Overview
Agatha Christie
Known For
Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
British writer Agatha Christie (1890-1976) published her first novel in...
Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime
British author Agatha Christie (1890-1976) is the world's most translated...
The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet
David Suchet, TV's Poirot, has spent more of his life...
The Trouble With Agatha Christie
An investigation into the mysterious world of the crime novelist...
Biography
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English crime novelist, short story writer and playwright. She is best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, a murder mystery, The Mousetrap, and six romances under the name Mary Westmacott. In 1971 she was made a Dame for her contribution to literature. Most of her books and short stories have been adapted for television, radio, video games and comics, and more than thirty feature films have been based on her work.