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This page lists novels, story collections and non-fiction by Agatha Christie. Novels published using the pen name Mary Westmacott are included. UK titles are used throughout. A number of US short story collections which vary from UK collections are also included.

The cover images shown are, where possible, the first UK edition and a recent mass market paperback edition.

- novels & story collections
- omnibus and collected editions
- non-fiction

- biography, critical, reference

- Hercule Poirot
- Miss Marple
- Tommy and Tuppence

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Agatha Christie

1920

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"After the Great War, life can never be the same again. Wounds need healing, and the horror of violent death banished into memory. Captain Arthur Hastings is invited to the rolling country estate of Styles to recuperate from injuries sustained at the Front. It is the last place he expects to encounter murder. Fortunately he knows a former detective, a Belgian refugee, who has grown bored of retirement."

The Secret Adversary

Agatha Christie

1922

A Tommy and Tuppence novel.

"Tommy and Tuppence, two young people short of money and restless for excitement, embark on a daring business scheme Young Adventurers Ltd. Their advertisement says they are willing to do anything, go anywhere'. But their first assignment, for the sinister Mr Whittington, plunges them into more danger than they ever imagined."

The Murder on the Links

Agatha Christie

1923

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"An urgent cry for help brings Poirot to France. But he arrives too late to save his client, whose brutally stabbed body now lies face downwards in a shallow grave on a golf course. But why is the dead man wearing his son's overcoat? And who was the impassioned love-letter in the pocket for? Before Poirot can answer these questions, the case is turned upside down by the discovery of a second, identically murdered corpse."

The Man in the Brown Suit

Agatha Christie

1924

A Colonel Race novel.

"Pretty, young Anne came to London looking for adventure. In fact, adventure comes looking for her and finds her immediately at Hyde Park Corner tube station. Anne is present on the platform when a thin man, reeking of mothballs, loses his balance and is electrocuted on the rails. The Scotland Yard verdict is accidental death. But Anne is not satisfied. After all, who was the man in the brown suit who examined the body? And why did he race off, leaving a cryptic message behind: 17-122 Kilmorden Castle?"

Poirot Investigates

Agatha Christie

1924

Hercule Poirot short stories.

"First there was the mystery of the film star and the diamond then came the suicide that was murder, the mystery of the absurdly cheap flat, a suspicious death in a locked gun-room, a million dollar bond robbery, the curse of a pharoah's tomb, a jewel robbery by the sea, the abduction of a Prime Minister, the disappearance of a banker, a phone call from a dying man and, finally, the mystery of the missing will. What links these fascinating cases? Only the brilliant deductive powers of Hercule Poirot!"

• The Adventure of 'The Western Star'
• The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor
• The Adventure of the Cheap Flat
• The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge
• The Million Dollar Bond Robbery
• The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb
• The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan
• The Kidnapped Prime Minister
• The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim
• The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman
• The Case of the Missing Will

The Secret of Chimneys

Agatha Christie

1925

A Superintendent Battle novel.

"Little did Anthony Cade suspect that a simple errand on behalf of a friend would make him the centrepiece of a murderous international conspiracy. Someone would stop at nothing to prevent the monarchy being restored in faraway Herzoslovakia. The combined forces of Scotland Yard and the French Surete can do no better than go in circles until the final murder at Chimneys, the great country estate that yields up an amazing secret."

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Agatha Christie

1926

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew the woman he loved had poisoned her first husband, that someone was blackmailing her, and that as a consequence she had just taken her own life. But as he read the letter that would tell him the identity of her mysterious blackmailer, he was stabbed to death in a locked room."

The Big Four

Agatha Christie

1927

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"Framed in the doorway of Poirot's bedroom stood an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man's gaunt face stared for a moment, then he swayed and fell. Who was he? Was he suffering from shock or just exhaustion? Above all, what was the significance of the figure 4, scribbled over and over again on a sheet of paper? Poirot finds himself plunged into a world of international intrigue, risking his life to uncover the truth about Number Four."

The Mystery of the Blue Train

Agatha Christie

1928

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"When the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to wake serene Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But she will never wake again – for a heavy blow has killed her, disfiguring her features almost beyond recognition. What is more, her precious rubies are missing. The prime suspect is Ruth's estranged husband, Derek. Yet Poirot is not convinced, so he stages an eerie re-enactment of the journey, complete with the murderer on board."

The Seven Dials Mystery

Agatha Christie

1929

A Superintendent Battle novel.

"Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper; so the other house guests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight alarm clocks were set to go off, one after the other, starting at 6.30 a.m. But when morning arrived, one clock was missing and the prank had backfired with tragic consequences. For Jimmy Thesiger in particular, the words 'Seven Dials' were to take on a new and chilling significance."

Partners in Crime

Agatha Christie

1929

Tommy and Tuppence short stories.

"Tommy and Tuppence Beresford were restless for adventure, so when they were asked to take over Blunt's International Detective Agency, they leapt at the chance. After their triumphant recovery of a pink pearl, intriguing cases kept on coming their way: a stabbing on Sunningdale golf course; cryptic messages in the personal columns of newspapers; and even a box of poisoned chocolates."

• A Fairy in the Flat
• A Pot of Tea
• The Affair of the Pink Pearl
• The Adventure of the Sinister Stranger
• Finessing the King/The Gentleman Dressed in Newspaper
• The Case of the Missing Lady
• Blindman's Buff
• The Man in the Mist
• The Crackler
• The Sunningdale Mystery
• The House of Lurking Death
• The Unbreakable Alibi
• The Clergyman's Daughter/The Red House
• The Ambassador's Boots
• The Man Who Was No. 16

The Murder at the Vicarage

Agatha Christie

1930

The first Miss Marple novel.

"'Anyone who murdered Colonel Protheroe,' declared the parson, brandishing a carving knife above a joint of roast beef, 'would be doing the world at large a service!' It was a careless remark for a man of the cloth. And one which was to come back and haunt the clergyman just a few hours later. From seven potential murderers, Miss Marple must seek out the suspect who has both motive and opportunity."

The Mysterious Mr Quin

Agatha Christie

1930

Mr Quin and Mr Satterthwaite short stories.

"A mysterious stranger appears at a New Year's Eve party, becoming the enigmatic sleuthing sidekick to the snobbish Mr Satterthwaite… So far, it had been a typical New Year's Eve house party. But Mr Satterthwaite – a keen observer of human nature – sensed that the real drama of the evening was yet to unfold."

• The Coming of Mr Quin
• The Shadow on the Glass
• At the Bells and Motley
• The Sign in the Sky
• The Soul of the Croupier
• The Man from the Sea
• The Voice in the Dark
• The Face of Helen
• The Dead Harlequin
• The Bird with the Broken Wing
• The World's End
• Harlequin's Lane

Giant's Bread

Mary Westmacott

1930

"A spellbinding novel of romantic obsession. Vernon Deyre is a sensitive and brilliant musician, even a genius. But there is a high price to be paid for his talent, especially by his family and the two women in his life. His sheltered childhood in the home he loves has not prepared Vernon for the harsh reality of his adult years, and in order to write the great masterpiece of his life, he has to make a crucial decision with no time left to count the cost."

The Sittaford Mystery

Agatha Christie

1931

"In a remote house in the middle of Dartmoor, six shadowy figures huddle around a small table for a seance. Tension rises as the spirits spell out a chilling message: 'Captain Trevelyan… dead… murder.' Is this black magic or simply a macabre joke? The only way to be certain is to locate Captain Trevelyan. Unfortunately, his home is six miles away and, with snow drifts blocking the roads, someone will have to make the journey on foot."

The Floating Admiral

Members Of The Detection Club

1931

A collaborative novel with contributions by Agatha Christie, , Dorothy L. Sayers, Clemence Dane, Anthony Berkeley. G. K. Chesterton, Freeman Wills Crofts, G. D. H. Cole, Margaret Cole, Henry Wade, Ronald Knox, Canon Victor Whitechurch, John Rhode, Milward Kennedy, and Edgar Jepson.

"Inspector Rudge does not encounter many cases of murder in the sleepy seaside town of Whynmouth. But when an old sailor lands a rowing boat containing a fresh corpse with a stab wound to the chest, the Inspector's investigation immediately comes up against several obstacles. The vicar, whose boat the body was found in, is clearly withholding information, and the victim's niece has disappeared. There is clearly more to this case than meets the eye – even the identity of the victim is called into doubt. Inspector Rudge begins to wonder just how many people have contributed to this extraordinary crime and whether he will ever unravel it."

Peril at End House

Agatha Christie

1932

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"Nick Buckley was an unusual name for a pretty young woman. But then she had led an unusual life. First, on a treacherous Cornish hillside, the brakes on her car failed. Then, on a coastal path, a falling boulder missed her by inches. Later, an oil painting fell and almost crushed her in bed. Upon discovering a bullet-hole in Nick's sun hat, Hercule Poirot decides the girl needs his protection. At the same time, he begins to unravel the mystery of a murder that hasn't been committed. Yet."

The Thirteen Problems

Agatha Christie

1932

Miss Marple short stories.

"One Tuesday evening a group gathers at Miss Marple's house and the conversation turns to unsolved crimes… The case of the disappearing bloodstains; the thief who committed his crime twice over; the message on the death-bed of a poisoned man which read 'heap of fish'; the strange case of the invisible will; a spiritualist who warned that 'Blue Geranium' meant death… Now pit your wits against the powers of deduction of the Tuesday Night Club."

• The Tuesday Night Club
• The Idol House of Astarte
• Ingots of Gold
• The Blood-Stained Pavement
• Motive v. Opportunity
• The Thumb Mark of St. Peter
• The Blue Geranium
• The Companion
• The Four Suspects
• A Christmas Tragedy
• The Herb of Death
• The Affair at the Bungalow
• Death by Drowning

Lord Edgware Dies

Agatha Christie

1933

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"Poirot had been present when Jane bragged of her plan to 'get rid of' her estranged husband. Now the monstrous man was dead. And yet the great Belgian detective couldn't help feeling that he was being taken for a ride. After all, how could Jane have stabbed Lord Edgware to death in his library at exactly the same time she was seen dining with friends? And what could be her motive now that the aristocrat had finally granted her a divorce?"

The Hound of Death

Agatha Christie

1933

A collection of short stories. This book was originally not sold through normal retail channels but only available by collecting coupons from a magazine.

"Twelve unexplained phenomena with no apparent earthly explanation… A dog-shaped gunpowder mark; an omen from 'the other side'; a haunted house; a chilling seance; a case of split personalities; a recurring nightmare; an eerie wireless message; an elderly lady's hold over a young man; a disembodied cry of 'murder'; a young man's sudden amnesia; a levitation experience; a mysterious SOS. To discover the answers, delve into the supernatural storytelling of Agatha Christie."

• The Hound of Death
• The Red Signal
• The Fourth Man
• The Gypsy
• The Lamp
• Wireless
• The Witness for the Prosecution
• The Mystery of the Blue Jar
• The Strange Case of Sir Arthur Carmichael
• The Call of Wings
• The Last Seance
• SOS

Murder on the Orient Express

Agatha Christie

1934

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again."

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

Agatha Christie

1934

"While playing an erratic round of golf, Bobby Jones slices his ball over the edge of a cliff. His ball is lost, but on the rocks below he finds the crumpled body of a dying man. With his final breath the man opens his eyes and says, 'Why didn't they ask Evans?' Haunted by these words, Bobby and his vivacious companion, Frankie, set out to solve a mystery that will bring them into mortal danger."

The Listerdale Mystery

Agatha Christie

1934

"Twelve tantalizing cases… the curious disappearance of Lord Listerdale; a newlywed's fear of her ex-fiance; a strange encounter on a train; a domestic murder investigation; a wild man's sudden personality change; a retired inspector's hunt for a murderess; a young woman's impersonation of a duchess; a necklace hidden in a basket of cherries; a mystery writer's arrest for murder; an astonishing marriage proposal; a soprano's hatred for a baritone; the case of the rajah's emerald. All of these short stories have one thing in common: the skilful hand of Agatha Christie."

• The Listerdale Mystery
• Philomel Cottage
• The Girl in the Train
• Sing a Song of Sixpence
• The Manhood of Edward Robinson
• Accident
• Jane in Search of a Job
• A Fruitful Sunday
• Mr. Eastwood's Adventure
• The Golden Ball
• The Rajah's Emerald
• Swan Song

Parker Pyne Investigates

Agatha Christie

1934

Parker Pyne short stories.

"A collection of short stories featuring the 'heart specialist', Parker Pyne. Mrs Packington felt alone, helpless and utterly forlorn. But her life changed when she stumbled upon an advertisement in The Times which read: 'ARE YOU HAPPY? IF NOT, CONSULT MR PARKER PYNE'. Equally adept at putting together the pieces of a marriage or the fragments of a murder mystery, Mr Parker Pyne was possibly the world's most unconventional private eye – and certainly its most charming."

• The Case of the Middle-aged Wife
• The Case of the Discontented Soldier
• The Case of the Distressed Lady
• The Case of the Discontented Husband
• The Case of the City Clerk
• The Case of the Rich Woman
• Have You Got Everything You Want?
• The Gate of Baghdad
• The House at Shiraz
• The Pearl of Price
• Death on the Nile
• The Oracle at Delphi

Unfinished Portrait

Mary Westmacott

1934

"Bereft of the three people she has held most dear - her mother, her husband and her daughter - Celia is on the verge of suicide. Then one night on an exotic island she meets Larraby, a successful portrait painter, and through a long night of talk reveals how she is afraid to commit herself to a second chance of happiness with another person, yet is not brave enough to face life alone. Can Larraby help Celia come to terms with the past or will they part, her outcome still uncertain?"

Three Act Tragedy

Agatha Christie

1935

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"Thirteen guests arrived at dinner at the actor's house. It was to be a particularly unlucky evening for the mild-mannered Reverend Stephen Babbington, who choked on his cocktail, went into convulsions and died. But when his martini glass was sent for chemical analysis, there was no trace of poison – just as Poirot had predicted. Even more troubling for the great detective, there was absolutely no motive."

Death in the Clouds

Agatha Christie

1935

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"From seat No.9, Hercule Poirot was ideally placed to observe his fellow air passengers. Over to his right sat a pretty young woman, clearly infatuated with the man opposite; ahead, in seat No.13, sat a Countess with a poorly-concealed cocaine habit; across the gangway in seat No.8, a detective writer was being troubled by an aggressive wasp. What Poirot did not yet realize was that behind him, in seat No.2, sat the slumped, lifeless body of a woman."

The A.B.C. Murders

Agatha Christie

1936

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"There's a serial killer on the loose, bent on working his way through the alphabet. And as a macabre calling card he leaves beside each victim's corpe the ABC Railway Guide open at the name of the town where the murder has taken place. Having begun with Andover, Bexhill and then Churston, there seems little chance of the murderer being caught – until he makes the crucial and vain mistake of challenging Hercule Poirot to frustrate his plans."

Murder in Mesopotamia

Agatha Christie

1936

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"It was clear to Amy Leatheran that something sinister was going on at the Hassanieh dig in Iraq; something associated with the presence of 'Lovely Louise', wife of celebrated archaeologist Dr Leidner. In a few days' time Hercule Poirot was due to drop in at the excavation site. But with Louise suffering from terrifying hallucinations, and tension within the group becoming almost unbearable, Poirot might just be too late."

Cards on the Table

Agatha Christie

1936

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"Mr Shaitana was famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he was a man of whom everybody was a little afraid. So, when he boasted to Poirot that he considered murder an art form, the detective had some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitana's private collection. Indeed, what began as an absorbing evening of bridge was to turn into a more dangerous game altogether."

Dumb Witness

Agatha Christie

1937

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"Everyone blamed Emily's accident on a rubber ball left on the stairs by her frisky terrier. But the more she thought about her fall, the more convinced she became that one of her relatives was trying to kill her. On April 17th she wrote her suspicions in a letter to Hercule Poirot. Mysteriously he didn't receive the letter until June 28th… by which time Emily was already dead."

Death on the Nile

Agatha Christie

1937

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile is shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway has been shot through the head. She was young, stylish and beautiful, a girl who had everything – until she lost her life. Hercule Poirot recalls an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: 'I'd like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.' Yet in this exotic setting' nothing is ever quite what it seems."

Murder in the Mews

Agatha Christie

1937

Hercule Poirot short stories.

"Murder, stolen plans, a mysterious death and a menage a trois – four intriguing novellas featuring Hercule Poirot… How did a woman holding a pistol in her right hand manage to shoot herself in the left temple? What was the link between a ghost sighting and the disappearance of top secert military plans? How did the bullet that killed Sir Gervase shatter a mirror in another part of the room? And who destroyed the 'eternal triangle' of love involving renowned beauty, Valentine Chantry? Hercule Poirot is faced with four mystifying cases."

