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Dame Agatha Christie

Born 15 September 1890(1890-09-15)
Torquay, Devon, England
Died 12 January 1976 (aged 85)
Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England
Occupation Novelist
Genres Murder mystery, Thriller, Crime fiction
Literary movement Golden Age of Detective Fiction
Influences
Influenced
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Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller, Lady Mallowan, DBE (15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976), commonly known as Agatha Christie, was an English crime writer of novels, short stories and plays. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Torquay (tɔrˈkiː is a town in the Unitary authority of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. Devon is a large county in the South West of England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wallingford is a small Market town and Civil parish in the upper Thames Valley in Oxfordshire, England. History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction Crime fiction is the Genre of Fiction that deals with Crimes their detection criminals and their motives It is usually distinguished from Crime fiction is the Genre of Fiction that deals with Crimes their detection criminals and their motives It is usually distinguished from This is a list of modern literary movements: that is movements after the Renaissance. The Golden Age of Detective Fiction was an era of classic murder mystery novels produced by various authors all following similar patterns and style Edgar Allan Poe (January 19 1809 – October 7 1849 was an American poet, short-story Writer, editor and Literary critic, Anna Katharine Green ( November 11, 1846 &ndash April 11, 1935) was an American Poet and novelist. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930 was an Anglo-Scottish Author most noted for his stories about the Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936 was an influential English writer of the early 20th century Ruth Barbara Rendell Baroness Rendell of Babergh, CBE, (born 17 February 1930) who also writes under the pseudonym Barbara Vine, is an Phyllis Dorothy James Baroness James of Holland Park, OBE, FRSA, FRSL (born 3 August, 1920) is an English Crime writer The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English A crime writer is an author of Crime fiction. Crime writers are often but not exclusively authors of Detective fiction, which may form part or all of their work A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story The short story is a literary genre of Fictional Prose Narrative that tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction such A play, or stageplay, is a form of Literature written by a Playwright, almost always consisting of Dialogue between Fictional characters She also wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but is best remembered for her 80 detective novels and her successful West End theatre plays. A romance novel is a literary Genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" Her works, particularly featuring detectives Hercule Poirot or Miss Jane Marple, have given her the title the 'Queen of Crime' and made her one of the most important and innovative writers in the development of the genre. Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a Fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie

Christie has been called — by the Guinness Book of World Records, among others — the best-selling writer of books of all time and the best-selling writer of any kind, along with William Shakespeare. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U William Shakespeare ( baptised Only the Bible is known to have outsold her collected sales of roughly four billion copies of novels. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin [1] UNESCO states that she is currently the most translated individual author in the world with only the collective corporate works of Walt Disney Productions surpassing her. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 [2]

Her stage play, The Mousetrap, holds the record for the longest initial run in the world, opening at the Ambassadors Theatre in London on 25 November 1952, and as of 2008 is still running after more than 23,000 performances. A play, or stageplay, is a form of Literature written by a Playwright, almost always consisting of Dialogue between Fictional characters The Mousetrap is a play in the murder mystery genre by Agatha Christie. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1955, Christie was the first recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's highest honor, the Grand Master Award, and in the same year, Witness for the Prosecution was given an Edgar Award by the MWA, for Best Play. Mystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers based in New York. Mystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers based in New York. Witness for the Prosecution is a play adapted by Agatha Christie based upon her Short story titled The Witness for the Prosecution The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars) named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. Most of her books and short stories have been filmed, some many times over (Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile and 4.50 From Paddington for instance), and many have been adapted for television, radio, video games and comics. The short story is a literary genre of Fictional Prose Narrative that tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction such Murder on the Orient Express is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on Death on the Nile is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 450 from Paddington is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 4 Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Comics (via Latin from the Greek "" kōmikos, of or pertaining to "comedy" from kōmos "revel"

In 1998, the control of the rights to most of the literary works of Agatha Christie passed to the company Chorion, when it purchased a majority 64% share in Agatha Christie Limited. Chorion Limited is an entertainment company based in the United Kingdom. [3]

Contents

Biography

A plaque from the Agatha Christie Mile at Torre Abbey in Torquay.
A plaque from the Agatha Christie Mile at Torre Abbey in Torquay. Torre Abbey comprises two Grade I Listed buildings in Torquay. Torquay (tɔrˈkiː is a town in the Unitary authority of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England.

