The Collection : Agatha Christie

by Agatha Christie

Genres: Mystery

Kindle Edition

Published June 7, 2022

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

[carol. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoy Agatha Christie, within reason. There's nostalgia there, and a certain kind of approach to a story that is so soothing for me. I saw this kindle edition on sale and thought it would be perfect for an intermittent, long term read.

It turns out that my few dollars--perhaps so little as two--was a great investment. It is formatted quite confusingly, but I believe this edition contains an incredible number of her Poirot works. I got it for the short story collections, figuring it was easier than trying to collect them in a more piecemeal fashion.

The Mysterious Affair at Styles
The Secret Adversary
The Murder on the Links
Poirot Investigates , a short story collection
The Adventure of 'The Western Star'
The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor
The Adventure of the Cheap Flat
The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge
The Million Dollar Bond Robbery
The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb
The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan
The Kidnapped Prime Minister
The Disappearance of Mr. Davensheim
The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman
The Case of the Missing Will

The Man in the Brown Suit
The Secret of Chimneys
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
The Big Four

Poirot's Early Cases, 13 short stories:
The Affair at the Victory Ball
The Adventure of the Clapham Cook
The Cornish Mystery
The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly
The Double Clue
The King of Clubs
The Lemesurier Inheritance
The Lost Mine
The Plymouth Express
The Chocolate Box
The Submarine Plans
The Market Basing Mystery
The Veiled Lady

[Carleen R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

more of Christie

I generally like anything Agatha Christie has written & published, though she sometimes confuses me with many folks in the document.

[Roberta Lynne Ruben · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Audible version on this collection is performed very professionally. Takes 34 hours of listening.

[Ma'lis Wendt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This long collection of early Agatha Christie mysteries was a fun read. Mostly Hercule Poirot stories, but it also contains a few of her other detectives.