• Murder in the Mews
• The Incredible Theft
• Dead Man's Mirror
• Triangle at Rhodes

Appointment with Death

Agatha Christie

1938

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some monstrous swollen Buddha, sat the corpse of Mrs Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist was the only sign of the fatal injection that had killed her. With only 24 hours available to solve the mystery, Hercule Poirot recalled a chance remark he'd overheard back in Jerusalem: 'You see, don't you, that she's got to be killed?' Mrs Boynton was, indeed, the most detestable woman he'd ever met."

Hercule Poirot's Christmas

Agatha Christie

1938

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"It is Christmas Eve. The Lee family reunion is shattered by a deafening crash of furniture, followed by a high-pitched wailing scream. Upstairs, the tyrannical Simeon Lee lies dead in a pool of blood, his throat slashed. But when Hercule Poirot, who is staying in the village with a friend for Christmas, offers to assist, he finds an atmosphere not of mourning but of mutual suspicion. It seems everyone had their own reason to hate the old man."

Murder Is Easy

Agatha Christie

1939

A Superintendent Battle novel.

"Luke Fitzwilliam could not believe Miss Pinkerton's wild allegation that a multiple murderer was at work in the quiet English village of Wychwood – or her speculation that the local doctor was next in line. But within hours, Miss Pinkerton had been killed in a hit-and-run car accident. Mere coincidence? Luke was inclined to think so – until he read in The Times of the unexpected demise of Dr Humbleby."

Ten Little N*****s

Agatha Christie

1939

Subsequently published as Ten Little Indians and then as And Then There Were None.

"Ten strangers, apparently with little in common, are lured to an island mansion off the coast of Devon by the mysterious U.N.Owen. Over dinner, a record begins to play, and the voice of an unseen host accuses each person of hiding a guilty secret. That evening, former reckless driver Tony Marston is found murdered by a deadly dose of cyanide. The tension escalates as the survivors realise the killer is not only among them but is preparing to strike again… and again."

The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories

Agatha Christie

1939

A US short story collection featuring Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple or Parker Pyne.

"There's a body in a trunk; a dead girl's reflection is caught in a mirror; and one corpse is back from the grave, while another is envisioned in the recurring nightmare of a terrified eccentric. What's behind such ghastly misdeeds? Try money, revenge, passion, and pleasure. With multiple motives, multiple victims, and multiple suspects, it's going to take a multitude of talent to solve these clever crimes."

• The Regatta Mystery
• The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest
• How Does Your Garden Grow?
• Problem at Pollensa Bay
• Yellow Iris
• Miss Marple Tells a Story
• The Dream
• In a Glass Darkly
• Problem at Sea

Sad Cypress

Agatha Christie

1940

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity and the means to administer the fatal poison. Yet, inside the hostile courtroom, only one man still presumed Elinor was innocent until proven guilty: Hercule Poirot was all that stood between Elinor and the gallows."

"One, Two, Buckle My Shoe "

Agatha Christie

1940

A Hercule Poirot novel.

Published in the US as Patriotic Murders.

"The dentist was found with a blackened hole below his right temple. A pistol lay on the floor near his outflung right hand. Later, one of his patients was found dead from a lethal dose of local anaesthetic. A clear case of murder and suicide. But why would a dentist commit a crime in the middle of a busy day of appointments? A shoe buckle holds the key to the mystery. Now – in the words of the rhyme – can Poirot pick up the sticks and lay them straight?"

Evil Under the Sun

Agatha Christie

1941

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"It was not unusual to find the beautiful bronzed body of the sun-loving Arlena Stuart stretched out on a beach, face down. Only, on this occasion, there was no sun… she had been strangled. Ever since Arlena's arrival at the resort, Hercule Poirot had detected sexual tension in the seaside air. But could this apparent 'crime of passion' have been something more evil and premeditated altogether?"

N or M?

Agatha Christie

1941

A Tommy and Tuppence novel.

"It is World War II, and while the RAF struggles to keep the Luftwaffe at bay, Britain faces an even more sinister threat from 'the enemy within' – Nazis posing as ordinary citizens. With pressure mounting, the Intelligence service appoints two unlikely spies, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. Their mission: to seek out a man and a woman from among the colourful guests at Sans Souci, a seaside hotel. But this assignment is no stroll along the promenade. After all, N and M have just murdered Britain's finest agent."

The Body in the Library

Agatha Christie

1942

A Miss Marple novel.

"It's seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. She is wearing evening dress and heavy make-up, which is now smeared across her cheeks. But who is she? How did she get there? And what is the connection with another dead girl, whose charred remains are later discovered in an abandoned quarry? The respectable Bantrys invite Miss Marple to solve the mystery… before tongues start to wag."

Five Little Pigs

Agatha Christie

1942

A Hercule Poirot novel.

Published in the US as Murder in Retrospect.

"Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, yet there were five other suspects: Philip Blake (the stockbroker) who went to market; Meredith Blake (the amateur herbalist) who stayed at home; Elsa Greer (the three-time divorcee) who had roast beef; Cecilia Williams (the devoted governess) who had none; and Angela Warren (the disfigured sister) who cried 'wee wee wee' all the way home. It is sixteen years later, but Hercule Poirot just can't get that nursery rhyme out of his mind."

The Moving Finger

Agatha Christie

1943

A Miss Marple novel.

"Lymstock is a town with more than its share of shameful secrets – a town where even a sudden outbreak of anonymous hate-mail causes only a minor stir. But all that changes when one of the recipients, Mrs Symmington, commits suicide. Her final note said 'I can't go on'. Only Miss Marple questions the coroner's verdict of suicide. Was this the work of a poison-pen? Or of a poisoner?"

Towards Zero

Agatha Christie

1944

A Superintendent Battle novel.

"What is the connection between a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic life of a famous tennis player? To the casual observer, apparently nothing. But when a houseparty gathers at Gull's Point, the seaside home of an elderly widow, earlier events come to a dramatic head. It's all part of a carefully paid plan – for murder."

Absent in the Spring

Mary Westmacott

1944

"Returning from a visit to her daughter in Iraq, Joan Scudamore finds herself unexpectedly alone and stranded in an isolated rest house by flooding of the railway tracks. Looking back over the years, Joan painfully re-examines her attitudes, relationships and actions and becomes increasingly uneasy about the person who is revealed to her."

Death Comes as the End

Agatha Christie

1945

"It is Egypt, 2000 BC, where death gives meaning to life. At the foot of a cliff lies the broken, twisted body of Nofret, concubine to a Ka-priest. Young, beautiful and venomous, most agree that she deserved to die like a snake. Yet Renisenb, the priest's daughter, believes that the woman's death was not fate, but murder. Increasingly, she becomes convinced that the source of evil lurks within her own father's household. As the wife of an eminent archaeologist, Agatha Christie took part in several expeditions to the Middle East. Drawing upon this experience and exhaustive research, she wrote this serial killer mystery laid in Egypt 4000 years ago."

Sparkling Cyanide

Agatha Christie

1945

A Colonel Race novel.

"Six people sit down to dinner at a table laid for seven. In front of the empty place is a sprig of rosemary – in solemn memory of Rosemary Barton who died at the same table exactly one year previously. No one present on that fateful night would ever forget the woman's face, contorted beyond recognition – or what they remembered about her astonishing life."

The Hollow

Agatha Christie

1946

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"Lucy Angkatell invited Hercule Poirot to lunch. To tease the great detective, her guests stage a mock murder beside the swimming pool. Unfortunately, the victim plays the scene for real. As his blood drips into the water, John Christow gasps one final word: 'Henrietta'. In the confusion, a gun sinks to the bottom of the pool. Poirot's enquiries reveal a complex web of romantic attachments. It seems everyone in the drama is a suspect – and each a victim of love."

The Labours of Hercules

Agatha Christie

1947

Hercule Poirot short stories.

"In appearance Hercule Poirot hardly resembled an ancient Greek hero. Yet – reasoned the detective – like Hercules he had been responsible for ridding society of some of its most unpleasant monsters. So, in the period leading up to his retirement, Poirot made up his mind to accept just twelve more cases: his self-imposed 'Labours'. Each would go down in the annals of crime as a heroic feat of deduction."

• Foreword
• The Nemean Lion
• The Lernaean Hydra
• The Arcadian Deer
• The Erymanthian Boar
• The Augean Stables
• The Stymphalean Birds
• The Cretan Bull
• The Horses of Diomedes
• The Girdle of Hippolyta
• The Flock of Geryon
• The Apples of Hesperides
• The Capture of Cerberus

Taken at the Flood

Agatha Christie

1948

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"A few weeks after marrying an attractive young widow, Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz. Overnight, the former Mrs Underhay finds herself in sole possession of the Cloade family fortune. Shortly afterwards, Hercule Poirot receives a visit from the dead man's sister-in-law who claims she has been warned by 'spirits' that Mrs Underhay's first husband is still alive. Poirot has his suspicions when he is asked to find a missing person guided only by the spirit world. Yet what mystifies Poirot most is the woman's true motive for approaching him."

The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories

Agatha Christie

1948

A US short story collection. Includes one Hercule Poirot story.

The contents are:

• Accident
• The Fourth Man
• The Mystery of the Blue Jar
• The Mystery of the Spanish Shawl
• Philomel Cottage
• The Red Signal
• The Second Gong
• Sing a Song of Sixpence
• S.O.S.
• Where There's a Will
• The Witness for the Prosecution

Crooked House

Agatha Christie

1949

"The Leonides are one big happy family living in a sprawling, ramshackle mansion. At least they were, until the wealthy grandfather, Aristide, is murdered with a fatal injection of barbiturates. Suspicion naturally falls on the old man's young widow, fifty years his junior and suspected of having an illicit affair. While Scotland Yard struggles to find clues, the murderer has not anticipated the determination of Charles Hayward, fiancé of the millionaire's granddaughter, to solve the crime from the inside."

The Rose and the Yew Tree

Mary Westmacott

1948

"Everyone expected Isabella Charteris, beautiful, sheltered and aristocratic, to marry her cousin Rupert when he came back from the War. It would have been such a suitable marriage. How strange then that John Gabriel, an ambitious and ruthless war hero, should appear in her life. For Isabella, the price of love would mean abandoning her dreams of home and happiness forever. For Gabriel, it would destroy his chance of a career and all his ambitions."

A Murder Is Announced

Agatha Christie

1950

A Miss Marple novel.

"The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette which reads: 'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30 p.m.' A childish practical joke? Or a hoax intended to scare poor Letitia Blacklock? Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, a crowd begins to gather at Little Paddocks at the appointed time when, without warning, the lights go out."

Three Blind Mice and Other Stories

Agatha Christie

1950

A US short story collection featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.

"A classic compendium of mystery and suspense, crime and detection, whose title novella served as the basis for The Mousetrap, the longest running stage play in the history of the London theater."

• Three Blind Mice
• Strange Jest
• The Tape-Measure Murder
• The Case of the Perfect Maid
• The Case of the Caretaker
• The Third Floor Flat
• The Adventure of Johnny Waverly
• Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds
• The Love Detectives

They Came to Baghdad

Agatha Christie

1951

"Baghdad is the chosen location for a secret summit of superpowers, concerned but not convinced, about the development of an, as yet, unidentified and undescribed secret weapon. Only one man has the proof that can confirm the nature of this fantastic secret weapon – a British agent named Carmichael. Unfortunately the criminal organisation responsible for the weapon's development will stop at nothing to prevent him entering Baghdad and presenting his proof to the assembled delegates. Can Carmichael enter the city against such odds? Into this explosive situations appears Victoria Jones, a girl with a yearning for adventure who gets more than she bargains for when a wounded Carmichael dies in her arms in her hotel room."

The Under Dog and Other Stories

Agatha Christie

1951

A US collection of Hercule Poirot short stories.

"A beautiful heiress has been found dead on a train. A playboy has been stabbed through the heart during a costume ball. An elderly woman suspects that she is being slowly poisoned to death. A prince fears for his reputation when his fiancée is embroiled in another man's murder. A forgotten recluse makes headlines after he is shot in the head. Who but Agatha Christie could concoct such canny crimes? Who but Belgian detective Hercule Poirot could possibly solve them?"

Mrs McGinty's Dead

Agatha Christie

1952

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"Mrs McGinty died from a brutal blow to the back of her head. Suspicion fell immediately on her shifty lodger, James Bentley, whose clothes revealed traces of the victim's blood and hair. Yet something was amiss: Bentley just didn't look like a murderer. Poirot believed he could save the man from the gallows – what he didn't realise was that his own life was now in great danger."

They Do It with Mirrors

Agatha Christie

1952

A Miss Marple novel.

"Miss Marple senses danger when she visits a friend living in a Victorian mansion which doubles as a rehabilitiation centre for delinquents. Her fears are confirmed when a youth fires a revolver at the administrator, Lewis Serrocold. Neither is injured. But a mysterious visitor, Mr Gilbrandsen, is less fortunate – shot dead simultaneously in another part of the building. Pure coincidence? Miss Marple thinks not, and vows to discover the real reason for Mr Gilbrandsen's visit."

A Daughter's a Daughter

Mary Westmacott

1952

"Ann Prentice falls in love with Richard Cauldfield and hopes for new happiness. Her only child, Sarah, cannot contemplate the idea of her mother marrying again and wrecks any chance of her remarriage. Resentment and jealousy corrode their relationship as each seeks relief in different directions. Are mother and daughter destined to be enemies for life or will their underlying love for each other finally win through?"

After the Funeral

Agatha Christie

1953

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"When Cora is savagely murdered with a hatchet, the extraordinary remark she made the previous day at her brother Richard's funeral suddenly takes on a chilling significance. At the reading of Richard's will, Cora was clearly heard to say: 'It's been hushed up very nicely, hasn't it…But he was murdered, wasn't he?' In desperation, the family solicitor turns to Hercule Poirot to unravel the mystery."

A Pocket Full of Rye

Agatha Christie

1953

A Miss Marple novel.

"Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his 'counting house' when he suffered an agonising and sudden death. On later inspection, the pockets of the deceased were found to contain traces of cereals. Yet, it was the incident in the parlour which confirmed Jane Marple's suspicion that here she was looking at a case of crime by rhyme."

Destination Unknown

Agatha Christie

1954

"When a number of leading scientists disappear without trace, concern grows within the international intelligence community. Are they being kidnapped? Blackmailed? Brainwashed? One woman appears to have the key to the mystery. Unfortunately, Olive Betteron now lies in a hospital bed, dying from injuries sustained in a Moroccan plane crash. Meanwhile, in a Casablanca hotel room, Hilary Craven prepares to take her own life. But her suicide attempt is about to be interrupted by a man who will offer her an altogether more thrilling way to die."

Hickory Dickory Dock

Agatha Christie

1955

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"An outbreak of kleptomania at a student hostel was not normally the sort of crime that aroused Hercule Poirot's interest. But when he saw the list of stolen and vandalized items – including a stethoscope, some old flannel trousers, a box of chocolates, a slashed rucksack and a diamond ring found in a bowl of soup – he congratulated the warden, Mrs Hubbard, on a 'unique and beautiful problem'. The list made absolutely no sense at all. But, reasoned Poirot, if this was merely a petty thief at work, why was everyone at the hostel so frightened?"

Dead Man's Folly

Agatha Christie

1956

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village fête, hit upon the novel idea of staging a mock murder mystery. In good faith, Ariadne Oliver, the well known crime writer, agrees to organise their murder hunt. Despite weeks of meticulous planning, at the last minute Ariadne calls her friend Hercule Poirot for his expert assistance. Instinctively, she senses that something sinister is about to happen… Beware – nobody is quite what they seem!"

The Burden

Mary Westmacott

1956

"Laura Franklin bitterly resented the arrival of her younger sister Shirley, an enchanting baby loved by all the family. But Laura's emotions towards her sister changed dramatically one night, when she vowed to protect her with all her strength and love. While Shirley longs for freedom and romance, Laura has to learn that loving can never be a one-sided affair, and the burden of her love for her sister has a dramatic effect on both their lives. A story of consequences when love turns to obsession."

4.50 from Paddington

Agatha Christie

1957

A Miss Marple novel.

"For an instant the two trains ran together, side by side. In that frozen moment, Elspeth witnessed a murder. Helplessly, she stared out of her carriage window as a man remorselessly tightened his grip around a woman's throat. The body crumpled. Then the other train drew away. But who, apart from Miss Marple, would take her story seriously? After all, there were no suspects, no other witnesses… and no corpse."

Ordeal by Innocence

Agatha Christie

1958

"According to the courts, Jacko Argyle bludgeoned his mother to death with a poker. The sentence was life imprisonment. But when Dr Arthur Calgary turns up a year later with the proof that confirms Jacko's innocence, he is too late – Jacko died behind bars from a bout of pneumonia. Worse still, the doctor's revelations re-open old wounds in the family, increasing the likelihood that the real murderer will strike again."

Cat Among the Pigeons

Agatha Christie

1959

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"Late one night, two teachers investigate a mysterious flashing light in the sports pavilion, while the rest of the school sleeps. There, among the lacrosse sticks, they stumble upon the body of the unpopular games mistress – shot through the heart from point blank range. The school is thrown into chaos when the 'cat' strikes again. Unfortunately, schoolgirl Julia Upjohn knows too much. In particular, she knows that without Hercule Poirot's help, she will be the next victim."

The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding

Agatha Christie

1960

Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple short stories.

"Agatha Christie's seasonal Poirot and Marple short story collection. First came a sinister warning to Poirot not to eat any plum pudding… then the discovery of a corpse in a chest… next, an overheard quarrel that led to murder… the strange case of the dead man who altered his eating habits… and the puzzle of the victim who dreamt his own suicide. What links these five baffling cases? The little grey cells of Monsieur Hercule Poirot!"

• The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding, or The Theft of the Royal Ruby (Poirot)
• The Mystery of the Spanish Chest (Poirot)
• The Under Dog (Poirot)
• Four and Twenty Blackbirds (Poirot)
• The Dream (Poirot)
• Greenshaw's Folly (Miss Marple)

The Pale Horse

Agatha Christie

1961

"To understand the strange goings on at The Pale Horse Inn, Mark Easterbrook knew he had to begin at the beginning. But where exactly was the beginning? Was it the savage blow to the back of Father Gorman's head? Or was it when the priest's assailant searched him so roughly he tore the clergyman's cassock? Or could it have been the priest's visit, just minutes before, to a woman on her death bed? Or was there a deeper significance to the violent squabble which Mark Easterbrook had himself witnessed earlier? Wherever the beginning lies, Mark and his sidekick, Ginger Corrigan, may soon have cause to wish they'd never found it."

Double Sin and Other Stories

Agatha Christie

1961

A US short story collection featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.

"Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot both make appearances in Agatha Christie's Double Sin and Other Stories, a sterling collection of short mystery fiction that offers double the suspense, surprise, and fun."

• Double Sin
• Wasp's Nest
• The Theft of the Royal Ruby
• The Dressmaker's Doll
• Greenshaw's Folly
• The Double Clue
• The Last Seance
• Sanctuary

The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

Agatha Christie

1962

A Miss Marple novel.

"One minute, silly Heather Badcock had been gabbling on at her movie idol, the glamorous Marina Gregg. The next, Heather suffered a massive seizure. But for whom was the deadly poison really intended? Marina's frozen expression suggested she had witnessed something horrific. But, while others searched for material evidence, Jane Marple conducted a very different investigation – into human nature."

The Clocks

Agatha Christie

1963

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"As instructed, stenographer Sheila Webb let herself into the house at 19 Wilbraham Crescent. It was then that she made a grisly discovery: the body of a dead man sprawled across the living room floor. What intrigued Poirot about the case was the time factor. Although in a state of shock, Sheila clearly remembered having heard a cuckoo clock strike three o'clock. Yet, the four other clocks in the living room all showed the time as 4.13. Even more strangely, only one of these clocks belonged to the owner of the house…."

A Caribbean Mystery

Agatha Christie

1964

A Miss Marple novel.

"As Jane Marple sat basking in the Caribbean sunshine she felt mildly discontented with life. True, the warmth eased her rheumatism, but here in paradise nothing ever happened. Eventually, her interest was aroused by an old soldier's yarn about a strange coincidence. Infuriatingly, just as he was about to show her an astonishing photograph, the Major's attention wandered. He never did finished the story."

At Bertram's Hotel

Agatha Christie

1965

A Miss Marple novel.

"When Miss Marple comes up from the country for a holiday in London, she finds what she's looking for at Bertram's Hotel: traditional decor, impeccable service and an unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer. Yet, not even Miss Marple can foresee the violent chain of events set in motion when an eccentric guest makes his way to the airport on the wrong day."

Surprise! Surprise!

Agatha Christie

1965

A US short story collection.

"Thirteen stories of mystery and suspense."

• Double Sin
• The Arcadian Deer
• The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly
• Where There’s A Will
• Greenshaw’s Folly
• The Case of the Perfect Maid
• At the Bells and Motley
• The Case of the Distressed Lady
• The Third Floor Flat
• The Mystery of the Spanish Shawl
• The Cornish Mystery
• The Witness for the Prosecution

Third Girl

Agatha Christie

1966

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"Three single girls shared the same London flat. The first worked as a secretary; the second was an artist; the third who came to Poirot for help, disappeared convinced she was a murderer. Now there were rumours of revolvers, flick-knives and blood stains. But, without hard evidence, it would take all Poirot's tenacity to establish whether the third girl was guilty, innocent or insane."

13 for Luck! A Selection of Mystery Stories

Agatha Christie

1966

A collection of short stories featuring Hercule Poirot, Jane Marple, Harley Quin, Mr Parker Pyne, Tommy and Tuppence, and Inspector Evans.

"Brain-twisters, spine-chilling perils, secret codes, daring deductions, well-hidden clues, suspicious-looking characters—these are just a few of the tantalizing ingredients."

• Nemean Lion
• Girdle Of Hyppolita
• Blue Geranium
• Four Suspects
• Bird With The Broken Wing
• Face Of Helen
• Regatta Mystery
• Problem At Pollensa Bay
• Veiled Lady
• Market Basing Mystery
• Tape-Measure Murder
• Unbreakable Alibi
• Accident

Endless Night

Agatha Christie

1967

A Mystery novel novel.

"Gipsy's Acre was a truly beautiful upland site with views out to sea – and in Michael Rogers it stirred a child-like fantasy. There, amongst the dark fir trees, he planned to build a house, find a girl and live happily ever after. Yet, as he left the village, a shadow of menace hung over the land. For this was the place where accidents happened. Perhaps Michael should have heeded the locals' warnings: 'There's no luck for them as meddles with Gipsy's Acre.' Michael Rogers is a man who is about to learn the true meaning of the old saying 'In my end is my beginning…'."

13 Clues for Miss Marple

Agatha Christie

1967

A US Miss Marple short story collection.

"Thirteen stories of mystery and suspense."

• Tape-Measure Murder
• Strange Jest
• Sanctuary
• Greenshaw’s Folly
• Perfect Maid
• Caretaker
• Blue Geranium
• Companion
• Four Suspects
• Motive v. Opportunity
• Thumbmark Of St Peter
• Bloodstained Pavement
• Herb Of Death

By the Pricking of My Thumbs

Agatha Christie

1968

A Tommy and Tuppence novel.

"When Tommy and Tuppence visited an elderly aunt in her gothic nursing home, they thought nothing of her mistrust of the doctors; after all, Ada was a very difficult old lady. But when Mrs Lockett mentioned a poisoned mushroom stew and Mrs Lancaster talked about 'something behind the fireplace', Tommy and Tuppence found themselves caught up in an unexpected adventure involving possible black magic."

Hallowe'en Party

Agatha Christie

1969

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"At a Hallowe'en party, Joyce – a hostile thirteen-year-old – boasts that she once witnessed a murder. When no-one believes her, she storms off home. But within hours her body is found, still in the house, drowned in an apple-bobbing tub. That night, Hercule Poirot is called in to find the 'evil presence'. But first he must establish whether he is looking for a murderer or a double-murderer."

Passenger to Frankfurt

Agatha Christie

1970

A Mystery novel.

"Sir Stafford Nye's journey home from Malaya to London takes an unexpected twist in the passnger loungs at Frankfurt – a young woman confides in him that someone is trying to kill her. Yet their paths are to cross again and again – and each time the mystery woman is introduced as a different person. Equally at home in any guise in any society she draws Sir Stafford into a game of political intrigue more dangerous than he could possibly imagine. In an arena where no-one can be sure of anyone, Nye must do battle with a well-armed, well-financed, well-trained – and invisble – enemy."

Nemesis

Agatha Christie

1971

A Miss Marple novel.

"In utter disbelief Miss Marple read the letter addressed to her from the recently deceased Mr Rafiel – an acquaintance she had met briefly on her travels. Recognising in Miss Marple a natural flair for justice, Mr Rafiel had left instructions for her to investigate a crime after his death. The only problem was, he had failed to tell her who was involved or where and when the crime had been committed. It was most intriguing."

The Golden Ball and Other Stories

Agatha Christie

1971

A US short story collection. All stories have previously appeared on book form.

"In this collection of short stories, the answers are as unexpected as they are satisfying. The Queen of Mystery takes bizarre romantic entanglements, supernatural visitations, and classic murder to inventive new heights."