Agatha Christie was born as Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller in Torquay, Devon, to an American father and an English mother. Torquay (tɔrˈkiː is a town in the Unitary authority of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. Devon is a large county in the South West of England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name The United States of America —commonly referred to as the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland She never claimed United States citizenship. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Her father was Frederick Alvah Miller, a rich American stockbroker, and her mother was Clarissa Margaret Boehmer, the daughter of a British army captain[4]. Christie had a sister, Margaret Frary Miller (1879 – 1950), called Madge, eleven years her senior, and a brother, Louis Montant Miller (1880 – 1929), called Monty, ten years older than Christie. Her father died when she was eleven years old. Her mother taught her at home, encouraging her to write at a very young age. At the age of 16, she went to Mrs Dryden's finishing school in Paris to study singing and piano. [5]

Her first marriage, an unhappy one, was in 1914 to Colonel Archibald Christie, an aviator in the Royal Flying Corps. Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country The Royal Flying Corps (RFC was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. The couple had one daughter, Rosalind Hicks. Rosalind Margaret Clarissa Hicks (née Christie; 5 August 1919 &ndash 28 October 2004) was the only child of Author They divorced in 1928, two years after Agatha discovered her husband was having an affair. It was during this marriage that she published her first novel in 1920, The Mysterious Affair at Styles. The Mysterious Affair at Styles is a detective novel by Agatha Christie.

During World War I she worked at a hospital and then a pharmacy, a job that influenced her work. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Many of the murders in her books are carried out with poison. In the context of Biology, poisons are substances that can cause damage, Illness, or Death to Organisms usually by

Disappearance

On 3 December 1926, while living in Sunningdale in Berkshire, Agatha disappeared for eleven days, causing great interest in the press. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sunningdale is a large Village and Civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in the English county of Berkshire. Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South Her car was found in a chalk pit in Newland's Corner, Surrey. Newlands Corner is an area of natural beauty near Guildford in Surrey, England. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties.

She was eventually found at the Harrogate Hydro hotel[6], staying under the name of Teresa Neele. Harrogate (or Harrogate Spa) is a large wealthy Spa town in North Yorkshire, England. Her husband had recently admitted to having an affair with a Nancy Neele. She had suffered the death of her mother and her husband's infidelity which may have caused a nervous breakdown. She could not recount any information as to her disappearance due to amnesia. Opinions are still divided as to whether this was a publicity stunt. A publicity stunt is an event designed to attract the public 's attention to the promoters or their causes Others believe she was trying to make people believe her husband killed her in order to get him back for his infidelity. [7] Public sentiment at the time was negative, with many feeling that an alleged publicity stunt had cost the taxpayers a substantial amount of money.

Second marriage and later life

In 1930, Christie married the archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan. Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos Sir Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan, CBE ( 6 May, 1904 – 19 August, 1978) was a prominent British Archaeologist, specialising Mallowan was 14 years younger than Christie, and a Roman Catholic, while she was of the Anglican faith. Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs Their marriage was happy in the early years, and endured despite Mallowan's many affairs in later life, notably with Barbara Parker, whom he married in 1977, the year after Christie's death.

Christie's travels with Mallowan contributed background to several of her novels set in the Middle East. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. Other novels (such as And Then There Were None) were set in and around Torquay, Devon, where she was born. And Then There Were None is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club Torquay (tɔrˈkiː is a town in the Unitary authority of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. Devon is a large county in the South West of England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name Christie's 1934 novel, Murder on the Orient Express was written in the Hotel Pera Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, the southern terminus of the railway. Murder on the Orient Express is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on Hotel Pera Palace (Pera Palas Oteli is a historical Four-star hotel located in the Tepebaşı neighborhood of Beyoğlu (Pera district in Istanbul, Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The hotel maintains Christie's room as a memorial to the author. The Greenway Estate in Devon, acquired by the couple as a summer residence in 1938, is now in the care of the National Trust. Greenway is an estate on the River Dart near Galmpton in Devon, England The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organization in England, Wales Christie often stayed at Abney Hall in Cheshire, which was owned by her brother-in-law, James Watts. Abney Hall is a small early Victorian Manor house surrounded by a Park in Cheadle, in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, She based at least two of her stories on the hall: The short story The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding, which is in the story collection of the same name, and the novel After the Funeral. The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and a Selection of Entrées is a Short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK After the Funeral is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in March 1953 "Abney became Agatha's greatest inspiration for country-house life, with all the servants and grandeur which have been woven into her plots. The descriptions of the fictional Styles, Chimneys, Stoneygates and the other houses in her stories are mostly Abney in various forms. "[8]

Agatha Christie's room at the Hotel Pera Palace, where she wrote Murder on the Orient Express.
Agatha Christie's room at the Hotel Pera Palace, where she wrote Murder on the Orient Express.

In 1971 she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V.

Agatha Christie died on 12 January 1976, at age 85, from natural causes, at Winterbrook House in the north of Cholsey parish, adjoining Wallingford in Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire). Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Winterbrook in the Civil parish of Cholsey is a small settlement in the English county of Oxfordshire (formerly in Berkshire) which Cholsey is a large Village and Civil parish, two miles (3 km from Wallingford, in the district of South Oxfordshire in the English A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. Wallingford is a small Market town and Civil parish in the upper Thames Valley in Oxfordshire, England. History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the She is buried in the nearby St. Mary's Churchyard in Cholsey.

Christie's only child, Rosalind Hicks, died on 28 October 2004, also aged 85, from natural causes. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Christie's grandson, Mathew Prichard, was heir to the copyright to some of his grandmother's literary work (including The Mousetrap) and is still associated with Agatha Christie Limited. The Mousetrap is a play in the murder mystery genre by Agatha Christie.

Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple

Agatha Christie's first novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles was published in 1920 and introduced the long-running character detective Hercule Poirot, who appeared in 33 of Christie's novels and 54 short stories. The Mysterious Affair at Styles is a detective novel by Agatha Christie.

Her other well known character, Miss Marple, was introduced in The Murder at the Vicarage in 1930, and was based on Christie's grandmother. Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a Fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie The Murder at the Vicarage is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in

During World War II, Christie wrote two novels intended as the last cases of these two great detectives, Hercule Poirot and Jane Marple, respectively. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including They were Curtain and Sleeping Murder. Curtain Poirot's Last Case is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in Sleeping Murder Miss Marple's Last Case is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club Both books were sealed in a bank vault for over thirty years, and were released for publication by Christie only at the end of her life, when she realised that she could not write any more novels. These publications came on the heels of the success of the film version of Murder on the Orient Express in 1974. Murder on the Orient Express is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on

Like Arthur Conan Doyle with Sherlock Holmes, Christie was to become increasingly tired of her detective, Poirot. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930 was an Anglo-Scottish Author most noted for his stories about the In fact, by the end of the 1930s, Christie confided to her diary that she was finding Poirot “insufferable," and by the 1960s she felt that he was "an ego-centric creep. " However, unlike Conan Doyle, Christie resisted the temptation to kill her detective off while he was still popular. She saw herself as an entertainer whose job was to produce what the public liked, and what the public liked was Poirot.

In contrast, Christie was fond of Miss Marple. However it is interesting to note that the Belgian detective’s titles outnumber the Marple titles by more than two to one. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those This is largely because Christie wrote numerous Poirot novels early in her career, while The Murder at the Vicarage remained the sole Marple novel until the 1940s. The Murder at the Vicarage is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in

Christie never wrote a novel or short story featuring both Poirot and Miss Marple.

Poirot is the only fictional character to have been given an obituary in The New York Times, following the publication of Curtain in 1975.

Following the great success of Curtain, Christie gave permission for the release of Sleeping Murder sometime in 1976, but died in January 1976 before the book could be released. This may explain some of the inconsistencies compared to the rest of the Marple series — for example, Colonel Arthur Bantry, husband of Miss Marple's friend, Dolly, is still alive and well in Sleeping Murder (which, like Curtain, was written in the 1940s) despite the fact he is noted as having died in books published earlier. Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a Fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie It may be that Christie simply did not have time to revise the manuscript before she died. Miss Marple fared better than Poirot, since after solving the mystery in Sleeping Murder she returns home to her regular life in St. Mary Mead. St Mary Mead was the fictional village created by popular Crime fiction author Dame Agatha Christie.

On an edition of Desert Island Discs in 2007, Brian Aldiss recounted how Agatha Christie told him that she wrote her books up to the last chapter, and then decided who the most unlikely suspect was. Desert Island Discs is a long-running BBC Radio 4 programme It was first broadcast on 29 January 1942 and is said by the Guinness Brian Wilson Aldiss, '''OBE''', (born August 18, 1925 in East Dereham, Norfolk, England) is a prolific English She would then go back and make the necessary changes to "frame" that person. [2]

Critical reception

Agatha Christie was revered as a master of suspense, plotting and characterisation by most of her contemporaries and, even today, her stories have received glowing reviews in most literary circles. Suspense is the Feeling of uncertainty and Anxiety about the outcome of certain actions most often referring to an audience's perceptions in a dramatic work UserScottandrewhutchins: http//enwikipediaorg/w/indexphp?title=Characterization&diff=next&oldid=157919139 --> Characterization is a process of conveying Fellow crime writer Anthony Berkeley Cox was an admitted fan of her work, once saying that nobody can write an Agatha Christie novel but the authoress herself. Anthony Berkeley Cox ( July 5, 1893 – March 9, 1971) was an English Crime writer.

