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What I feel is that if one has got to have a murder actually happening in one's house, one might as well enjoy it, if you know what I mean.

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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
Mary Westmacott
Agatha Mary Clarissa Mallowan
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Everyone likes talking about himself. - Hercule Poirot
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