Agatha Christies first novel was The Mysterious Affair at Styles. The method of death in The Mysterious Affair at Styles is poison and was so well described that Agatha received an unprecedented honour for a writer of fiction – a review in the Pharmaceutical Journal. The Mysterious Affair at Styles was also the first to… More Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot
Agatha Christie, the queen of crime was born in 1890. She is the best selling female author in the world – second only to Shakespeare and The Bible. Two of her recurring detectives, Poirot and Miss Marple, have become watchwords in quality crime fiction. During her long career, Agatha wrote 80 crime novels and short… More Agatha Christie – the Queen of Crime
Agatha Christie, the queen of crime Born Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller on 15 September 1890 in Torquay, Devon, South West England, in 1912 she met and married Archie Christie. They had a daughter, Rosalind, in 1919 but later divorced and Agatha married Max Mallowan, the world famous archaeologist. Their a marriage lasted forty-six years. … More Agatha Christie
The murder mystery genre’ is alive and well and living at an on-line bookstore just a mouse click away. How is it that this over-utilized method of story-telling has remained so fresh and compelling after well over a hundred years? The answer lies in the basics of writing. Tell a compelling story An author must… More Why are murder mystery stories so loved?
First place at an International Snow Sculpting Event goes to Students from the Nottingham Trent University Four students from the School of Art and Design and School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment at Nottingham Trent University represented Great Britain at the International University Snow Sculpture Competition in Harbin, China. This was the largest… More Snow Sculpting
Of the 350 reported fairy light injuries, most occurred whilst decorating. Injuries include people falling while putting up the lights, children swallowing the bulbs, and people getting electric shocks and burns from faulty lights. Lights can also have fatal consequences with an alarming number of deaths caused by people watering the tree with the lights… More Christmas Trees and Fairy Lights can be fatal.
The end of the world is near – again! December 21st 2012 marks the end of the 13th baktun cycle in the so-called Long Count of the Maya calendar. But does it mark the end of the world or the end of an era and the start of a new one? The end of the… More “They think it’s all over…”
‘Party Season’ is here. A time to break with the diet and indulge. Just as long as you don’t over indulge. Hospital admissions for alcohol related accidents and injuries go through the roof as people drink 41 per cent more in December than the monthly average. It goes without saying you should never drink and… More Take Care During ‘Party Season’
The Safe Drive Stay Alive campaign aims to influence behaviour and attitude on the roads, by targeting new and pre-drivers in an emotive and hard-hitting way. This is a road safety campaign partnership that links local councils and their local emergency services. Safiah Ishfaq organised a three day event for Waltham Forest council and invited… More Safe Drive Stay Alive
Bonfire Night.