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If I were at any time to set out on a career of deceit, it would be of Miss Marple that I should be afraid.

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Agatha Christie
Age: 85 †
Born: 1890
Born: September 15
Died: 1976
Died: January 12
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Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie
Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller
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