How to write the perfect crime, according to Agatha Christie - Jamie Bernthal
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With almost 100 mystery novels, each one a cleverly constructed puzzle box of clues, misdirection, and human drama, Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time. Her eccentric detectives, clever clues, and simplified suspects have stumped countless readers over the last century. So, how did she craft these perfect crimes? Jamie Bernthal dissects the writing of Agatha Christie.
Christie carefully plotted all of her books before she wrote a single word of the manuscript. What are the advantages and disadvantages of plotting out a murder mystery?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Jamie Bernthal
- Director Anantha Krishnan, Nikhita Prabhudesai
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Storyboard Artist Anantha Krishnan
- Animator Anantha Krishnan
- Compositor Nishant Ghorpade
- Art Director Nikhita Prabhudesai
- Music Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio
- Sound Designer Amanda P.H. Bennett, cAMP Studio
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Producer Anna Bechtol
- Associate Producer Sazia Afrin
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Script Editor Iseult Gillespie
- Fact-Checker Charles Wallace
