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Christie, Agatha
Incomparable devisor of puzzles and complete mistress of the unexpected twist, Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowen DBE was and remains the best selling writer of fiction in the world. She wrote eighty novels and short story collections and her two favourite protagonists, Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot are as famous as she is. Another six novels were published under the name Mary Westmacott. In 1926 Christie disappeared after her husband, Archie Christie asked for a divorce, having fallen in love with Nancy Neele. This disappearance became national news. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gave one of Christie's gloves to a spirit medium to try to find her. Ten days later she was discovered at the Swann Hydropathic Hotel in Harrogate under the name of Neele. She retreated at once to Abney Hall Cheadle where her sister lived with her husband. Abney Hall informed much of Christie's writing about Country Houses that formed so much of the quintessentially English backdrop to her novels.
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1956 The BurdenLondon: 1956The very scarce first edition of the final novel that Agatha Christie published under the nom-de-plume 'Mary Westmacott'. -
1934 Parker Pyne InvestigatesLondon: 1934A lovely first edition, second impression copy of these Parker Pyne short stories by Christie, in a later dust wrapper. -
1967 Parker Pyne InvestigatesLondon: 1967A smart copy of this dramatic collection of Christie's short stories, following her detective James Parker Pyne. -
1934 Murder in the Calais CoachNew York: 1934An early U.S. edition of one of Agatha Christie's best known novels, and one of the most important detective novels ever published. -
1933 The Tuesday Club MurdersNew York: 1933An early U.S. edition of this anthology of thirteen brilliant Miss Marple stories by the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie. -
2003 The Complete Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot Short StoriesLondon: 2003A lovely collection of stories from the queen of crime, Agatha Christie. The illustrated Folio Society editions of Christie's short stories following the cases of the renowned detectives Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot, in their original slipcases. -
1959 Cat Among the PigeonsLondon: 1959The first edition of Agatha Christie's thrilling murder mystery, set in a girls' school in the Middle East. -
2006-2011 A Collection of Facsimile Agatha Christie NovelsLondon: 2006-2011A pleasing collection of nine facsimile Agatha Christie murder mystery novels, each with their bright, unclipped dust wrapper, eight of which also have the wraparound band. -
2006 The Body in the Library; The Murder of Roger Ackroyd; Three Act TragedyLondon: 2006Fine facsimile editions of the first editions of three classic works from the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie. -
1962 Poirot InvestigatesLondon: 1962A bright example of the scarce 1962 Bodley Head re-issue of Agatha Christie's early collection of eleven short stories starring Hercule Poirot. -
1960 The Mysterious Affair at StylesLondon: 1960A smart example of the scarce 1960 Bodley Head re-issue of Agatha Christie's debut novel. -
1961 The Mystery of the Blue TrainLondon: 1961An attractive 1961 edition of Agatha Christie's entertaining murder mystery, which was first published in 1928. -
1923 The Mysterious Affair At StylesLondon: 1923The first cheap edition of Agatha Christie's first Poirot novel, a brilliant tale introducing the beloved Belgian detective. -
1977 An Autobiography: Agatha ChristieLondon: 1977A wonderful association copy of Agatha Christie's posthumously published autobiography, inscribed by her widower, the archaeologist and academic Max Mallowan. -
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1971 Attacks of TasteNew York: 1971A signed limited edition of this collection of essays by a host of popular authors such as Agatha Christie and J. R. R. Tolkien on their early literary influences, with this copy being presented to the celebrated queen of crime, Agatha Christie. -
1979 Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other StoriesLondon: 1979An excellent example of this posthumously published collection of short stories from Agatha Christie, six of which feature Miss Marple and her detective prowess. -
1961 The Pale HorseLondon: 1961A first UK edition copy of this thrilling mystery novel from Agatha Christie, with the original, bright dust wrapper. -
1947 The Labours of HerculesLondon: 1947The first edition of this thrilling collection of twelve Hercule Poirot short stories, in the charmingly illustrated original dust wrapper. -
1973 Postern of FateLondon: 1973A lovely first edition copy of the final novel by Agatha Christie, a superb Tommy and Tuppence mystery following the couple in their old age. -
1945 Death Comes as the EndLondon: 1945The second impression of this murder mystery novel, commencing in Ancient Egypt more than 4000 years ago, written by the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie. -
1948 Taken at the FloodLondon: 1948An exceptional example of the first edition of Agatha Christie's detective novel, following Hercule Poirot in post-War England. -
1933 The Hound of Death and Other StoriesLondon: 1933The first edition of the Agatha Christie short story collection which includes 'The Witness for the Prosecution', in the original dust wrapper. -
1961 The Pale HorseLondon: 1961An excellent first edition of Agatha Christie's thrilling murder mystery, with a somewhat supernatural theme. -
1954 Destination UnknownLondon: 1954The first edition of this spy thriller by Agatha Christie, an exhilarating departure from her usual genre. In the bright original dust wrapper. -
1973 Postern of FateLondon: 1973The first edition of this Agatha Christie novel in which an elderly Tommy and Tuppence investigate a cold case. -
1959 Cat Among the PigeonsLondon: 1959One of Agatha Christie's thrilling Hercule Poirot murder mysteries, this tale set in an all-girls boarding school, the first edition. -
1965 At Bertram's HotelLondon: 1965The first edition of Agatha Christie's intriguing detective novel set at Bertram's Hotel, as amateur sleuth Miss Marple is hoping for a relaxing London break. -
1933 The Hound of Death and Other StoriesLondon: 1933The first edition of this collection of detective fiction stories by Agatha Christie. -
1970 Passenger to FrankfurtLondon: 1970The first edition, first impression of this classic stand-alone Agatha Christie detective fiction, published to mark the author's eightieth birthday. -
1971 NemesisLondon: 1971The second impression of Agatha Christie's final novel to feature elderly sleuth Miss Marple, published the same year as the first edition. -
1972 Elephants Can RememberLondon: 1972A very smart first edition of this thrilling Hercule Poirot murder mystery by Agatha Christie. -
1970 Passenger to FrankfurtLondon: 1970A first edition copy of one of Agatha Christie's popular murder mystery novels, a nice copy in the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1944 Towards ZeroLondon: 1944The first edition of Queen of Crime Agatha Christie's celebrated work of detective fiction, 'Towards Zero'. In the original dust wrapper. -
1998 Black CoffeeNew York: 1998A very smart first edition, first impression of this adaptation of the first piece that Christie wrote for the stage, Black Coffee. -
1974 Murder on BoardNew York : 1974A delightful work comprising of three mystery novels by Agatha Christie, all with the connected trope of murders taking place in transit. -
1956 Dead Man's FollyLondon: 1956A thrilling Hercule Poirot murder mystery by the queen of the crime genre, Agatha Christie, a smart first edition copy.