• The Listerdale Mystery
• The Girl in The Train
• The Manhood of Edward Robinson
• Jane in Search of a Job
• A Fruitful Sunday
• The Golden Ball
• The Rajah's Emerald
• Swan Song
• The Hound of Death
• The Gypsy
• The Lamp
• The Strange Case of Sir Arthur Carmichael
• The Call of Wings
• Magnolia Blossom
• Next to a Dog

Elephants Can Remember

Agatha Christie

1972

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"Hercule Poirot stood on the cliff-top. Here, many years earlier, there had been a tragic accident. This was followed by the grisly discovery of two more bodies – a husband and wife – shot dead. But who had killed whom? Was it a suicide pact? A crime of passion? Or cold-blooded murder? Poirot delves back into the past and discovers that 'old sin leave long shadows'."

Postern of Fate

Agatha Christie

1973

A Tommy and Tuppence novel.

"Tommy and Tuppence Beresford have just become the proud owners of an old house in an English village. Along with the property, they have inherited some worthless bric-a-brac, including a collection of antique books. While rustling through a copy of The Black Arrow, Tuppence comes upon a series of apparently random underlinings. However, when she writes down the letters, they spell out a very disturbing message: M a r y – J o r d a n – d i d – n o t – d i e – n a t u r a l l y… And sixty years after their first murder, Mary Jordan's enemies are still ready to kill."

Poirot's Early Cases

Agatha Christie

1974

Hercule Poirot short stories.

"Hercule Poirot delighted in telling people that he was probably the best detective in the world. So turning back the clock to trace eighteen of the cases which helped establish his professional reputation was always going to be a fascinating experience. With his career still in its formative years, the panache with which Hercule Poirot could solve even the most puzzling mystery is obvious. Chronicled by his friend Captain Hastings, these eighteen early cases - from theft and robbery to kidnapping and murder - were all guaranteed to test Poirot’s soon-to-be-famous 'little grey cells' to their absolute limit."

• The Affair at the Victory Ball
• The Adventure of the Clapham Cook
• The Cornish Mystery
• The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly
• The Double Clue
• The King of Clubs
• The Lemesurier Inheritance
• The Lost Mine
• The Plymouth Express
• The Chocolate Box
• The Submarine Plans
• The Third Floor Flat
• Double Sin
• The Market Basing Mystery
• Wasps' Nest
• The Veiled Lady
• Problem at Sea
• How Does Your Garden Grow?

Curtain: Poirot's Last Case

Agatha Christie

1975

A Hercule Poirot novel.

"The house guests at Styles seemed perfectly pleasant to Captain Hastings; there was his own daughter Judith, an inoffensive ornithologist called Norton, dashing Mr Allerton, brittle Miss Cole, Doctor Franklin and his fragile wife Barbara , Nurse Craven, Colonel Luttrell and his charming wife, Daisy, and the charismatic Boyd-Carrington. So Hastings was shocked to learn from Hercule Poirot’s declaration that one of them was a five-times murderer. True, the ageing detective was crippled with arthritis, but had his deductive instincts finally deserted him?"

Sleeping Murder: Miss Marple's Last Case

Agatha Christie

1976

A Miss Marple novel.

"Soon after Gwenda moved into her new home, odd things started to happen. Despite her best efforts to modernise the house, she only succeeded in dredging up its past. Worse, she felt an irrational sense of terror every time she climbed the stairs… In fear, Gwenda turned to Miss Marple to exorcise her ghosts. Between them, they were to solve a ‘perfect’ crime committed many years before."

Miss Marple's 6 Final Cases and 2 Other Stories

Agatha Christie

1979

Miss Marple short stories.

"First, the mystery man in the church with a bullet-wound… then, the riddle of a dead man’s buried treasure… the curious conduct of a caretaker after a fatal riding accident… the corpse and a tape-measure… the girl framed for theft… and the suspect accused of stabbing his wife with a dagger. Six gripping cases with one thing in common – the astonishing deductive powers of Miss Marple. Also includes two non-Marple mysteries."

• Sanctuary
• Strange Jest
• Tape-Measure Murder
• The Case of the Caretaker
• The Case of the Perfect Maid
• Miss Marple Tells a Story
• The Dressmaker's Doll
• In a Glass Darkly

The Scoop and Behind the Screen

Members Of The Detection Club

1983

Two detective serials that were written by various members of the Detection Club for weekly radio broadcasts on the BBC in 1930 and 1931. The scripts were originally published in instalments in the Listener magazine shortly after the broadcasts. The book brings together the two complete scripts.

The contributing authors were Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Anthony Berkeley, E.C. Bentley, Freeman Wills Crofts, Clemence Dane, Ronald Knox, and Hugh Walpole.

Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories

Agatha Christie

1991

A collection of short stories: two feature Hercule Poirot, two feature Parker Pyne, and two feature Harley Quin.

"All great crime writers have their favourite creations. Similarly, every great sleuth has his, or her, own preferred method of deduction. Take the charming Parker Pyne, who relies upon an intuitive knowledge of human nature to solve the Problem at Pollensa Bay. Or Mr Satterthwaite, who seeks inspiration through his collaboration with the enigmatic Mr Quin in The Harlequin Tea Set mystery. Then, of course, there’s Poirot, whose measured analysis of motive and opportunity is tested to the full in Yellow Iris, when he receives an anonymous call about a matter of life and death."

• Problem at Pollensa Bay
• The Second Gong
• Yellow Iris
• The Harlequin Tea Set
• The Regatta Mystery
• The Love Detectives
• Next to a Dog
• Magnolia Blossom

While the Light Lasts and Other Stories

Agatha Christie

1997

A collection of short stories.

"Nine quintessential examples of Agatha Christie's brilliance are contained in this new collection of early short stories - including the very first one she ever wrote - and provide a unique glimpse of the Queen of Crime in the making."

• The House of Dreams
• The Actress
• The Edge
• Christmas Adventure
• The Lonely God
• Manx Gold
• Within a Wall
• The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest
• While the Light Lasts

The Harlequin Tea Set

Agatha Christie

1997

A US short story collection. Includes one Hercule Poirot story and one Harley Quin story.

"n The Mystery of the Spanish Chest, Hercule Poirot unravels the psychological conundrums that motivate a killer. . . . In The Actress, a great star's shady past becomes the plaything of a blackmailer. . . . In The Harlequin Tea Set, Mr. Harley Quin helps a man save his loved ones from the greedy hand of murder. These and six other stories of danger and detection complete this stellar collection."

• The Edge
• The Actress
• While the Light Lasts
• The House of Dreams
• The Lonely God
• Manx Gold
• Within a Wall
• The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest
• Christmas Adventure

Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore Folly

Agatha Christie

2014

A Hercule Poirot novella. This is the first publication of an original novella that was written in 1954 and then expanded to form the novel Dead Man’s Folly.

"Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village fête, hit upon the novel idea of staging a mock murder mystery. In good faith, Ariadne Oliver, the well known crime writer, agrees to organise their murder hunt. But at the last minute Ariadne calls her friend Hercule Poirot for his expert assistance. Instinctively, she senses that something sinister is about to happen."

An Agatha Christie Omnibus

Agatha Christie

1931

A Poirot omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the first three Hercule Poirot novels: The Mysterious affair at Styles; The Murder on the Links; and Poirot Investigates.

Murder Preferred

Agatha Christie

1960

A Poirot and Miss Marple omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: The Patriotic Murders; A Murder Is Announced; and Murder in Retrospect. (Note that The Patriotic Murders was originally published in the UK as One, Two, Buckle My Shoe and Murder In Retrospect was originally published in the UK as Five Little Pigs.

Make Mine Murder

Agatha Christie

1962

A Poirot omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: Appointment with Death; Peril at End House; and Sad Cypress.

Murder In Our Midst

Agatha Christie

1967

A Miss Marple omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: The Body in the Library; The Murder at the Vicarage; and The Moving Finger.

