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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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1942 Five Little PigsLondon: 1942The first UK edition of this riveting crime novel from the queen of crime, following Poirot as he investigates a cold case.
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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.
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1945 Death Comes as the EndLondon: 1945An excellent example of the first UK edition of this atypical work of historical fiction from Agatha Christie, set in Thebes in 2000 BC.
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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',
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1961 The Pale HorseLondon: 1961An excellent first edition of Agatha Christie's thrilling murder mystery, with a somewhat supernatural theme.
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1954 Destination UnknownLondon: 1954The first edition of this spy thriller by Agatha Christie, an exhilarating departure from her usual genre.
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1946 The HollowLondon: 1946The first edition of the classic country house mystery by Agatha Christie, starring her beloved Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.
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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.
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1973 Postern of FateLondon: 1973The first edition of this Agatha Christie novel in which an elderly Tommy and Tuppence investigate a cold case.
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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.
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1970 Passenger to FrankfurtLondon: 1970A smart copy of one of Agatha Christie's popular murder mystery novels, the second impression.
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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.
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1933 The Hound of Death and Other StoriesLondon: 1933The first edition of this collection of detective fiction stories by Agatha Christie.
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1933 The Hound of Death and Other StoriesLondon: 1933The first edition of this collection of detective fiction stories by Agatha Christie.
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1971 NemesisLondon: 1971The first edition of the last 'Miss Marple' novel written by Agatha Christie, in the original dust wrapper.
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1967 Endless NightLondon: 1967The first edition, first impression of one of Agatha Christie's favourite crime novels she ever wrote, in the original dust wrapper.
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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.
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1973 Postern of FateLondon: 1973An excellent first edition of this Agatha Christie novel, in which an elderly Tommy and Tuppence investigate a cold case.
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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.
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1966 Third GirlLondon: 1966The first edition of this thrilling Agatha Christie novel featuring her much-loved Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot.
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1950 A Murder is AnnouncedLondon: 1950A sought after first edition copy of Agatha Christie's fiftieth work, a popular Miss Marple novel, here in the scarce dust wrapper.
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1972 Elephants Can RememberLondon: 1972A very smart first edition of this thrilling Hercule Poirot murder mystery by Agatha Christie.
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1966 Third GirlLondon: 1966The first edition of this thrilling Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot mystery, one of her later mysteries set in the 1960s.
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1979 Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other StoriesLondon: 1979A smart first impression copy of this posthumously published collection of short stories by the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie.
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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.
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1968 By the Pricking of My ThumbsLondon: 1968A smart first edition copy of this Tommy and Tuppence novel, featuring the couple in their later years of life.
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1966 Third GirlLondon: 1966A smart first edition copy of this late Christie novel, following Poirot as he solves yet another murder.
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1964 A Caribbean MysteryLondon: 1964A lovely first edition copy of this exciting Miss Marple murder mystery, a thrilling tale by Agatha Christie.
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1967 Endless NightLondon: 1967A popular standalone murder mystery by the queen of crime, Agatha Christie, a smart first edition copy.
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1975 Curtain: Poirot's Last CaseLondon : 1975An attractive first edition of the last of the Christie novels featuring the infamous detective Hercule Poirot, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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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.
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1971 Nemesis by Agatha ChristieLondon : 1971An excellent first edition of the last Miss Marple novel written by Agatha Christie, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1977 Masterpieces of MurderNew York : 1977A wonderful four-in-one collection of Agatha Christie's murder mysteries, highly regarded as playing a part in her reputation as the Queen of Crime.
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1992 The HollowLondon: 1992A smart first Winterbrook edition of this country house mystery from Agatha Christie, with a request to review.
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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.
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1975 The Mysterious Affair at StylesNew York : 1975A scarce commemorative edition of Poirot's first case, a recurring detective character created by Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie.