Murder in the Mews: Four Cases of Hercule Poirot ( 1937)Īka A Holiday for Murder / Murder for ChristmasĪka An Overdose of Death / The Patriotic Murdersģ3. The Mysterious Affair at Styles ( 1920)ġ8. As well, she wrote four non-fiction books including an autobiography and an entertaining account of the many expeditions she shared with her archaeologist husband, Sir Max Mallowan.ġ. Both have been widely dramatized in feature films and made-for-TV movies.Īgatha Christie also wrote romantic novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott.

Two of the characters she created, the brilliant little Belgian Hercule Poirot and the irrepressible and relentless Miss Marple, went on to become world-famous detectives.

Her writing career spanned more than half a century, during which she wrote 80 novels and short story collections, as well as 14 plays, one of which, The Mousetrap, is the longest-running play in history. Agatha Christies Marple S03E03 - Towards Zero / full episode - YouTube 0:00 / 1:32:59 Agatha Christies Marple S03E03 - Towards Zero / full episode MurderMysteries 73. She is the most widely published author of all time in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in 44 foreign languages. The Hollow (1946 Poirot published in the US as Murder After Hours) The Labours of. Agatha Christie is the world's best-known mystery writer. Hercule Poirot Miss Jane Marple Tommy & Tuppence Beresford.

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