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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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1933 The Hound of Death and Other StoriesLondon: 1933The first edition of this collection of detective fiction stories by Agatha Christie. -
1971 NemesisLondon: 1971The first edition of the last 'Miss Marple' novel written by Agatha Christie, in the original dust wrapper. -
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. -
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. -
1973 Postern of FateLondon: 1973An excellent first edition of this Agatha Christie novel, in which an elderly Tommy and Tuppence investigate a cold case. -
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. -
1966 Third GirlLondon: 1966The first edition of this thrilling Agatha Christie novel featuring her much-loved Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot. -
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. -
1972 Elephants Can RememberLondon: 1972A very smart first edition of this thrilling Hercule Poirot murder mystery by Agatha Christie. -
1966 Third GirlLondon: 1966The first edition of this thrilling Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot mystery, one of her later mysteries set in the 1960s. -
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. -
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. -
1966 Third GirlLondon: 1966A smart first edition copy of this late Christie novel, following Poirot as he solves yet another murder. -
1967 Endless NightLondon: 1967A popular standalone murder mystery by the queen of crime, Agatha Christie, a smart first edition copy. -
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. -
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. -
1992 The HollowLondon: 1992A smart first Winterbrook edition of this country house mystery from Agatha Christie, with a request to review. -
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. -
1974 Murder on BoardNew York : 1974A delightful work comprising of three mystery novels by Agatha Christie, all with the connected trope of murders taking place in transit. -
1942 The Moving FingerNew York: 1942The scarce first US edition of Agatha Christie's thrilling murder mystery, with publication preceding the UK edition by eleven months. -
1942 Sad CypressNew York: c1942A scarce early edition of this Hercule Poirot detective novel by Agatha Christie, in an exceptionally bright dust wrapper. -
c1928 The Murder on the LinksNew York: c1928An early US edition of Agatha Christie's third novel, her second featuring Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. -
2000 Sparkling Cyanide A Murder is AnnouncedLondon: 2000An excellent two volume set from the most notorious of the murder mystery genre, Agatha Christie. -
1956 Dead Man's FollyLondon: 1956A thrilling Hercule Poirot murder mystery by the queen of the crime genre, Agatha Christie, a smart first edition copy. -
1927 The Secret of ChimneysLondon: 1927A scarce to see early edition of this lesser known novel by Agatha Christie, in the original colourful dust wrapper. -
1934 Peril at the End HouseLondon: 1934The fifth impression of Agatha Christie's sixth 'Poirot' detective crime novel. -
1972 Elephants Can RememberLondon: 1972A striking first edition copy of this exciting and thrilling Poirot murder mystery by Agatha Christie. -
1955 Hickory Dickory DockLondon: 1955A lovely first edition copy of Agatha Christie's exciting Hercule Poirot murder mystery, a gripping novel by the Queen of Crime. -
1954 Destination UnknownLondon: 1954The first edition of this spy novel by Agatha Christie, a thrilling departure from her usual genre. -
1962 The Mirror Crack'd From Side to SideLondon: 1962A lovely first edition copy of this classic Miss Marple novel. -
1926 The Murder of Roger AckroydLondon: 1926The scarce first edition of one of Agatha Christie's most celebrated novels, a work which marked a turning point in her early career. -
1929 The Under Dog and Blackman's WoodLondon: [1929]An uncommon to see and superior copy of this collection of two crime stories by two inimitable authors, Agatha Christie and E. Phillips Oppenheim, being the first time either of these stories were ever published. -
1924 The Man in the Brown SuitLondon: 1924An excellent first edition of this early work by the Queen of Crime Fiction, Agatha Christie, being the first to feature Colonel Johnny Race. -
1965 At Bertram's HotelLondon: 1965A smart first edition of the Queen of Crime Fiction's 1965 novel, At Bertram's Hotel, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1944 Poirot and the Regatta MysteryLondon: 1944A very scarce Poirot short story by the queen of crime fiction Agatha Christie, a sought-after story. -
1936 Murder in MesopotamiaLondon: 1936The uncommon first edition of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot murder mystery, in the scarce publisher's original cloth binding.