In popular culture

List of works

Novels

Year
published		 Title Detectives
1920 The Mysterious Affair at Styles Hercule Poirot
Arthur Hastings
Chief Inspector Japp
1922 The Secret Adversary Tommy and Tuppence
1923 The Murder on the Links Hercule Poirot
Arthur Hastings
1924 The Man in the Brown Suit Anne Beddingfeld
Colonel Race
1925 The Secret of Chimneys Superintendent Battle
1926 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Hercule Poirot
1927 The Big Four Hercule Poirot
Arthur Hastings
Chief Inspector Japp
1928 The Mystery of the Blue Train Hercule Poirot
1929 The Seven Dials Mystery Bill Eversleigh
Superintendent Battle
1930 The Murder at the Vicarage Miss Marple
1931 The Sittaford Mystery
also Murder at Hazelmoor		 Inspector Narracott
1932 Peril at End House Hercule Poirot
Arthur Hastings
Chief Inspector Japp
1933 Lord Edgware Dies
also Thirteen at Dinner		 Hercule Poirot
Arthur Hastings
Chief Inspector Japp
1934 Murder on the Orient Express
also Murder in the Calais Coach		 Hercule Poirot
1934 Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
also The Boomerang Clue		 Bobby Jones
1935 Three Act Tragedy
also Murder in Three Acts		 Hercule Poirot
1935 Death in the Clouds
also Death in the Air		 Hercule Poirot
Chief Inspector Japp
1936 The A.B.C. Murders
also The Alphabet Murders		 Hercule Poirot
Arthur Hastings
Chief Inspector Japp
1936 Murder in Mesopotamia Hercule Poirot
1936 Cards on the Table Hercule Poirot
Colonel Race
Superintendent Battle
Ariadne Oliver
1937 Dumb Witness
also Poirot Loses a Client		 Hercule Poirot
Arthur Hastings
1937 Death on the Nile Hercule Poirot
Colonel Race
1938 Appointment with Death Hercule Poirot
1938 Hercule Poirot's Christmas
also Murder for Christmas
also A Holiday for Murder		 Hercule Poirot
1939 Murder is Easy
also Easy to Kill		 Superintendent Battle
1939 And Then There Were None
also Ten Little Indians
also Ten Little Niggers
1940 Sad Cypress Hercule Poirot
1940 One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
also An Overdose of Death
also The Patriotic Murders		 Hercule Poirot
Chief Inspector Japp
1941 Evil Under the Sun Hercule Poirot
1941 N or M? Tommy and Tuppence
1942 The Body in the Library Miss Marple
1942 Five Little Pigs
also Murder in Retrospect		 Hercule Poirot
1942 The Moving Finger
also The Case of the Moving Finger		 Miss Marple
1944 Towards Zero Superintendent Battle
Inspector James Leach
1944 Death Comes as the End
1945 Sparkling Cyanide
also Remembered Death		 Colonel Race
1946 The Hollow
also Murder After Hours		 Hercule Poirot
1948 Taken at the Flood
also There is a Tide. The Mysterious Affair at Styles is a detective novel by Agatha Christie. Captain Arthur Hastings, OBE, is a Fictional character, the partner and best friend of Agatha Christie 's Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Detective Chief Inspector James Japp is a Fictional character of Scotland Yard appearing in many of Agatha Christie 's novels and stories about Hercule The Secret Adversary is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by The Bodley Head in January 1922 Tommy and Tuppence are two fictional Detectives recurring characters in the work of Agatha Christie. The Murder on the Links is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in 1923 Captain Arthur Hastings, OBE, is a Fictional character, the partner and best friend of Agatha Christie 's Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The Man in the Brown Suit is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by The Bodley Head in August 1924 Colonel Race is a Fictional character created by British Mystery Novelist Agatha Christie. The Secret of Chimneys is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by The Bodley Head in June 1925 Superintendent Battle is a Fictional character created by Agatha Christie. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons in June The Big Four is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons on January 27 1927 Captain Arthur Hastings, OBE, is a Fictional character, the partner and best friend of Agatha Christie 's Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Detective Chief Inspector James Japp is a Fictional character of Scotland Yard appearing in many of Agatha Christie 's novels and stories about Hercule The Mystery of the Blue Train is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons on March The Seven Dials Mystery is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons on January Superintendent Battle is a Fictional character created by Agatha Christie. The Murder at the Vicarage is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a Fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie The Sittaford Mystery is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in 1931 Peril at End House is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by the Dodd Mead and Company in February Captain Arthur Hastings, OBE, is a Fictional character, the partner and best friend of Agatha Christie 's Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Detective Chief Inspector James Japp is a Fictional character of Scotland Yard appearing in many of Agatha Christie 's novels and stories about Hercule Lord Edgware Dies is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in September Captain Arthur Hastings, OBE, is a Fictional character, the partner and best friend of Agatha Christie 's Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Detective Chief Inspector James Japp is a Fictional character of Scotland Yard appearing in many of Agatha Christie 's novels and stories about Hercule Murder on the Orient Express is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on Why Didn't They Ask Evans? is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Bobby Jones may refer to Bobby Jones (golfer (1902–1971 Bobby Jones (right-handed pitcher (born 1970 right-handed baseball pitcher Three Act Tragedy is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in 1934 Death in the Clouds is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company on March 10 Detective Chief Inspector James Japp is a Fictional character of Scotland Yard appearing in many of Agatha Christie 's novels and stories about Hercule