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Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) 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.
Agatha is a 1979 British drama thriller film directed by Michael Apted and starring Vanessa Redgrave, Dustin Hoffman and Timothy Dalton. It was written by Kathleen Tynan. The film focuses on renowned crime writer Agatha Christie 's famous 11-day disappearance in 1926.
Apr 18, 2024 · Agatha Christie was an English detective novelist and playwright. She wrote some 75 novels, including 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections. Christie is perhaps the world’s most famous mystery writer and is one of the best-selling novelists of all time.
Agatha, also Agata, is a feminine given name derived from the Greek feminine name Ἀγάθη (Agáthē; alternative form: Ἀγαθή Agathḗ), which is a nominalized form of ἀγαθή (agathḗ), i.e. the feminine form of the adjective ἀγαθός (agathós) "good".
Outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare, Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time. She is best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, as well as the world’s longest-running play – The Mousetrap. Discover more.
Apr 22, 2024 · Author Agatha Christie wrote 83 books, including ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ and ‘Death on the Nile.’ Read about her husbands, disappearance, and more.
Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist in history, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime.
Dec 21, 2022 · Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime, was arguably the best detective novelist of all time. We look at Christie's life and legacy.
Discover Agatha Christie stories sorted by character, locations, themes and seasons, plus our official reading guides.
Oct 25, 2020 · Though Christie loves odd murder weapons — an ancient dagger, an electrified chess board, a ukulele string — most of her victims are poisoned: by a blow dart dipped in a deadly toxin, arsenic ...
