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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 Christie, English detective novelist and playwright whose books have sold more than 100 million copies and have been translated into some 100 languages. Her first novel, in 1920, introduced her eccentric and egotistic Belgian detective Hercule Poirot; Miss Jane Marple first appeared in 1930.
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.
Apr 22, 2024 · Dubbed the “Queen of Mystery,” Agatha Christie was an author and playwright known for books such as Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile, as well as characters like Hercule ...
Nov 29, 2019 · Agatha Christie (September 15, 1890 – January 12, 1976) was an English mystery author. After working as a nurse during World War I, she became a successful writer, thanks to her Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple mystery series. Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time, as well as the most-translated individual author of all time.
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.
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Sep 15, 2021 · With more than 2 billion copies of her books in print, British author Agatha Christie (1890-1976) has kept countless readers up into the early morning hours. Occasionally, the mystery surrounding...
The French-language television series Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie adapted thirty-six of Christie's works of detective fiction. It included a four-part mini-series set in 1930s France (2006) and a distinct two-series run with Series One also set in 1930s France (2009–2012, 11 episodes) and Series Two set in mid-1950s to 1960s France ...
Feb 10, 2022 · A prolific writer who authored 66 detective novels, 14 short story collections and more than 20 plays over her five-decade career, Agatha Christie (neé Miller) first visited Egypt in 1910, when...
