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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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1934 Peril at the End HouseLondon: 1934The fifth impression of Agatha Christie's sixth 'Poirot' detective crime novel. -
1972 Elephants Can RememberLondon: 1972A striking first edition copy of this exciting and thrilling Poirot murder mystery by Agatha Christie. -
1955 Hickory Dickory DockLondon: 1955A lovely first edition copy of Agatha Christie's exciting Hercule Poirot murder mystery, a gripping novel by the Queen of Crime. -
1954 Destination UnknownLondon: 1954The first edition of this spy novel by Agatha Christie, a thrilling departure from her usual genre. -
1926 The Murder of Roger AckroydLondon: 1926The scarce first edition of one of Agatha Christie's most celebrated novels, a work which marked a turning point in her early career. -
1936 Murder in MesopotamiaLondon: 1936The uncommon first edition of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot murder mystery, in the scarce publisher's original cloth binding. -
1979 Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other StoriesLondon: 1979An excellent copy of this posthumously published collection of short stories by the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie. -
1961 The Pale HorseLondon: 1961A very smart first edition of Agathe Christie's thrilling murder mystery, with a somewhat supernatural theme. -
1958 Ordeal by InnocenceLondon: 1958The first edition of Agatha Christie's stand-alone psychological murder mystery, a work particularly favoured by the author herself. -
1971 NemesisLondon: 1971The first edition of this thrilling Miss Marple mystery novel by Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie. -
1970 Passenger to FrankfurtLondon: 1970An excellent first edition copy of Agatha Christie's thrilling 1970 spy novel. -
1968 By the Pricking of My ThumbsLondon: 1968An excellent first edition Agatha Christie novel, following the detectives Tommy and Tupper Beresford. -
1969 The Agatha Christie Crime CollectionLondon: 1969A wonderful omnibus of three popular Agatha Christie mystery works, featuring both Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. -
1970 Passenger to FrankfurtLondon: 1970A delightful first edition copy of Agatha Christie's thrilling 1970 spy novel. -
1951 They Came to BaghdadLondon: 1951The first edition of this standalone political thriller by Queen of Crime Agatha Christie. -
1963 The ClocksLondon: 1963The first edition of this thrilling Hercule Poirot detective novel, by the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie. -
1956 Hickory Dickory DockLondon: 1956A bright copy of the first Book Club edition of this thrilling Agatha Christie murder mystery, featuring Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. -
1955 Hickory Dickory DockLondon: 1955A lovely first edition of this thrilling Agatha Christie murder mystery, featuring Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. -
1979 Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other StoriesLondon: 1979A wonderful example of this posthumously published collection of short stories by the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie. -
1974 Poirot's Early CasesLondon: 1974The first edition thus of this collection of short stories by Agatha Christie, detailing early cases of Hercule Poirot. -
1950-1951 3vols Three Agatha Christie Novels from the Collins Crime Club SeriesLondon: 1950-1951A bright trio of popular Agatha Christie novels published by the Collins Crime Club, in their original unclipped dust wrappers. -
1966 Third GirlLondon: 1966The first edition of this thrilling Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot mystery, one of her later mysteries set in the 1960s. -
1940 Hercule Poirot's ChristmasLondon: 1940A scarce early edition of Christie's festive thriller, featuring her much loved Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. -
1971 NemesisLondon: 1971A bright first edition of this thrilling Miss Marple mystery novel by Agatha Christie. -
1970 Passenger to FrankfurtLondon: 1970A superior first edition copy of one of Agatha Christie's popular murder mystery novels, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1930 The Secret of ChimneysLondon: 1930A bright, early reprint copy of one of Agatha Christie's lesser known detective novels, published just five years after the first edition. -
1970 Passenger to FrankfurtLondon: 19790A superb first edition copy of one of Agatha Christie's popular murder mystery novels, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1971 NemesisLondon: 1971A striking first edition copy of this popular Miss Marple murder mystery by Agatha Christie. -
1966 Third GirlLondon: 1966A thrilling Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot murder mystery, one of her later mysteries set in the 1960s. -
1947 Death Comes as the EndLondon: 1947A lovely copy of the third impression of this unique historical fiction mystery novel by Agatha Christie. -
1929 The Mystery of the Blue TrainLondon: 1929An early impression of Christie's sixth novel to feature the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, the fifth impression, printed the year after the first. -
1930 The Secret of ChimneysLondon: 1930An early reprint of one of Agatha Christie's lesser known detective novels, a brilliant tale featuring Superintendent Battle and Lady Eileen "Bundle" Brent. -
1954 Destination UnknownLondon: 1954The first edition of this spy novel by Agatha Christie, a wonderful departure from her usual genre. -
1954 Destination UnknownLondon: 1954Bright first impression of Christie's novel, 'Destination Unknown' in its original dust wrapper. -
1939 Cards on the TableLondon: 1939The scarce fifth printing of Agatha Christie's detective fiction novel. -
1940 The Hound of Death and Other StoriesLondon: 1940A scarce early edition of these popular short stories by Agatha Christie, which includes the first appearance in text of 'Witness of the Prosecution'.