What happened to Agatha Christie’s father?

Agatha Christie’s father, Frederick Miller, died in November 1901 from chronic kidney disease and pneumonia after being in failing health for some time.

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.

Agatha Christie’s first major recognition came with “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” (1926), which was followed by some 75 novels that usually made best-seller lists and were serialized in popular magazines in England and the United States.

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.

Agatha Christie’s first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920), introduced Hercule Poirot. According to UNESCO’s Index Translationum, she remains the most-translated individual author.

In 1955, Agatha Christie was the first recipient of the Mystery Writers of America’s Grand Master Award. Agatha Christie died peacefully on 12 January 1976 at age 85 from natural causes at her home at Winterbrook House.