The Queen of Crime: Agatha Christie

By Estela Montes Ferrera
  • When was she born?

    When was she born?

    In Torquay, England.
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    Agatha Christie as a nurse

    During World War I, Agatha Christie worked as a nurse. This gave her knowledge about poisons. She often used this knowledge in her mystery stories.
  • Hercule Poirot: "The Mysterious Affair at Styles"

    Hercule Poirot: "The Mysterious Affair at Styles"

    Hercule Poirot is one of the most well-known fictional detectives in literature. His first appearance was in The Mysterious Affair at Styles.
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    Period of publishing

    She wrote over 60 detective novels and many short stories, as well as plays. Some stories were written before she died but published after her death.
  • Miss Marple First appearance

    Miss Marple First appearance

    Miss Marple is an elderly woman who solved crimes. Her first appearance is in The Murder at the Vicarage
  • Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express

    This is one of her most famous crime books.
  • Murder on the Nile

    Murder on the Nile

    This is one of her most famous crime books.
  • The ABC Murders

    The ABC Murders

    This is one of her most famous crime books.
  • And Then There Were None

    And Then There Were None

    This is one of her most famous crime books.
  • The Mousetrap

    The Mousetrap

    Although she is famous for her crime and mystery novels, she also wrote plays. The most famous one is known as The Mousetrap. It is the longest-running play in history.
  • When did she die?

    When did she die?

    Christie died of natural causes at the age of 85, at her Winterbrook House residence in Wallingford, Oxfordshire.