Spies Among Us

Agatha Christie

1968

An omnibus that includes one Poirot novel and one Tommy and Tuppence novel.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: Murder In Mesopotamia; N or M?; and They Came to Baghdad.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd/They Do It With Mirrors/Mrs. McGinty's Dead

Agatha Christie

1969

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd; They Do It With Mirrors; and Mrs. McGinty's Dead.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: Cards On The Table/N Or M/A Murder Is Announced

Agatha Christie

1969

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: Cards On The Table; N Or M; and A Murder Is Announced.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: Appointment With Death/Crooked House/Sad Cypress

Agatha Christie

1969

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: Appointment With Death; Crooked House; and Sad Cypress.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: 4.50 From Paddington/Lord Edgware Dies/Murder In Mesopotamia

Agatha Christie

1969

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: 4.50 From Paddington; Lord Edgware Dies; and Murder In Mesopotamia.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: Murder On The Orient Express/Death In The Clouds/Why Didn't They Ask Evans

Agatha Christie

1969

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: Murder On The Orient Express; Death In The Clouds; and Why Didn't They Ask Evans.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: The Murder On The Links/A Pocket Full Of Rye/Destination Unknown

Agatha Christie

1969

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: The Murder On The Links; A Pocket Full Of Rye; and Destination Unknown.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: The Hollow/The Moving Finger/Three Act Tragedy

Agatha Christie

1969

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: The Hollow; The Moving Finger; and Three Act Tragedy.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: The Mystery of the Blue Train/The Listerdale Mystery/Murder at the Vicarage

Agatha Christie

1970

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: The Mystery of the Blue Train; The Listerdale Mystery; Murder at the Vicarage.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: Murder Is Easy/Dead Man's Folly/The Man In The Brown Suit

Agatha Christie

1970

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: Murder Is Easy; Dead Man's Folly; and The Man In The Brown Suit.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side/They Came to Baghdad/The A B C Murders

Agatha Christie

1970

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side; They Came to Baghdad; and The A B C Murders.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: Ordeal By Innocence/One Two Buckle My Shoe/Adventure Of The Christmas Pudding

Agatha Christie

1970

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: Ordeal By Innocence; One Two Buckle My Shoe; and Adventure Of The Christmas Pudding.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: Cat Among the Pigeons/The Labours of Hercules/Hickory Dickory Dock

Agatha Christie

1970

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: Cat Among the Pigeons; The Labours of Hercules; and Hickory Dickory Dock.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: The Mysterious Affair At Styles/Ten Little N*****s/Dumb Witness

Agatha Christie

1970

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: The Mysterious Affair At Styles; Ten Little N*****s; and Dumb Witness.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: The Pale Horse/The Big Four/The Secret Adversary

Agatha Christie

1970

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: The Pale Horse; The Big Four; and The Secret Adversary.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: Peril At End House/The Body In The Library/Hercule Poirot's Christmas

Agatha Christie

1970

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: Peril At End House; The Body In The Library; and Hercule Poirot's Christmas.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: Death On The Nile/Towards Zero/After The Funeral

Agatha Christie

1970

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: Death On The Nile; Towards Zero; and After The Funeral.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: Sparkling Cyanide/The Secret of Chimneys/Five Little Pigs

Agatha Christie

1970

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: Sparkling Cyanide; The Secret of Chimneys; and Five Little Pigs.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: Evil Under The Sun/Death Comes As The End/The Sittaford Mystery

Agatha Christie

1970

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: Evil Under The Sun; Death Comes As The End; and The Sittaford Mystery.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: A Caribbean Mystery/Taken At The Flood/The Seven Dials Mystery

Agatha Christie

1971

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: A Caribbean Mystery; Taken At The Flood; and The Seven Dials Mystery.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: By the Pricking of My Thumbs/The Mysterious Mr. Quin/Endless Night

Agatha Christie

1971

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: By the Pricking of My Thumbs; The Mysterious Mr. Quin; and Endless Night.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: Hallowe'en Party/Passenger To Frankfurt/The Thirteen Problems

Agatha Christie

1971

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: Hallowe'en Party; Passenger To Frankfurt; andThe Thirteen Problems.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: The Clocks/Third Girl/Murder In The Mews

Agatha Christie

1971

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: The Clocks; Third Girl; and Murder In The Mews.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: Partners In Crime/At Bertram's Hotel/The Hound Of Death

Agatha Christie

1972

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: Partners In Crime; At Bertram's Hotel; and The Hound Of Death.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: Nemesis/Parker Pyne Investigates/Poirot Investigates

Agatha Christie

1972

An Agatha Christie omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the three novels: Nemesis; Parker Pyne Investigates; and Poirot Investigates.

Five Complete Miss Marple Novels

Agatha Christie

1980

A Miss Marple omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the five novels: The Mirror Crack'd; A Caribbean Mystery; Nemesis; What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!; and The Body in the Library.

The Westmacott-Christie Reader

Agatha Christie / Mary Westmacott

1983

A Mary Westmacott omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the six novels Christie published using the Mary Westmacott pen name: Giants' Bread; Absent in the Spring; Unfinished Portrait; The Rose and the Yew Tree; A Daughter's a Daughter; and The Burden).

Six Mary Westmacott Novels

Agatha Christie / Mary Westmacott

1986

A Mary Westmacott omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together the six novels Christie published using the Mary Westmacott pen name: Giants' Bread; Absent in the Spring; Unfinished Portrait; The Rose and the Yew Tree; A Daughter's a Daughter; and The Burden.

Miss Marple Omnibus: Volume I

Agatha Christie

1997

A Miss Marple omnibus.

A Poirot omnibus that brings together the four novels: Body in the Library; The Moving Finger; A Murder is Announced; and 4.50 from Paddington.

Miss Marple Omnibus: Volume II

Agatha Christie

1997

A Miss Marple omnibus.

A Poirot omnibus that brings together the four novels: A Caribbean Mystery; Pocket Full of Rye; Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side; and They Do It with Mirrors.

Miss Marple Omnibus: Volume III

Agatha Christie

1997

A Miss Marple omnibus.

A Poirot omnibus that brings together the four novels: Murder at the Vicarage; Nemesis; Sleeping Murder; and At Bertram's Hotel.

Absent in the Spring and Other Novels

Agatha Christie / Mary Westmacott

2001

A Mary Westmacott omnibus.

An omnibus that brings together three novels Christie published using the Mary Westmacott pen name: Absent in the Spring; Giants' Bread; and The Rose and the Yew Tree.

Poirot: In the Orient

Agatha Christie

2001

A Poirot omnibus.

A Poirot omnibus that brings together the three novels: Murder in Mesopotamia; Death on the Nile; and Appointment with Death.

Poirot: The French Collection

Agatha Christie

2003

A Poirot omnibus.

A Poirot omnibus that brings together the three novels: Murder on the Links; Mystery of The Blue Train; and Death in The Clouds.

Poirot: The War Years

Agatha Christie

2003

A Poirot omnibus.

A Poirot omnibus that brings together the three novels: One, Two Buckle My Shoe; Five Little Pigs; and Taken at The Flood.

Murder At The Manor: An Agatha Chistie Lost Classics Omnibus

Agatha Christie

2003

An omnibus that brings together the two novels The Crooked House and Ordeal By Innocence.

Murder At The Manor

Agatha Christie

2004

An omnibus that brings together the two novels The Crooked House, Ordeal By Innocence and The Seven Dials Mystery.

Poirot: The Complete Battles of Hastings, Vol. 1

Agatha Christie

2004

A Poirot omnibus.

A Poirot omnibus that brings together the four novels: The Mysterious Affair at Styles; The Murder on the Links; The Big Four; and Peril at End House.

Poirot: The Complete Battles of Hastings, Vol. 2

Agatha Christie

2004

A Poirot omnibus.

A Poirot omnibus that brings together the four novels: Lord Edgware Dies; The ABC Murders; Dumb Witness; and Curtain.

Poirot: Four Classic Cases

Agatha Christie

2004

A Poirot omnibus.

A Poirot omnibus that brings together the four novels: Three-Act Tragedy; Sad Cypress; Evil Under the Sun; and The Hollow.

Poirot: The Perfect Murders

Agatha Christie

2004

A Poirot omnibus.

A Poirot omnibus that brings together the four novels: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd; Murder on the Orient Express; Murder in the Mews; and Hercule Poirot’s Christmas.

Poirot: The Post War Years

Agatha Christie

2005

A Poirot omnibus.

A Poirot omnibus that brings together the four novels: After the Funeral; Hickory Dickory Dock; Cat Among the Pigeons; and The Clocks.

Poirot: The Complete Ariadne Oliver, Vol. 1

Agatha Christie

2005

A Poirot omnibus.

A Poirot omnibus that brings together the three novels: Cards on the Table, Mrs McGinty's Dead, and Dead Man's Folly; plus the short stories The Case of the Discontented Soldier and The Case of the Rich Woman.

Poirot: The Complete Ariadne Oliver, Vol. 2

Agatha Christie

2005

A Poirot omnibus.

A Poirot omnibus that brings together the four novels: Third Girl; Hallowe’en Party; Elephants Can Remember; and The Pale Horse.

1920’s Omnibus

Agatha Christie

2006

An omnibus of novels that includes a Tommy and Tuppence novel and two Superintendent Battle novels.

An omnibus that brings together the four novels: The Secret Adversary; The Man in the Brown Suit; The Secret of Chimneys; and The Seven Dials Mystery.

