“Agatha Christie was the greatest exponent of the classical detective story. Her unique literary talents have crossed every boundary of age, race, class, geography and education. While she refined the template for a fictional form, the reading of her books became an international pastime. read more
According to the number of books sold, And Then There Were None can be regarded as Agatha's most influential book. Other prominent books of hers are Murder On The Orient Express (which I like best), Murder of Roger Acroyd, Death On Nile, Five Little Pigs, The Hollow, Crooked House and Endless Night. read more
Over a career that spanned over a half century, Agatha Christie (1890-1976) published more than 150 short stories (including the linked collection The Labors of Hercules), wildly successful plays like Witness for the Prosecution and The Mousetrap, still playing at London’s West End, and of course, more than 60 novels, featuring beloved detectives like Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot and a dizzying array of mystery plots. read more
“Agatha had a fear of poverty, deriving from her memory of the sudden downward swoop of the Miller fortunes,” Laura Thompson wrote in her 2007 biography Agatha Christie: An English Mystery. “Money is central to Agatha’s writings. read more