Agatha Christie (1890–1976) was an English crime novelist, short-story writer and playwright. 2005 Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published I like that she is always underestimated. Be the first to ask a question about The Detectives. Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. thank you for the list, I know I have not read all of her novels or short stories, even though I feel I’ve read a lot. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. No complaints. We propose the following publication order when reading Agatha Christie’s Short Story Collections: You can get any two books from list for free with your Audible Free Trial Subscription. The Queen of Crime is at her baffling best in these ten miniature masterpieces featuring her favourite detectives. As I’ve nearly read all of her novels, although none of those she wrote as Mary Westmacott, I’ll be reading more of her short stories from now on. Click here to subscribe Audible Free Trial #ad. Nice short stories that captured imagination and kept the interest. My list is on my Agatha Christie Short Story Progress Page. With more than seventy novels, plays, and short stories to her name, Christie remains one of history’s most prolific and influential writers. ( Log Out / Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. ( Log Out / Love an Agatha Christie short story. ( Log Out / The Queen of Crime is at her baffling best in these ten miniature masterpieces featuring her favourite detectives. I didn’t actually know that she’d written quite so many short stories. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Filled part of my half-term break. Novels are great for long journeys or lounging by the pool, but when you have a short hop or can’t be bothered to be bogged down by a tome the size of Belgium, short story collections are definitely the answer. Her reputation rests on 66 detective novels and 14 short-story collections that have sold over two billion copies, an amount surpassed only by the Bible and the works of William Shakespeare. Of the twelve stories I think The Witness for the Prosecution is the best. This is a collection of short stories, about Poirot, Miss Marple, Harley Quinn, Parker Pyne, Tommy and Tuppence and Ariadne Oliver. We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. A great collection of short stories, a mixture of Marple, Poirot, Pyne, Quin & Tommy & Tuppence. The Labours of Hercules – 12 short stories featuring Hercule Poirot, first published in 1947. Change ). Refresh and try again. And some stories appear in more than one collection, which is rather confusing. What a terrific idea as you explore her work. I think in many ways she was at least as good at those as she was at longer novels. With more than 60 novels and 14 short story collections, is it any wonder that Agatha Christie is the bestselling novelist of all time? There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. What can I say, it doesn't matter how many times before I've read the stories or seen the screen adaptation, I just love reading anything by dear old Agatha and this was no exception:). Particularly liked the Marple ones. Some stories were published under different names in the US Collections. As the queen of red herrings and misdirections, she can always be counted on to provide unexpected twists and unforeseen conclusions. This collection contains not only Marple and Poirot stories but Tommy and Tuppence and Parker Pyne stories that were similar but as good as the legendary two. In particular Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, with that in mind I think I would enjoy some of Christie’s Poirot short stories. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account.