The ABC Murders is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on January 6 Captain Arthur Hastings, OBE, is a Fictional character, the partner and best friend of Agatha Christie 's Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Detective Chief Inspector James Japp is a Fictional character of Scotland Yard appearing in many of Agatha Christie 's novels and stories about Hercule Murder in Mesopotamia is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on July Cards on the Table is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November Colonel Race is a Fictional character created by British Mystery Novelist Agatha Christie. Superintendent Battle is a Fictional character created by Agatha Christie. Ariadne Oliver is a Fictional character in the novels of Agatha Christie. Dumb Witness is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on July 5 1937 Captain Arthur Hastings, OBE, is a Fictional character, the partner and best friend of Agatha Christie 's Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Death on the Nile is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November Colonel Race is a Fictional character created by British Mystery Novelist Agatha Christie. Appointment with Death is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on May Hercule Poirot's Christmas is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on Murder is Easy is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on June 5 Superintendent Battle is a Fictional character created by Agatha Christie. And Then There Were None is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club Sad Cypress is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in March 1940 One Two Buckle My Shoe is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November Detective Chief Inspector James Japp is a Fictional character of Scotland Yard appearing in many of Agatha Christie 's novels and stories about Hercule Evil Under the Sun is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in June N or M? is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in 1941 and in Tommy and Tuppence are two fictional Detectives recurring characters in the work of Agatha Christie. The Body in the Library is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in February Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a Fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie Five Little Pigs is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in May 1942 The Moving Finger is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in July 1942 Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a Fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie Towards Zero is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in June 1944 and Superintendent Battle is a Fictional character created by Agatha Christie. Death Comes as the End is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in October Sparkling Cyanide is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in February Colonel Race is a Fictional character created by British Mystery Novelist Agatha Christie. The Hollow is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in 1946 There is a Tide redirects here. There is a Tide is also the name of a Short story by Larry Niven, set in the Known Space universe. . . 		Hercule Poirot
1949 Crooked House Charles Hayward
1950 A Murder is Announced Miss Marple
1951 They Came to Baghdad Victoria Jones
1952 Mrs McGinty's Dead
also Blood Will Tell		 Hercule Poirot
Ariadne Oliver
1952 They Do It with Mirrors
also Murder with Mirrors		 Miss Marple
1953 After the Funeral
also Funerals are Fatal
also Murder at the Gallop		 Hercule Poirot
1953 A Pocket Full of Rye Miss Marple
1954 Destination Unknown
also So Many Steps to Death
1955 Hickory Dickory Dock
also Hickory Dickory Death		 Hercule Poirot
1956 Dead Man's Folly Hercule Poirot
Ariadne Oliver
1957 4.50 from Paddington
also What Mrs. There's also a Short story by Science fiction author Robert A A Murder is Announced is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in June Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a Fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie They Came to Baghdad is a work of Detective fiction Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on March 5 Mrs McGinty's Dead is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in February 1952 Ariadne Oliver is a Fictional character in the novels of Agatha Christie. For the novel of the same name see Robert A Heinlein They Do It With Mirrors is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a Fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie After the Funeral is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in March 1953 A Pocket Full of Rye is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a Fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie Destination Unknown is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November Hickory Dickory Dock is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on October Dead Man's Folly is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in October Ariadne Oliver is a Fictional character in the novels of Agatha Christie. 450 from Paddington is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 4 McGillicuddy Saw!
also Murder She Said		 Miss Marple
1958 Ordeal by Innocence
1959 Cat Among the Pigeons Hercule Poirot
1961 The Pale Horse Inspector Lejeune
Ariadne Oliver
1962 The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
also The Mirror Crack'd		 Miss Marple
1963 The Clocks Hercule Poirot
1964 A Caribbean Mystery Miss Marple
1965 At Bertram's Hotel Miss Marple
1966 Third Girl Hercule Poirot
Ariadne Oliver
1967 Endless Night
1968 By the Pricking of My Thumbs Tommy and Tuppence
1969 Hallowe'en Party Hercule Poirot
Ariadne Oliver
1970 Passenger to Frankfurt
1971 Nemesis Miss Marple
1972 Elephants Can Remember Hercule Poirot
Ariadne Oliver
1973 Postern of Fate
final Tommy and Tuppence
last novel Christie wrote		 Tommy and Tuppence
1975 Curtain
Poirot's last case, written four decades earlier		 Hercule Poirot
Arthur Hastings
1976 Sleeping Murder
Miss Marple's last case, written four decades earlier		 Miss Marple

