Agatha Christie is one of the most successful crime novelists of all time. Known as the “Queen of Crime”, she wrote 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections over the course of her career. Her books have been adapted into plays, films, television series, and video games. Here is a list of Agatha Christie books in order of their original publication dates:
1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920): This is the first novel in the Hercule Poirot series and introduces the famous Belgian detective to the world. The story follows Poirot as he investigates the murder of a wealthy woman and uncovers a complex web of secrets and lies.
2. The Secret Adversary (1922): This is the first novel in the Tommy and Tuppence series. It follows the two amateur detectives as they embark on a mission to recover a missing document with the help of a mysterious woman.
3. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926): This is the third novel in the Hercule Poirot series. In this novel, Poirot investigates the murder of a wealthy businessman in a small village and discovers a complex web of secrets and lies.
4. The Big Four (1927): This is the fourth novel in the Hercule Poirot series. In this novel, Poirot must investigate a criminal organization that is plotting to take over the world.
5. Murder on the Orient Express (1934): This is the most famous novel in the Hercule Poirot series. In this novel, Poirot must solve a murder mystery on board a luxury train as it travels through Europe.
6. And Then There Were None (1939): This is one of Agatha Christie’s best-selling and most famous novels. It follows ten strangers as they are invited to an isolated island and one by one, they are murdered.
7. Five Little Pigs (1942): This is the ninth novel in the Hercule Poirot series and one of Agatha Christie’s most acclaimed works. In this novel, Poirot investigates a murder that happened sixteen years ago and must unravel a complex web of lies and secrets.
8. Death on the Nile (1937): This is the second novel in the Hercule Poirot series. In this novel, Poirot must investigate a murder on board a luxury boat on the Nile River.
9. The ABC Murders (1936): This is the third novel in the Hercule Poirot series. In this novel, Poirot must investigate a series of murders that are linked by the ABC railway guide.
10. Crooked House (1949): This is the tenth novel in the Hercule Poirot series. In this novel, Poirot must investigate the murder of a wealthy aristocrat in a large country house.