Questions tagged [agatha-christie]
Questions about the works of crime writer Agatha Christie (1890–1976) or her life as a writer. Her works include 'And Then There Were None', 'Murder on the Orient Express' and many stories about the detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.
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Is there any merit to reading the Poirot novels in order?
Curtain is Poirot's last case and for fear of spoilers I have not looked up whether it is his last case because he dies.
I intend to read it only after I have read all the other novels featuring him.
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In which book did Poirot find a four-foot long clue?
In one of the Poirot books he mentions that though clues are often small he once found a four-foot long one.
Unfortunately I can't remember in which book he mentions this.
Does anyone know which ...
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How old was Hercule Poirot?
The New York Times record Hercule Poirot's age as "unknown" in their obituary:
Hercule Poirot, a Belgian detective who became internationally famous, has died in England. His age was ...
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To what extent did Agatha Christie base Captain Hastings on Dr. Watson?
I've noticed that there are quite a few parallels between Agatha Christie's Captain Arthur Hastings and Arthur Conan Doyle's Dr. John Watson:
Both served in the British military (Hasting in World War ...
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Was Mrs Croft really an invalid?
In Agatha Christie's detective story Peril at End House, was Mrs Croft really an invalid? Or did she just pretend to be one?
We find out in the ending of the novel that Mrs Croft was a criminal. ...
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