Agatha Christie’s Bathtub Brainstorms
The Queen of Crime plotted murders while soaking in warm baths and munching crisp apples—sometimes leaving half-eaten cores floating like evidence. Christie claimed the combination of water’s serenity and apple crunch sparked her best twists, including “Murder on the Orient Express.” Family members learned never to disturb her mid-soak; she’d emerge hours later with prune fingers and a notebook full of alibis and red herrings.
Her unconventional office proved portable: on archaeological digs with husband Max Mallowan, Christie shipped collapsible tubs across Mesopotamia so the ritual could continue amid desert ruins. Modern writers flock to cafés for inspiration; Christie preferred a sudsy crime scene with fruit snacks. Her bathtub brainstorms remind creatives that the perfect workspace might just be the one where nobody dares interrupt—because you’re technically in your birthday suit.
