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Agatha Christie-esque en · ADJ

Etymology

From Agatha Christie + -esque.

Meanings

1. Reminiscent of the works of Agatha Christie (1890–1976), an English writer known for her detective fiction.
   • In the first scene, the Agatha Christie-esque “queen of the logical murder” (Shirley Platel) outlines a murder plot with a surprise ending. 1980 March 14, David Rorden, “Play: Murder spoof starts slowly, but laughs build”, in The Daily News, 308th issue, 57th year, Longview, Wash., page C1:
   • Set over a long, dark and increasingly bloody night at a Song Dynasty military fortress, this 12th century comic mystery opens with a touch of “Macbeth” — a visiting leader is found murdered in his bed, suspicion falls immediately on the guards — before peeling back layer after layer of Agatha Christie-esque puzzle-box intrigue. 2023 March 17, Justin Chang, “The blood and the laughs flow freely in the Chinese blockbuster ‘Full River Red’”, in Los Angeles Times, page E2:
   • Murder mysteries are always a tricky business, especially the old style Agatha Christie-esque ones where a group of suspects are confined to a single environ while everyone suspects everyone else and someone sleuths away until the end credits are ready to roll. 2002 October 2, Morgan Idris Little, “8 women too many or (hey, where’s my gun?)”, in The Underground, The Scarborough Campus Student Press, page 12, column 1:

Forms

Hyponyms

Poirotesque

Synonyms

Christiesque