1930’s Omnibus

Agatha Christie

2006

An omnibus of standalone novels.

An omnibus that brings together the four novels: The Sittaford Mystery; Why Didn't They Ask Evans?; And Then There Were None; and Murder is Easy.

1940’s Omnibus

Agatha Christie

2006

An omnibus that includes one Tommy And Tuppence novel.

An omnibus that brings together the four novels: N or M?; Towards Zero; Sparkling Cyanide; and Crooked House.

1950’s Omnibus

Agatha Christie

2006

An omnibus of standalone novels.

An omnibus that brings together the four novels: They Came to Bagghdad; Destination Unknown; Ordeal by Innocence; and The Pale Horse.

1960’s Omnibus

Agatha Christie

2006

An omnibus with two Tommy & Tuppence novels and two standalone novels.

An omnibus that brings together the four novels: Endless Night, By the Pricking of My Thumbs, Passenger to Frankfurt, and Postern of Fate.

Hercule Poirot: the Complete Short Stories

Agatha Christie

2008

Hercule Poirot short stories.

51 Hercule Poirot short stories.

Miss Marple And Mystery: the Complete Short Stories

Agatha Christie

2008

Miss Marple and other short stories.

All 21 Miss Marple short stories plus 34 other stand-alone short stories.

Detectives and Young Adventurers: the Complete Short Stories

Agatha Christie

2008

A short story collection including stories featuring Hercule Poirot, Tommy and Tuppence, Harley Quin, and Parker Pyne.

52 short stories comprising 14 featuring Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, 14 featuring Harley Quin, 14 featuring Parker Pyne, 4 featuring Hercule Poirot, and 6 Christmas stories.

Miss Marple: the Complete Short Stories

Agatha Christie

2011

Miss Marple short stories.

20 Miss Marple short stories.

Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks

John Curran

2009

"Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks is the fascinating exploration of the contents of Agatha Christie's long hidden notebooks, including illustrations, analyses, and two previously unpublished Hercule Poirot short stories. Not only will Christie's legions of ardent fans find a treasure chest of new material from the author of such classics as And Then There Were None, Murder on the Orient Express, and Death on the Nile, but Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks is also a must-read tutorial for writers who want to learn the intricacies of constructing crime novels."

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Agatha Christie's Murder in the Making: Stories and Secrets from Her Archive

John Curran

2011

"Agatha Christie's life and career told through the decades, from the never-before-published original ending to her first book to the unused ideas for her last, complete with two unpublished Agatha Christie stories - including a lost Miss Marple. In this follow-up volume to the acclaimed Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks, Christie archivist and expert John Curran leads the reader through the six decades of Agatha Christie's writing career, unearthing some remarkable clues to her success and a number of never-before-published excerpts and stories from her archives. …. Focusing on the detail of more than 20 Christie novels to illustrate this, John Curran shows the evolution of Agatha's writing through the decades, including the influence of the swinging sixties and seventies, concluding the book with a look at Agatha's last notebook, using his Christie knowledge to speculate about what she had in mind based on her brief notes for an unwritten final book."

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Agatha Christie: The Grand Tour

Agatha Christie

Editor Matthew Pritchard

2012

"In 1922 Agatha Christie set sail on a 10-month voyage around the British Empire with her husband as part of a trade mission to promote the forthcoming British Empire Exhibition. Leaving her two-year-old daughter behind with her sister, Agatha set sail at the end of January and did not return until December, but she kept up a detailed weekly correspondence with her mother, describing in detail the exotic places and people she encountered as the mission travelled through South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and Canada. The extensive and previously unpublished letters are accompanied by hundreds of photos taken on her portable camera as well as some of the original letters, postcards, newspaper cuttings and memorabilia collected by Agatha on her trip. Edited and introduced by Agatha Christie's grandson, Mathew Prichard, this unique travelogue reveals a new side to Agatha Christie, demonstrating how her appetite for exotic plots and locations for her books began with this eye-opening trip, which took place just after only her second novel had been published (the first leg of the tour to South Africa is very clearly the inspiration for the book she wrote immediately afterwards, The Man in the Brown Suit). The letters are full of tales of seasickness and sunburn, motor trips and surf boarding, and encounters with welcoming locals and overbearing Colonials."

Black Coffee

Charles Osborne

1998

A novel based on the Agatha Christie play Black Coffee.

"Sir Claud Amory's revolutionary new formula for a powerful explosive is stolen. Locking his house-guests in the library, Sir Claud switches off the lights to allow the thief to replace the formula, no questions asked. When the lights come on, he is dead, and Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings have to unravel a tangle of family feuds, old flames and suspicious foreigners to find the killer and prevent a global catastrophe."

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The Unexpected Guest

Charles Osborne

2000

A novel based on the Agatha Christie play The Unexpected Guest.

"When a stranger runs his car into a ditch in dense fog in South Wales and makes his way to an isolated house, he discovers a woman standing over the dead body of her wheelchair-bound husband, gun in her hand. She admits to murder, and the unexpected guest offers to help her concoct a cover story. But is it possible that Laura Warwick did not commit the murder after all? If so, who is she shielding? The victim's young half-brother or his dying matriarchal mother? Laura's lover? Perhaps the father of the little boy killed in an accident for which Warwick was responsible? The house seems full of possible suspects."

Spider's Web

Charles Osborne

2001

A novel based on the Agatha Christie play Spider's Web.

"Clarissa, the wife of a Foreign Office diplomat, is given to daydreaming. 'Supposing I were to come down one morning and find a dead body in the library, what should I do?' she muses. Clarissa has her chance to find out when she discovers a body in the drawing-room of her house in Kent. Desperate to dispose of the body before her husband comes home with an important foreign politician, Clarissa persuades her three house guests to become accessories and accomplices. It seems that the murdered man was not unknown to certain members of the house party (but which ones?), and the search begins for the murderer and the motive, while at the same time trying to persuade a police inspector that there has been no murder at all."

Murder in Three Stages

Charles Osborne

2007

Collects together the three Charles Osborne novels that are based on Agatha Christie plays.

"Combining her typically beguiling plots and sparkling dialogue with his own faithful narrative, this trilogy of ingenious stories can now delight a new legion of fans."

The Monogram Murders

Sophie Hannah

2014

"Since the publication of her first book in 1920, Agatha Christie wrote 33 novels, two plays and more than 50 short stories featuring Hercule Poirot. Now, for the first time ever, the guardians of her legacy have approved a brand new novel featuring Dame Agatha's most beloved creation. Hercule Poirot's quiet supper in a London coffee house is interrupted when a young woman confides to him that she is about to be murdered. She is terrified, but begs Poirot not to find and punish her killer. Once she is dead, she insists, justice will have been done. Later that night, Poirot learns that three guests at the fashionable Bloxham Hotel have been murdered, a cufflink placed in each one's mouth. Could there be a connection with the frightened woman? While Poirot struggles to put together the bizarre pieces of the puzzle, the murderer prepares another hotel bedroom for a fourth victim."

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Closed Casket

Sophie Hannah

2016

"Lady Athelinda Playford has planned a house party at her mansion in Clonakilty, County Cork, but it is no ordinary gathering. As guests arrive, Lady Playford summons her lawyer to make an urgent change to her will – one she intends to announce at dinner that night. She has decided to cut off her two children without a penny and leave her fortune to someone who has only weeks to live . . . Among Lady Playford's guests are two men she has never met – the famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, and Inspector Edward Catchpool of Scotland Yard. Neither knows why he has been invited . . . until Poirot starts to wonder if Lady Playford expects a murderer to strike. But why does she seem so determined to provoke, in the presence of a possible killer? When the crime is committed in spite of Poirot's best efforts to stop it, and the victim is not who he expected it to be, will he be able to find the culprit and solve the mystery?"

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A Classic English Crime

Editor: Tim Heald

1990

"To celebrate the centenary of the birth of Agatha Christie, a team of her most distinguished descendents in the field of English detective fiction have combined in a tribute volume. They have produced original stories set between the two World Wars containing features of classic English crime."

• Means to Murder (Margaret Yorke)
• Smoke Gets In... (David Williams)
• Holocaust in Mayhem Parva (Julian Symons)
• All's Fair in Love (Susan Moody)
• The Lady in the Trunk (Peter Lovesey)
• Jack Fell Down (HRF Keating)
• Experts for the Prosecution (Tim Heald)
• A Fete Worse Than Death (Paula Gosling)
• Wednesday Matinee (Celia Dale)
• Spasmo (Liza Cody)
• A Little Learning (Simon Brett)
• Good Time Had By All (Robert Barnard)
• Cause and Effect (Catherine Aird))