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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1956 Dead Man's FollyLondon: 1956A lovely first edition copy of this thrilling Hercule Poirot murder mystery by the queen of the crime genre, Agatha Christie.
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1946 The HollowLondon: 1946A bright first edition copy of Agatha Christie's noted novel 'The Hollow'. Complete with the original dust wrapper.
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1940 Dumb WitnessLondon: 1940The fourth edition of this brilliant Christie novel, scarce to find in any early edition, let alone with a dustwrapper.
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1955 Hickory Dickory DockLondon: 1955A lovely first edition of this thrilling Agatha Christie murder mystery, featuring Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.
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1952 Mrs McGinty's DeadLondon: 1952The first edition of this Hercule Poirot detective novel 'Mrs McGinty's Dead' by Agatha Christie, an exciting and thrilling murder mystery.
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1956 Dead Man's FollyLondon: 1956A lovely first edition copy of this thrilling Hercule Poirot murder mystery by the queen of the crime genre, Agatha Christie.
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1933 The Hound of Death and Other StoriesLondon: 1933A smart first edition of Agatha Christie's collection of supernatural tales, including 'The Witness for the Prosecution'.
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1928 The Man in the Brown SuitLondon: 1928A beautiful early edition of a popular standalone novel by Agatha Christie, a superb copy of this novel.
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1933 The Hound of DeathLondon: 1933The first edition of this collection of detective fiction stories by Agatha Christie.
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1940 Hercule Poirot's ChristmasLondon: 1940A scarce early edition of Christie's festive thriller, featuring her much loved Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot.
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1938 Murder in the Mews and Other StoriesLondon: 1938A lovely second Odhams edition of this charming and thrilling collection of four Hercule Poirot stories, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1933 The Hound of Death and Other StoriesLondon: 1933The first edition of this selection of Agatha Christie's mystery short stories, including the story 'The Witness for the Prosecution'.
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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 selection of Agatha Christie's mystery short stories, including the notable 'The Witness for the Prosecution'.
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1963 The ClocksLondon: 1963The first edition of this thrilling Hercule Poirot detective novel, by Queen of Crime Agatha Christie.
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1953 A Pocket Full of RyeLondon: 1953A superb copy of this thrilling Miss Marple mystery novel, by the queen of crime Agatha Christie.
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1970 Passenger to FrankfurtLondon: 1970The first edition of this standalone murder mystery by the queen of crime, Agatha Christie.
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1958 Ordeal by InnocenceLondon: 1958A smart first edition of this exciting standalone Agatha Christie novel, complete with a bright dust wrapper.
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1935 The Mystery of the Blue TrainLondon: 1935An early edition of Agatha Christie's Poirot story 'The Mystery of the Blue Train'.
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1962 The Mirror Crack'd From Side to SideLondon: 1962A lovely first edition copy of this classic Miss Marple novel.
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1949 Crooked HouseLondon: 1949A first edition of this popular standalone Agatha Christie murder mystery, an exciting novel set in London, here with the original dust wrapper.
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1939 Cards on the TableLondon: 1939An early printing of Agatha Christie's Poirot novel 'Cards on the Table'.
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1958 Ordeal by InnocenceLondon: 1958The first edition of Agatha Christie's stand-alone psychological murder mystery, a work particularly favoured by Christie herself.
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1970 Passenger to FrankfurtLondon: 19790A superb first edition copy of one of Agatha Christie's popular murder mystery novels, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1970 Passenger to FrankfurtLondon: 1970A superb first edition copy of this thrilling murder mystery by the queen of the genre, Agatha Christie.
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1970 Passenger to FrankfurtLondon: 19790A near fine first edition of Agatha Christie's thrilling standalone mystery novel.
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1970 Passenger to FrankfurtLondon: 1970A superior first edition copy of one of Agatha Christie's popular murder mystery novels, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1970 Passenger to FrankfurtLondon: 1970An excellent first edition copy of Agatha Christie's thrilling 1970 spy novel.
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1958 Ordeal by InnocenceLondon: 1958The first edition of Agatha Christie's stand-alone psychological murder mystery, a work particularly favoured by the author herself.
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1954 Destination UnknownLondon: 1954Bright first impression of Christie's novel, 'Destination Unknown' in its original dust wrapper.
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1954 Destination UnknownLondon: 1954A wonderful example of the first edition of this spy thriller by Agatha Christie, an exhilarating departure from her usual genre.
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1929 The Mystery of the Blue TrainLondon: 1929An early impression of Christie's sixth novel to feature the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, the fifth impression, printed the year after the first.
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1952 They Do It With MirrorsLondon: 1945A first edition copy of this exciting Miss Marple murder mystery, in the original dustwrapper.
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1954 Destination UnknownLondon: 1954An excellent first edition copy of Christie’s novel, Destination Unknown, in the original dustwrapper.
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1967 Endless NightLondon : 1967A stunning first edition copy of Agatha Christie's Endless Night, one of her favourites of her own works.
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1974 Poirot's Early CasesLondon: 1974A lovely first edition copy of this collection of early Hercule Poirot stories by Agatha Christie, a wonderful collection of the beloved detective.