2. The Queen of Crime's Hometown

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Emily Wood heads to Torquay, the birthplace of Agatha Christie, for the Agatha Christie Festival Spring Gathering. There, she puts her theory to the test; could the 1935 murder of her great-aunt Eva, who used the pseudonym Mrs Evelyn McGinty, have inspired Christie's Poirot novel Mrs McGinty's Dead? Matt Newbury, Creative Director of the festival, paints a picture of Christie, in her beloved hometown. Death in Paradise creator and bestselling crime writer Robert Thorogood shares his own connection to Christie and the real-life stories behind the series and his wider work. Broadcaster and author Jeremy Vine recounts his lifelong admiration for Christie and the serendipitous train journey that first brought Eva's case to his attention. As Emily begins reading Mrs McGinty's Dead, she realises the trail leads beyond Devon, to the London streets where Eva lived, died, and where the truth may finally be uncovered.