A winter mystery

AUNT ESME’S Christmas gifts were always a surprise. She either raided the local charity shops, rummaged through the middle aisle of the big supermarkets, or won some random competition online. Rowena

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IF you’ve ever been on a boat trip along the River Dart in Devon, you may have heard the skipper point out Agatha Christie’s house, Greenway, on the hill overlooking the river. This is where the autho

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By Agatha Christie. Harper Estates, HB, £14.99 When the Christmas prep is finally done, curl up and lose yourself in a classic mystery from the queen of crime, Agatha Christie. In a snowbound house on