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QUIZ: Agatha Christie VS Russian detective stories

RBTH has put together a quiz to celebrate the Queen of Crime’s birthday on September 15. See if you can guess whether the following extracts come from an Agatha Christie novel or a Russian detective story. 
By Ekaterina Aleeva, special to RBTH

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