The World of Agatha Christie: The Facts and Fiction of the World's Greatest Crime Writer

The year 1921 saw the publication of The Mysterious Affair at Styles, a murder mystery with a protagonist by the name of Hercule Poirot. It was the first of more than 60 crime novels by Agatha Christie. Christie was a private person, yet her life had its share of mysteries--including a 1926 disappearance that made headlines around the world. Highly illustrated, The World of Agatha Christie is the perfect companion to the work of the most popular mystery writer who ever lived.