According to Index Translationum, she remains the most-translated individual author, having been translated into at least 103 languages. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation.

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Lancelot Fortescue has been living in East Africa with his wife (Pat). Fortescue dislikes Jennifer (Percival's wife) because she was not considered to be a 'good marriage'. Adele (Fortescue's 2nd wife) married him for his money, and his son, Percival, and his daughter, Elaine, are nasty to her. Fortescue's sister-in-law from his first wife's sister, has a room of her own on the second floor of Yewtree Lodge. Fortescue's first wife has passed away, but they had three children (two boys and a girl). The doctor that Inspector Neele speaks with thinks that Rex Fortescue was poisoned with taxine from yew berries. Fortescue dies shortly after Miss Grosvenor brings him tea. Miss Griffith is the head typist at Rex Fortescue's office, and Miss Grosvenor is Mr. Mary Dove has been working at Yewtree Lodge for approximately one year Crump is not a good butler, but he is allowed to continue working at Yewtree Lodge because his wife is an excellent cook.

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