Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, 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 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.
Books by Agatha Christie
43 books available
1953
After the Funeral
by Agatha Christie
3.9(27,611)
When a seemingly accidental death is followed by a hatchet murder and a cryptic funeral remark, Hercule Poirot must untangle a web of Victorian secrets to expose the truth behind a family's deadly inheritance.
A Pocket Full of Rye
by Agatha Christie
3.9(30,095)
A businessman's poisoned tea and a pocket full of rye send Miss Marple on a puzzling hunt for a killer who's taken inspiration from a nursery rhyme.
1952
The Pale Horse
by Agatha Christie
3.8(17,820)
A dying confession, a murdered priest, and a cryptic list of names plunge Mark Easterbrook into a sinister world where an ancient evil may be orchestrating modern-day murders.
They Do It with Mirrors
by Agatha Christie
3.8(25,017)
When a seemingly errant shot at a reform home administrator coincidentally kills a mysterious visitor in another room, Miss Marple must unravel a deadly design hidden within the sprawling Victorian mansion.
1944
Death Comes as the End
by Agatha Christie
3.9(16,212)
In ancient Egypt, a priest's new concubine ignites family jealousy and murder, showing that human ambition can be deadly.
Towards Zero
by Agatha Christie
3.9(16,251)
A meticulously orchestrated series of seemingly unrelated past events converges at a tense seaside house party, culminating in a precisely planned murder that leaves no one above suspicion.
1942
The Body in the Library
by Agatha Christie
3.9(66,568)
When a glamorous, unknown corpse appears in their library, the respectable Bantry couple must rely on Miss Marple's sharp wit to unravel a web of deceit and prevent village gossip from unraveling their lives.
The Moving Finger
by Agatha Christie
3.9(29,967)
A quiet English village, perfect for recovery, turns into a place of suspicion and suicide when anonymous, mean letters expose its secrets, all observed by Miss Marple.
Five Little Pigs
by Agatha Christie
4.0(43,225)
Sixteen years after a woman is convicted of poisoning her artist husband, Hercule Poirot must examine the memories and desires of five witnesses to find the truth behind the seemingly clear case.
1936
Cards on the Table
by Agatha Christie
3.9(36,575)
Four bridge players, each with a secret past, become the prime suspects when their eccentric host, who boasted of murder as an art, is found dead in plain sight during a seemingly innocent game.
Murder in Mesopotamia
by Agatha Christie
3.9(38,218)
At a Mesopotamian archaeological dig, a nurse becomes involved in a series of murders, leading Hercule Poirot to find the killer before more people die.
