FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Sept. 18 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news release:
On Sept. 2, Casey Kayser, associate professor in the Department of English, gave a talk titled"Agatha Christie & True Crime Inspirations" at Fayetteville Public Library as part of their "Remembering Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime" series, a celebration of the author on the 50thanniversary of her death.
Christie is the best-selling fiction writer of all timeand was a very prolific writer, with 66 mystery novels, 14 short story collections, more than 20 playsand six additional novels written under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. Her work has wide appeal, especially among fans of mystery and detective fiction.
Kayser said, "It was so fun to res...