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1950s Omnibus
- They Came to Bagghdad
- Destination Unknown
- Ordeal by Innocence
- The Pale Horse
- Destination Unknown
- Ordeal by Innocence
- The Pale Horse
768 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2006
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Agatha Christie
5,741 books76k followersAgatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.
This best-selling author of all time wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in romance. Her books sold more than a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. According to Index Translationum, people translated her works into 103 languages at least, the most for an individual author. Of the most enduring figures in crime literature, she created Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She atuhored The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theater.
Associated Names:
Agata Christie
Agata Kristi
Агата Кристи (Russian)
Агата Крісті (Ukrainian)
Αγκάθα Κρίστι (Greek)
アガサ クリスティ (Japanese)
阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂 (Chinese)
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.
This best-selling author of all time wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in romance. Her books sold more than a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. According to Index Translationum, people translated her works into 103 languages at least, the most for an individual author. Of the most enduring figures in crime literature, she created Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She atuhored The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theater.
Associated Names:
Agata Christie
Agata Kristi
Агата Кристи (Russian)
Агата Крісті (Ukrainian)
Αγκάθα Κρίστι (Greek)
アガサ クリスティ (Japanese)
阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂 (Chinese)
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
May 31, 2025
An uneven selection of stories. Espionage is not clearly Dame Christie's strong suit despite some great characters that keep the story going. However, I did enjoy the story Ordeal by Innocence, which had a nice gothic vibe. The ending was a bit of a bummer for me but nonetheless, it was my favorite of the lot. A nice one-time read that is neither too bad and neither too great either.
February 22, 2014
Possibly one of my favourite collections, with Destination Unknown a decided favourite. The beauty of Christie is that she makes everything so plausible, I have no reason not to believe that everything she describes is not happening!,
July 3, 2014
I'm not so keen on political spy/thriller Christies - They Came to Baghdad, et al - post WWII - but Ordeal by Innocence was more traditional, with the stage set and the clues dropped from a cast of characters.
April 25, 2017
Loved it from the beginning to the end, AC's writing is among the cleverest in English detective fiction.
February 12, 2013
I think Agatha Christie should have just stuck to writing murder mysteries. Her spy thrillers, which i think the first two stories in this book are, aren't that great.
July 4, 2013
A great collection of some classic Agatha Christie.
September 20, 2022
Collection of four Agatha Christie novels
They Came to Baghdad ***
Destination Unknown ****
Ordeal by Innocence ****
The Pale Horse ****
They Came to Baghdad ***
Destination Unknown ****
Ordeal by Innocence ****
The Pale Horse ****
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews