A Different Class of Murder
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Reviews
A DIFFERENT CLASS OF MURDER
‘Laura Thompson’s wonderful book challenges our assumptions about the disappearance of Lord Lucan after the murder of his children’s nanny. She shines new light on his background, his weak obsessive character, his terrible marriage, the supposed naivety of Sandra Rivett and the ease with which myths and truths elide.’
Diana Souhami, author of Murder at Wrotham Hill
AGATHA CHRISTIE: AN ENGLISH MYSTERY
‘Laura Thompson has certainly written the last word on Agatha Christie. Her book is a superb piece of biography.’
Charles Osborne, Literary Review
‘This splendid account of [Christie’s] life and work is unlikely to be bettered.’
Melanie McDonagh, Evening Standard
‘The best biographies are labours of love and this fascinating book is just that.’
Jessica Mann, Sunday Telegraph
‘Laura Thompson’s outstanding biography... is a pretty much perfect capturing of a life.’
Kate Mosse, Book of the Year, 2007
‘A triumphant success.’
A. N. Wilson, Daily Mail
LIFE IN A COLD CLIMATE
‘Well-nigh perfect.’
Lady Diana Mosley
‘A brilliant study, original, perceptive, passionate and very nearly as enjoyable to read as the subject’s own novels.’
Selina Hastings, Sunday Telegraph
‘Thompson, like Mitford, writes in a witty, humorous and touchingly personal manner.’
Daily Express
About the Author
LAURA THOMPSON is author of Somerset Maugham Award–winning The Dogs: A Personal History of Greyhound Racing (1995), Newmarket (2000), Life in a Cold Climate: A Biography of Nancy Mitford (2003) and Agatha Christie: An English Mystery (2007).
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ISBN (HB) 9781781855362
ISBN (E) 9781781855355
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