Agatha Christie-esque

English Alternative forms en Agatha Christiesque Etymology From en w:Agatha Christie esque. Adjective 1 Reminiscent of the works of Agatha Christie (1890–1976), an English writer known for her detective fiction. en David Rorden Play: Murder spoof starts slowly, but laughs build The Daily News 308th issue, 57th year Longview, Wash. 14 March 1980 C1 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/576010469/ In the first scene, the Agatha Christie-esque “queen of the logical murder” (Shirley Platel) outlines a murder plot with a surprise ending. en Morgan Idris Little 8 women too many or (hey, where’s my gun?) The Underground The Scarborough Campus Student Press 2 October 2002 12 https://archive.org/details/underground22scar/page/n67/mode/1up 1 Murder mysteries are always a tricky business, especially the old style Agatha Christie-esque ones where a group of suspects are confined to a single environ while everyone suspects everyone else and someone sleuths away until the end credits are ready to roll. en w:Justin Chang The blood and the laughs flow freely in the Chinese blockbuster ‘Full River Red’ w:Los Angeles Times 17 March 2023 E2 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/940398885/ Set over a long, dark and increasingly bloody night at a Song Dynasty military fortress, this 12th century comic mystery opens with a touch of “Macbeth” — a visiting leader is found murdered in his bed, suspicion falls immediately on the guards — before peeling back layer after layer of Agatha Christie-esque puzzle-box intrigue. Synonyms en Christiesque Hyponyms en Poirotesque en eponyms