Five Classic Mysteries: Agatha Christie

by Agatha Christie, Boketto Reads (Editor)

Overview

Five mysteries by the Queen of Crime, including her very first book, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles". This edition include sketches and maps of rooms included in original editions, particularly "The Mysterious Affair at Styles", and "Poirot Investigates" important to solve the mysteries. It also include footnotes explaining historical events and then-current slang to help readers. This collection includes the first cases of Christie's famed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot as well as the first book starring Tommy and Tuppence, her "Young Adventurers" as they tackle an international mystery. Each book includes a complete table of Contents to easily go to any chapter in any of the books.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162782490
Publisher:	Boketto Reads
Publication date:	06/23/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Agatha Christie (1890-1976) is renowned as one of the greatest mystery writers of all time and is the author of 66 detective novels and at least 14 short story collections. Particularly known for her detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, she is the best-selling novelist of all time, according to Guinness World Records, with over 2 billion copies of her books sold. Her first book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, was published in 1920, and her last, Sleeping Murder, was published posthumously in 1976.

Christie was the first recipient of the Mystery Writers Of America’s Grand Master Award in 1955, and her novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was voted the best crime novel ever by the Crime Writers’ Association in 2013. She died in January 1976 at the age of eighty-five.

Date of Birth:

September 15, 1890

Date of Death:

January 12, 1976

Place of Birth:

Torquay, Devon, England

Education:

Home schooling

Website:

http://www.agathachristie.com