New Agatha Christie Glossary Now in the Hands of Mystery Lovers

Agatha Christie fans, take note! A new book explaining those obscure terms and historical references that you skip over when reading Christie books is now available on Amazon. Author Kate Gingold recently released Agatha Annotated: Investigating the Books of the 1920s in paperback and Kindle.

Agatha Annotated is a glossary and companion guide to the first eleven mystery novels by Agatha Christie from The Mysterious Affair at Styles to Partners in Crime. As a long-time fan of Christie as well as a history buff, Kate was drawn to exploring the words and references that perplexed her. During her personal research, fellow Christie fans encouraged her to share what she learned, resulting in the Agatha Annotated glossary.

Quirky British slang, quaint English customs, and even Poirot’s French expressions are explained, many with accompanying illustrations. Longer, more detailed discussions about a specific topic from each book are also included.

Readers of Christie mysteries will find Agatha Annotated both fun and useful to have on hand, but anyone with an interest in 1920s England will enjoy dipping into this book. Luisa Buehler, author of The Grace Marsden Mysteries says: “You will find yourself eagerly scrolling through this well-researched glossary to find terms you know and ones that catch you out." Many of the references are also recognizable to fans of the TV shows and films.

An online database of the glossary is also available. For details on how to access Agatha Annotated online, see the website, agathaannotated.com.

This is Kate Gingold’s sixth book. Her first was Ruth by Lake and Prairie, a “Little House” style tale of DuPage County settlers which was honored with an Illinois State Historical Society award. Kate also blogs regularly on history, the writing life, and technology at her website kategingold.com.