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by Agatha Christie

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Genres: Mystery, Agatha Christie, Fiction, Crime, Detective

About the author

Agatha 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)

Reviews

[Hector · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book that really makes you feel like a detective. It is not long and could easily be read in one sitting. It is really well thought out and is fun trying to figure out the culprit of the crime. One small gripe I have with this book is that near the end the detective makes a lot of wild deductions that as a reader one could not possibly figure out and the final solution is one that only he as his fictional self could have figured out. But over all it is a fun read and I want to check out Agatha Christie's other books.

[Inesh Patra · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a beauty from Agatha christie this is ... It is one which allows you to relish the suspense and enjoy the thriller as the murder has occured on a train but an unintended flaw has delayed the murderer's plans ... Very satisfied to read the book

[Prax · Rating 5 out of 5]

Masterpiece.

[Burhan Ahmed · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it

[Potassium Floride]

By reading it I compared two of the novels of same writer has given a master piece after practice.

[Jade · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really really good. The best Agatha Christie I have ever red! It was iconic.

[Maya ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Agatha Christie might be my new favourite author!

[Holly · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little slow in the begaining took me until chapter 5 to really get into. But I love how trickey it is to try and fiqure it all out. I have never been able to fiqure out everything correctly on Agatha Christies books.

[Jigna]

A highly engrossing and suspenseful murder mystery.

[Rushabh M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although a little boring in the middle, the ending was completely a shock.
Poirot was a good dectective for this book

[the air flows · Rating 4 out of 5]

i'm huge fan of Poirot. nuff said. LOL

[Sara el_baz · Rating 3 out of 5]

amazing amazing book

[Patricia]

My new novella is a mystery. Reading several masters should help.

[Daphne Martin]

This was definitely a fun whodunit and I didn't see the ending coming!

[Turton12]

Never read but could not delete it.