Collections of short stories

In addition to her novels Christie wrote and published 160 short stories in her career. Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a Fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie Ordeal by Innocence is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 3 Cat Among the Pigeons is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 2 The Pale Horse is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 6 1961 Ariadne Oliver is a Fictional character in the novels of Agatha Christie. The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a Fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie The Clocks is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 7 1963 A Caribbean Mystery is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a Fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie At Bertram's Hotel is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a Fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie Third Girl is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November 1966 Ariadne Oliver is a Fictional character in the novels of Agatha Christie. Endless Night is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on October 30 By The Pricking of My Thumbs is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in Tommy and Tuppence are two fictional Detectives recurring characters in the work of Agatha Christie. Hallowe'en Party is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November Ariadne Oliver is a Fictional character in the novels of Agatha Christie. Passenger to Frankfurt An Extravanganza is a Spy novel by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club Nemesis is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November 1971 Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a Fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie Elephants Can Remember is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November Ariadne Oliver is a Fictional character in the novels of Agatha Christie. Postern of Fate is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in October 1973 Tommy and Tuppence are two fictional Detectives recurring characters in the work of Agatha Christie. Curtain Poirot's Last Case is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in Captain Arthur Hastings, OBE, is a Fictional character, the partner and best friend of Agatha Christie 's Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Sleeping Murder Miss Marple's Last Case is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a Fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie Almost all of these were written for publication in fiction magazines with over half of them first appearing in the 1920s. They were then published in book form in various collections, some of which were identical in the UK and US (e. g. , The Labours of Hercules) and others where publication took place in one market but not the other.

Twelve of the stories which were published in The Sketch magazine in 1924 under the sub-heading of The Man who was No. The Sketch was a British illustrated newspaper that ran for 2989 issues between February 1, 1893 and June 17, 1959. 4 were further joined into one continuous narrative in the novel The Big Four in 1927. Four further stories, The Submarine Plans (1923), Christmas Adventure (1923), The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest (1932) and The Second Gong (1932), were expanded into longer narratives by Christie (respectively The Incredible Theft, The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding, The Mystery of the Spanish Chest and Dead Man's Mirror although the shorter versions of all four have also been published in the UK). Poirot's Early Cases is a Short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by Collins Crime Club in September The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and a Selection of Entrées is a Short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and a Selection of Entrées is a Short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK

Only one short story remains unpublished in the UK in book form: Three Blind Mice (1948) on which a Christie placed a moratorium whilst the stage play based on the story, The Mousetrap, was still running in the West End.

In the US, the stories The Incredible Theft and Christmas Adventure have not been published in book form.

The main collections in both markets are:

In addition, various collections have been published over the years which re-print short stories which have previously appeared in other collections e. Murder in the Mews and Other Stories is a Short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by Collins Crime Club The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in in the US by Dodd Mead and Company The Labours of Hercules is a Short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in in the US by Dodd Mead and Company Three Blind Mice and Other Stories is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in in the US by Dodd Mead and Company The Under Dog and Other Stories is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in in the US by Dodd Mead and Company The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and a Selection of Entrées is a Short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK Double Sin and Other Stories is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in The Golden Ball and Other Stories is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in in the US by Dodd Mead and Company Poirot's Early Cases is a Short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by Collins Crime Club in September Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories is a Short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by Collins Crime Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories is a Short story collection by Agatha Christie published in the UK only in November 1991 by HarperCollins The Harlequin Tea Set is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by G While the Light Lasts and Other Stories is a Short story collection by Agatha Christie first published in the UK on August 4 1997 by HarperCollins g. Surprise, Surprise! (1965 in the US). Surprise! Surprise! is a series of twelve short stories written by Agatha Christie published in 1966. On occasion, in among the reprinted material, these collections have sometimes contained the first book printing of an individual story e. g. The Market Basing Mystery in the UK version of Thirteen for Luck! (1966) which later appeared in the same market in Poirot's Early Cases. Poirot's Early Cases is a Short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by Collins Crime Club in September

Novels written as Mary Westmacott

Plays

Radio Plays

Television Plays

Nonfiction

Other published works

Co-authored works

Other works based on Christie's books and plays

Plays adapted into novels by Charles Osborne

Plays adapted by other authors

Movie Adaptations

Miss Marple Murder films with Margaret Rutherford
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Films

Murder, She Said | Murder at the Gallop | Murder Most Foul | Murder Ahoy!
Cameo: The Alphabet Murders

Based on the Agatha Christie novels

4.50 from Paddington | After the Funeral | Mrs. McGinty's Dead

Cast

Margaret Rutherford | Stringer Davis | Bud Tingwell

Crew

George Pollock | Ron Goodwin


Television Adaptations

Agatha Christie's Poirot television series

Episodes include:

Graphic novels

HarperCollins began issuing a series of graphic novel adaptations of Christie's work in 2007. Endless Night is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on October 30 Murder on the Orient Express is a 1974 feature film directed by Sidney Lumet and based on the 1934 novel of the same name by And Then There Were None is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club Death on the Nile is a 1978 film based on the Agatha Christie Mystery novel of the same title, directed by John Guillermin The Mirror Crack'd is a 1980 feature motion picture directed by Guy Hamilton boasting an All-star cast, Angela Evil Under the Sun is a 1982 British Mystery film, based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie Ordeal by Innocence is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 3 Desyat Negrityat (Десять негритят is a 1987 Russian film adaptation of Agatha Christie 's novel And Then There Were None (the And Then There Were None is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a Fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie Dame Margaret Rutherford DBE ( May 11, 1892 &ndash May 22, 1972) was an Academy Award -winning English Murder She Said is a 1961 Film, the first of four made by MGM that was based or claimed to be based on novels by Agatha Christie Murder at the Gallop is the second of four Films, made by MGM, based on the novel After the Funeral by Agatha Christie Murder Most Foul is the third of four Films, made by MGM, loosely based on novels by Agatha Christie and starring Margaret Rutherford Murder Ahoy! is the last of four Miss Marple Films, made by MGM and starring Margaret Rutherford. The Alphabet Murders is a 1965 British detective film based on the novel The A 450 from Paddington is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 4 After the Funeral is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in March 1953 Mrs McGinty's Dead is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in February 1952 Dame Margaret Rutherford DBE ( May 11, 1892 &ndash May 22, 1972) was an Academy Award -winning English Stringer Davis (born James Buckley Stringer Davis on 4 June, 1899 in Birkenhead, Cheshire (now Merseyside) was an Life and work As an adolescent Tingwell was encouraged by his father to be an accountant but failed the entrance exam Ronald Alfred Goodwin (17 February 1925 &ndash 8 January 2003 was a British Composer and conductor best known for his Film scores Love from a Stranger is the name of two live BBC Television plays based on the 1936 stage play of the same name by Frank Vosper. Love from a Stranger is the name of two live BBC Television plays based on the 1936 stage play of the same name by Frank Vosper. And Then There Were None is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club And Then There Were None is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club Why Didn't They Ask Evans? is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime The Seven Dials Mystery is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons on January Murder is Easy is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on June 5 The Witness for the Prosecution is a famous Short story by Agatha Christie, initially published as Traitor Hands in The Secret Adversary is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by The Bodley Head in January 1922 Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime was a 1983 British television series based on the short stories of the same name by Agatha Christie A Caribbean Mystery is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November Sparkling Cyanide is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in February The Body in the Library is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in February Murder with Mirrors is a 1985 TV movie based on the Dame Agatha Christie mystery Novel, They Do It with Mirrors. The Moving Finger is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in July 1942 A Pocket Full of Rye is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on Lord Edgware Dies is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in September Dead Man's Folly is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in October Sleeping Murder Miss Marple's Last Case is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club At Bertram's Hotel is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November Nemesis is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November 1971 450 from Paddington is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 4 The Man in the Brown Suit is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by The Bodley Head in August 1924 A Caribbean Mystery is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November For the novel of the same name see Robert A Heinlein They Do It With Mirrors is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club The Pale Horse is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 6 1961 Murder on the Orient Express is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on Sparkling Cyanide is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in February The Body in the Library is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in February 450 from Paddington is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 4 A Murder is Announced is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in June Sleeping Murder Miss Marple's Last Case is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club The Moving Finger is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in July 1942 By The Pricking of My Thumbs is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in The Sittaford Mystery is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in 1931 Hercule Poirot's Christmas is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on Towards Zero is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in June 1944 and Nemesis is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November 1971 At Bertram's Hotel is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November Ordeal by Innocence is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 3 A Pocket Full of Rye is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on Agatha Christie's Poirot is a British television Drama that has aired on ITV1 since 1989 Peril at End House is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by the Dodd Mead and Company in February The Mysterious Affair at Styles is a detective novel by Agatha Christie. Hercule Poirot's Christmas is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on The Murder on the Links is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in 1923 Hickory Dickory Dock is a children's Nursery rhyme, also sometimes called Hickety Dickety Dock Hickory Dickory DockThe mouse ran up the Dumb Witness is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on July 5 1937 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons in June Lord Edgware Dies is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in September Evil Under the Sun is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in June Murder in Mesopotamia is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on July Five Little Pigs is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in May 1942 Death on the Nile is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November Sad Cypress is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in March 1940 The Hollow is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in 1946 The Mystery of the Blue Train is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons on March Cards on the Table is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November After the Funeral is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in March 1953 There is a Tide redirects here. There is a Tide is also the name of a Short story by Larry Niven, set in the Known Space universe. Mrs McGinty's Dead is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in February 1952 Cat Among the Pigeons is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 2 Third Girl is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November 1966 Appointment with Death is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on May HarperCollins is a Publishing company owned by News Corporation. A

