How to read Agatha Christie?

Agatha Christie wrote some 75 novels, including 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections. Her works are reportedly outsold only by Shakespeare and the Bible.

There is no definitive order to read Agatha Christie’s books, but following the chronological order or focusing on one detective at a time can enhance your reading experience.

Agatha Christie also wrote the world’s longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End since 1952.

Some of Agatha Christie’s notable film adaptations include And Then There Were None (1939; film 1945), Murder on the Orient Express (1933; film 1974 and 2017), Death on the Nile (1937; film 1978), and The Mirror Crack’d From Side to Side (1952; film [The Mirror Crack’d] 1980).

Agatha Christie’s novel And Then There Were None is one of the top-selling books of all time, with approximately 100 million copies sold.

In 2013, Agatha Christie was voted the best crime writer, and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd the best crime novel ever by 600 professional novelists of the Crime Writers’ Association.