Agatha Christie

Born

in Torquay, Devon, England, The United Kingdom

September 15, 1890

Died

January 12, 1976

Website

http://uk.agathachristie.com/

Genre

Mystery, Crime, Thriller

Influences

Edgar Allan Poe, Anna Katherine Green, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, G.K. Ch ...more

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Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.

Agatha Christie is the best-selling author of all time. She wrote eighty crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and several other books. Her books have sold roughly four billion copies and have been translated into 45 languages. She is the creator of the two most enduring figures in crime literature-Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple-and author of The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theatre.

Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born in Torquay, Devon, England, U.K., as the youngest of three. The Millers had two other children: Margaret Frary Miller (1879–1 ...more

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	And Then There Were None 4.25 avg rating — 553,118 ratings — published 1939 — 539 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot #1) 3.98 avg rating — 180,503 ratings — published 1920 — 1208 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) 4.16 avg rating — 252,729 ratings — published 1934 — 259 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple #1) 4.04 avg rating — 112,525 ratings — published 1930 — 246 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot #4) 4.22 avg rating — 100,469 ratings — published 1926 — 325 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot #17) 4.08 avg rating — 84,644 ratings — published 1937 — 304 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man in the Brown Suit (Colonel Race #1) 3.96 avg rating — 65,873 ratings — published 1924 — 166 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot #13) 3.99 avg rating — 66,626 ratings — published 1936 — 268 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Body in the Library (Miss Marple #3) 3.85 avg rating — 48,493 ratings — published 1942 — 230 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot #24) 3.95 avg rating — 35,812 ratings — published 1941 — 216 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Agatha Christie

“I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow; but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.”
― Agatha Christie

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“It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them. ”
― Agatha Christie, An Autobiography

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“Very few of us are what we seem.”
― Agatha Christie, The Man in the Mist

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