“Agatha Christie taught me two things: that plotting mysteries was an art, and that a woman detective could be as strong a character as a male detective.” — Charles Todd, New York Times bestselling author of the Ian Rutledge mysteries and Bess Crawford mysteries
“When she really hits her stride, as she does here, Agatha Christie is hard to surpass.” — Saturday Review of Literature
"The Murder at the Vicarage was my gateway drug into crime fiction at the age of nine and I've never regretted the addiction!" — Val McDermid, award-winning author of the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series
