1. Agatha Christie

2. Born in Torquay,
Devon, England,
on September 15,
1890
Devon

3. Born Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller
To parents Clarissa Margaret Boehmer and Frederick Alvah Miller
“The popular idea that a
child forgets easily is not
an accurate one. Many
people go right through
life in the grip of an idea
which has been
impressed on them in
very tender years.”

4. poison . During WWI, she worked as a nurse and later at a hospital
pharmacy. This
influenced her writing,
because many of the
murders in her books
are done with
“...one of the most rewarding professions that anyone can follow...”
poison .

5. She married Archibald
Christie on Christmas
Eve They had one
daughter, Rosalind
Hicks. They divorced in
1928.

6. married archaeologist Max Mallowan.
“An archaeologist is the best
husband a woman can have.
The older she gets the more
interested he is in her.”
In 1930, Agatha Christie
married archaeologist
Max Mallowan.

7. Top Ten Books

8. “The worst is so often true.”
Miss Marple
“It is true, of course, that I have lived what is called a very uneventful life, but I have had a lot of experiences in solving different little problems that have arisen.”
“The worst is so often true.”
“You can only really get under anybody’s skin if you are married to them.”
Miss Marple is an elderly lady living in the village of St. Mary Mead. She appears in 12 novels and 20 short stories. She solves crimes by relating them to life in the village.

10. Miss Marple in the Movies
Julia McKenzie
Margaret Rutherford
Joan
Hickson
Angela
Lansbury
Geraldine
McEwan

11. Hercule Poirot
“Understand this, I mean to arrive at the truth. The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to seekers after it.”
“Mon cher, practically speaking, I know everything!”
“The impossible
could not have
happened,
therefore the
impossible must be possible in spite of
appearances.”
“Every murderer is probably somebody’s old friend.”
Hercule Poirot is a Belgian detective. He appeared in 33 novels and 54 short stories. He is the only fictional character in history to be honored with an obituary in the New York Times.

12. Tommy and Tuppence Tommy and Tuppence first appeared
in Christie’s 2nd novel, set in the
1920s. They also were in the last
book she ever wrote, although not the
last one published.
Unlike Miss Marple and Poirot,
Tommy and Tuppence aged in time
with the real world. In The Secret
Adversary, they were in their twenties
and by Postern of Fate, they are in
their seventies.

13. They have appeared in 4 novels...
(1968)
(1973)
(1922)
(1941)
...and one collection of short stories that parodied other famous fictional detectives of the time, including Poirot.
(1929)

14. fiction wherever possible!”
Ariadne Oliver
“Life should
imitate
fiction wherever possible!”
Ariadne Oliver is a detective novelist. She is a friend of Poirot and assists him in solving his cases.
She was Agatha Christie’s supposed fictional alter ego. She expresses a dislike for her detective character, just like Agatha Christie began to dislike Poirot.

15. “Are you happy? If not, consult Mr. Parker Pyne, 17 Richmond Street.”
"I have had a long experience in the compilation of statistics. From that experience I can assure you that in 87% of cases dishonesty does not pay."
“Are you happy? If not, consult Mr. Parker Pyne, 17 Richmond Street.”
(1939)
(1991)
(1934)

16. What novel was this island the inspiration for?
And Then There Were None

17. And Then There Were None
has sold more than 100 million copies
making it the best-selling mystery of all time
and the 5th best-selling book of all time

18. Who was Mary Westmacott?
“Shortly after that, I wrote the one book [Absent in the Spring] that has satisfied me completely. I didn’t want to change a word...”

19. Agatha Christie died on January 12, 1976
Along with William Shakespeare, she is the best-selling author of all time

20. Some of her most
popular plays, including
The Mousetrap, are still
performed.
Her grandson inherited
the rights to some of
her literary work.

21. She is the most translated author
In 1971, she was named Dame Commander
of the Order of the British Empire
She is the most translated author
4 billion copies of her novels have been sold
Her play The Mousetrap has the longest initial run ever, with 24,000 performances