Video games

Unpublished material

Animation

In 2004, the Japanese broadcasting company Nippon Housou Kyoukai turned Poirot and Marple into animated characters in the anime series Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple, introducing Mabel West (daughter of Miss Marple's mystery-writer nephew Raymond West, a canonical Christie character) and her duck Oliver as new characters. Death on the Nile is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November The Secret of Chimneys is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by The Bodley Head in June 1925 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons in June The Mystery of the Blue Train is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons on March The Man in the Brown Suit is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by The Bodley Head in August 1924 The Big Four is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons on January 27 1927 The Secret Adversary is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by The Bodley Head in January 1922 The Murder at the Vicarage is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in Murder in Mesopotamia is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on July Ordeal by Innocence is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 3 And Then There Were None is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club Endless Night is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on October 30 The Scoop is a mystery Adventure game released by Telarium (later known as Windham Classics) in 1988 for DOS. Spinnaker Software was a Software company known primarily for its line of popular Apple II -based educational software which was a major seller during the 1980s Agatha Christie And Then There Were None is a 2005 point-and-click Adventure game developed by AWE Productions and published by The Adventure Agatha Christie Murder on the Orient Express is a 2006 Point-and-click Adventure game developed by AWE Productions and Death on the Nile is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November Agatha Christie Evil Under the Sun is a PC game and the third installment of The Adventure Company's ''Agatha Christie'' series, developed Peril at End House is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by the Dodd Mead and Company in February Personal Call is the name of a half-hour radio play written by Agatha Christie and first performed on the BBC Radio Light Programme Butter in a Lordly Dish is the name of a half-hour radio play written by Agatha Christie and first performed on the BBC Radio Light Programme or Japan Broadcasting Corporation, is Japan 's Public broadcaster. (anime in Japanese, is an Anime adaptation of Agatha Christie stories that uses her characters Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. This article is not about Literary canons of influential works of fiction but about the concept of a canon which defines the world of a particular fictional series

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References

  1. ^ Agatha Christie gets a clue for filmmakers - Entertainment News, Michael Fleming, Media - Variety
  2. ^ Statistics on whole Index Translationum database. Unesco. Retrieved on 2008-05-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the
  3. ^ Agatha Christie
  4. ^ Morgan, Janet. Agatha Christie, A Biography. (Page 2) Collins, 1984 ISBN 0-00-216330-6
  5. ^ Christie Bio
  6. ^ The Harrogate Hydropathic hotel, nowadays the Old Swan Hotel, was also known as the Swan Hydro, because of its location on Swan Road, on the site of an earlier Old Swan Hotel. Hydrotherapy, formerly called hydropathy involves the use of Water for soothing pains and treating diseases A Brief History of Harrogate
  7. ^ Adams, Cecil, Why did mystery writer Agatha Christie mysteriously disappear? The Chicago Reader, 4/2/82. [1] Accessed 5/19/08.
  8. ^ Agatha Christie: A Readers Companion - Vanessa Wagstaff and Stephen Poole, Aurum Press Ltd. 2004. Page 14. ISBN 1 84513 015 4.

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NAME Christie, Agatha Mary
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lady Mallowan
SHORT DESCRIPTION British author
DATE OF BIRTH 15 September 1890(1890-09-15)
PLACE OF BIRTH Torquay, Devon, England
DATE OF DEATH 12 January 1976
PLACE OF DEATH Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England

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