About Christie
The Queen of Crime
Agatha Christie is the best-selling author of all time. She has sold over two billion books worldwide and has been translated into over 45 languages. In a writing career that spanned more than half a century, Agatha Christie wrote eighty novels and short story collections. She also wrote over a dozen plays, including The Mousetrap, which is now the longest running play in theatrical history.
Christie's Travels
Agatha Christie's first Society season was spent in fashionable Cairo. She spent most of her trip absorbed by the social whirl of dances, races ...
The Movies
The first film ever based on an Agatha Christie story was Die Abenteur released in 1928. Made by a German production company, it was an ...
An English Lady
Agatha Christie has become synonymous throughout the world with England. Her quintessential “English” characters offer a charming view of a bygone era when people sat ...
Writing for Radio
Christie first wrote for the radio in 1930. As a member of The Detection Club, she was asked to contribute to the series Behind the ...
