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'Agatha Christie's Seven Dials' brings feisty flavour to murder mystery

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British writer Agatha Christie's belongings are displayed in a special exhibition in Istanbul January 27, 2006. REUTERS/Stringer
British writer Agatha Christie's belongings are displayed in a special exhibition in Istanbul January 27, 2006. REUTERS/Stringer
Agatha Christie'Seven Dials'murder mystery

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