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The Haunting of Cultural Nostalgia: Gender and Crime in Agatha Christie’s Christmas Stories

Charlotte Beyer

Women s Studies | Sep 9, 2026

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What could be more Christmassy than a good murder mystery by the Queen of Crime? But why are crime and Christmas connected, and what is the relationship between Christmas, detective fiction, and cu...

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@article{Beyer2026Haunting,
  title = {The Haunting of Cultural Nostalgia: Gender and Crime in Agatha Christie’s Christmas Stories},
  author = {Charlotte Beyer},
  journal = {Women s Studies},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.1080/00497878.2026.2716887},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/00497878.2026.2716887}
}

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