AGATHA CHRISTIE THE COMPLETE WORKS : Poirot Investigates, The Man in the Brown Suit,The Murder on the Links,The Mysterious Affair at Styles and The Secret Adversary

by Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie, was an English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright. She also wrote six romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best known for the 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections she wrote under her own name, most of which revolve around the investigations of such characters as Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple and Tommy and Tuppence. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, The Mousetrap. Born into a wealthy upper-middle-class family in Torquay, Devon, Christie served in a hospital during the First World War, before marrying and starting a family in London. She was initially unsuccessful at getting her work published; but in 1920 The Bodley Head press published her novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles, featuring the character of Poirot. This launched her literary career. In this Poirot Investigates,The Mysterious Affair at Styles , The Secret Adversary

Genres: Mystery, Classics

Kindle Edition

Published August 8, 2021

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

[Mr N]

A great collection

Apart from Chimneys I think I have all the other stories in this collection in either paperback or electronic form. I'm not sure about the short stories as it is not easy to remember all the individual titles.
Nonetheless, this is a great collection and if you are new to Agatha Christie, it's a good place to start.

[Melissa Ennis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Classics for a reason.

[Mithun Mitra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent collection. Some of the stories I have read before.. But didn't mind going through them again.

[Sandra Fletcher · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a bad collection of Agatha Christie some very short. I am convinced that Captain Hastings is an idiot though

[Dee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Agatha Christie is such a wonderful writer and her mysteries are truly amazing. She has the ability to keep you guessing for so much of the story and often until the delightful endings. I loved each story, but my favorite is The Secret Chimneys, which had me constantly changing my mind as who/what was happening. It's no wonder she is considered one of the top writers of all times.

[Andy Febrico Bintoro · Rating 3 out of 5]

Only 7 titles

Well, the description was misleading. I read this collection because many titles by the author in this book I have not read yet. But this collection only have 7 titles and I already read all of them.

[Mary Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who would dare say anything bad about a story written by Agatha Christie. I don't think I have ever read a boring story written by her. She is guaranteed to keep you reading...