Noted for clever and surprising twists of plot, many of Christie's mysteries feature two unconventional fictional detectives named Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. Some of her most famous titles include Murder on the Orient Express, Mystery of the Blue Train, And Then There Were None, 13 at Dinner and The Sittaford Mystery. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language with another billion in 44 foreign languages. In her lifetime, she authored 79 crime novels and a short story collection, 19 plays, and six novels written under the name of Mary Westmacott. She wrote her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, in 1920, launching a literary career that spanned decades. One of the most successful and beloved writer of mystery stories, Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie was born in 1890 in Torquay, County Devon, England. Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 160821 KB). But Poirot alone knows he must prevent a sixth murder before the curtain falls.ġ online resource (5 audio files) : digital Both Hercule Poirot and Great Styles have seen better days - but, despite being crippled with arthritis, there is nothing wrong with the great detective and his 'little gray cells.' However, when Poirot brands one of the seemingly harmless guests a five-time murderer, some people have their doubts. The crime-fighting careers of Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings have come full circle - they are back once again in the rambling country house in which they solved their first murder together. The legendary detective saves his best for last as he races to apprehend a five-time killer before the final curtain descends in Curtain: Poirot's Last Case, the last book Agatha Christie published before her death.

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