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Christie, Agatha 1890-1976
Overview
| Works: | 6,989
works in
32,248
publications in
65
languages and
521,124
library holdings
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| Genres: | Mystery fiction
Detective and mystery stories
Detective and mystery stories, English
English fiction
Radio plays
Domestic fiction
Short stories
Mystery plays
Suspense fiction
Historical fiction
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| Roles: | Creator, Bibliographic antecedent, Dedicatee, Other, Honoree, Conceptor, Translator |
| Classifications: | pr6005.h66,
823.912 |
Most widely held works about
Agatha Christie
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Most widely held works by
Agatha Christie
And then there were none by Agatha Christie (
Book
)
505
editions published
between
1900
and
2011
in
36
languages
and held by
4,409
libraries
worldwide
Considered one of the greatest mysteries of all times, ten strangers, each with a dark secret, are gathered together on an isolated island by a mysterious host. One by one, they die, and before the weekend is out, there will be none.
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (
Book
)
496
editions published
between
1900
and
2011
in
35
languages
and held by
4,077
libraries
worldwide
Hercule Poirot sets out to solve the murder of an American businessman stabbed to death aboard the luxury train, the Orient Express, snowbound in the middle of Europe.
The murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (
Book
)
433
editions published
between
1900
and
2011
in
34
languages
and held by
3,566
libraries
worldwide
A widow's sudden suicide sparks rumors that she murdered her first husband, was being blackmailed, and was carrying on a secrey affair with the wealthy Roger Ackroyd. The following evening, Ackroyd is murdered in his locked study, but not before receiving a letter identifying the widow's blackmailer. Kings Abbot is crawling with suspects and it's up to famous detective, Hercule Poirot, to solve the case.
The mysterious affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (
Book
)
409
editions published
between
1900
and
2010
in
33
languages
and held by
3,541
libraries
worldwide
In Agatha Christie's first mystery, Hercule Poirot is called to an English estate after its heiress is murdered.
Elephants can remember by Agatha Christie (
Book
)
174
editions published
between
1972
and
2011
in
25
languages
and held by
3,427
libraries
worldwide
Hercule Poirot agrees to help a friend investigate the twelve-year-old double suicide deaths of Lord and Lady Ravenscroft.
Sleeping murder by Agatha Christie (
Book
)
219
editions published
between
1958
and
2011
in
24
languages
and held by
3,204
libraries
worldwide
Miss Jane Marple's last case.
Postern of fate by Agatha Christie (
Book
)
132
editions published
between
1973
and
2010
in
21
languages
and held by
3,170
libraries
worldwide
Tommy and Tuppence buy a home and find they have acquired a mystery which includes an unsolved murder.
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie (
Book
)
385
editions published
between
1900
and
2011
in
30
languages
and held by
3,111
libraries
worldwide
Poirot takes a vacation on a cruise on the Nile, but has an uneasy feeling that something is dangerously amiss.
Nemesis by Agatha Christie (
Book
)
217
editions published
between
1900
and
2011
in
24
languages
and held by
3,052
libraries
worldwide
When Jane Marple receives an unusual letter from Jason Rafiel, a week after his death, she is led into a web of suspense
The body in the library by Agatha Christie (
Book
)
296
editions published
between
1900
and
2011
in
22
languages
and held by
2,881
libraries
worldwide
Cheap satin and peroxide blondes were a rare sight in St. Mary Mead, at least before film-man Basil Blake bought a cottage and invited down the London crowd. Then a girl in a garish get-up is found strangled in Colonel Bantry's library, and it appears Basil is involved.
A Caribbean mystery by Agatha Christie (
Book
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222
editions published
between
1957
and
2012
in
22
languages
and held by
2,803
libraries
worldwide
"Would you like to see a picture of a murderer?" So asks a stranger of Miss Jane Marple while she is vacationing on luxurious St. Honore. Before she has a chance to answer, the mystery man vanishes, only to be found dead the following day. Now Miss Marple is asking the questions: What happened to the curious photo: Why is the hotelier prone to nightmares? Why doesn't the most-talked-about guest, a reclusive millionaire, ever leave his room? Any why is Miss Marple fearing for her own life?
The secret adversary by Agatha Christie (
Book
)
254
editions published
between
1922
and
2011
in
21
languages
and held by
2,798
libraries
worldwide
Detective duo Tommy and Tuppence Beresford apply their wits, charms, and adventurous spirits to a menacing mystery that spells certain poisonous death for a missing lady at the hands of dangerous unknown foe.-Amazon.com.
At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie (
Book
)
257
editions published
between
1904
and
2011
in
25
languages
and held by
2,670
libraries
worldwide
Novel is set in a restored London hotel which continues to court a pre-World War II clientele to mix with guests who exhibit changing contemporary values. The plot centers on the efforts of Miss Jane Marple to uncover a gang of criminals who are using Bertram's as their home base and endangering the lives of innocent guests.
The murder at the vicarage by Agatha Christie (
Book
)
299
editions published
between
1900
and
2011
in
27
languages
and held by
2,655
libraries
worldwide
When Colonel Protheroe is found dead from a single gun shot wound to the head, none of his neighbors in the village of St. Mary Mead is much surprised. So many people wished this local official would say farewell, if not quite so permanently. With suspects abound and the local police symied it is up to Miss Jane Marple to root out the killer.
What Mrs. McGillicuddy saw by Agatha Christie (
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271
editions published
between
1944
and
2012
in
26
languages
and held by
2,624
libraries
worldwide
Witness to murder on a train.
A murder is announced by Agatha Christie (
Book
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245
editions published
between
1950
and
2011
in
22
languages
and held by
2,614
libraries
worldwide
Miss Marple confronts a party game "murder", though the dead man appears to have killed himself, Miss Marple thinks otherwise.
The mirror crack'd by Agatha Christie (
Book
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242
editions published
between
1962
and
2011
in
27
languages
and held by
2,537
libraries
worldwide
Celebrate Miss Marple's first 70 years of solving crimes with this new repackaged edition. Screen queen Marina Gregg takes up residence in the village of St. Mary Mead. When a fan is poisoned, Miss Marple suspects the lethal cocktail was intended for someone else. If it was meant for Marina, then why?
Evil under the sun by Agatha Christie (
Book
)
274
editions published
between
1940
and
2011
in
28
languages
and held by
2,535
libraries
worldwide
Hercule Poirot must solve the murder of an actress everyone had reason to hate.
The mystery of the blue train by Agatha Christie (
Book
)
270
editions published
between
1900
and
9999
in
30
languages
and held by
2,355
libraries
worldwide
Bound for the Riviera, detective Hercule Poirot has boarded Le Train Bleu, an elegant, leisurely means of travel, free of intrigue. Then he meets Ruth Kettering. The American heiress -- bailing out of a doomed marriage -- is en route to reconcile with her former lover. But by morning, her private affairs are made public when she is found murdered in her luxury compartment. The rumour of a strange man loitering in the victim's shadow is all Poirot has to go on. Until Mrs. Kettering's secret life begins to unfold. --publisher description
The moving finger by Agatha Christie (
Book
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254
editions published
between
1942
and
2011
in
25
languages
and held by
2,299
libraries
worldwide
When almost everyone in the quiet village of Lymstock received threatening letters, the vicar's wife called in shrewd Miss Marple - who quickly made up her mind that nothing was what it seemed.
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Alternative Names
 Westmacott, Mary,1890-1976
Mallowan, Agatha Christie,1890-1976
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