Agatha Christie
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Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the bestselling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, written towards the end of World War I, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over 100 foreign languages. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott.

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Murder of a Millionaire: start reading Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express

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31 October 2017

Murder of a Millionaire: start reading Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express

    Can You Solve This Mystery? Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express

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    31 October 2017

    Can You Solve This Mystery? Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express

      Sophie Hannah Channels Agatha Christie in Closed Casket

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      12 September 2016

      Sophie Hannah Channels Agatha Christie in Closed Casket

        A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie

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        13 November 2015

        A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie