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Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and is the author of over 80 works, including detective novels and short stories, 19 plays and six novels published under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, was published in 1920 and introduced the world to Hercule Poirot, who would become one of the most popular fictional detectives since Sherlock Holmes (as would another of Christie's sleuths, the amateur detective Miss Marple). In 1952 her play The Mousetrap premiered in London's West End and has run continuously ever since. Christie's books have sold more than two billion copies in over 100 languages (said to be outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare) and have been adapted many times for film and television. She was made a dame in 1971 and died in Oxfordshire in 1976. In 2013, she was voted the greatest crime writer of all time by the Crime Writers' Association.

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Books by Agatha Christie

The Agatha Christie Collection

Step into the world of mystery and intrigue with The Folio Society’s 'Agatha Christie Collection'. Featuring And Then There Were None, Murder on the Orient Express, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and more, this collection brings Christie’s classic whodunits to life. A must-have set for crime lovers and Christie fans!

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie’sAnd Then There Were None rejoins our Christie collection, with 15 thrilling illustrations from David Lupton. This truly is the ultimate edition of the world’s best-selling mystery.

Murder is Easy

A quaint English village with a serial killer problem, it has to be Agatha Christie. In the Folio edition of Murder is Easy a simmering sense of menace pervades Fergus Hare’s bucolic illustrations and brings the suspenseful charm of Wychwood under Ashe to life.

Crooked House

Another addition to the Folio crime library is Crooked House, the book that Agatha Christie herself believed was one of her best. This edition features evocative illustrations by Sally Dunne.

The Pale Horse

Queen of Crime Agatha Christie invites you into a shadowy world of black magic and cold-blooded murder. The Pale Horse is the latest volume in the Folio Christie collection.

Sparkling Cyanide

A delectable collector’s edition of Agatha Christie’s Sparkling Cyanide joins the Folio Society crime library. With exquisite illustrations by Michael Philip Dunbabin.

Order by Innocence

A glamorous family, unbearable suspense and murder. The Folio edition of this classic mystery from the queen of detective fiction, Agatha Christie’s Ordeal by Innocence is illustrated by Laura Hope.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Hercule Poirot gets to the bottom of an especially unnerving case in this irresistible illustrated Folio edition of one of Agatha Christie’s most celebrated mysteries, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.

Murder on the Orient Express

One of the most celebrated Hercule Poirot novels, Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express is presented as a glorious Folio Society edition illustrated by Andrew Davidson.

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