The book traces the origin and development of crime fiction. There is an attempt at the definition of crime mystery detective fiction. The works as well as achievements and awards of Agatha Christie, and the contemporary writers of Agatha Christie are listed. It focuses on the analysis of the characters. The positive and negative qualities of each and every character are discussed. Freud's psychological approach is explained in a lucid manner as related to the novel. The inducement and factors responsible for committing crime is focused upon. The behavioral changes that occur in the...