselves, to write an account of the whole story. This, we trust, will effectually silence the sensational rumours which still persist.

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