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Agatha Christie is the world’s most famous detective story writer. Christie is -by the Guinness Book of World Records - the best-selling novelist of all time.

Agatha Christie was born in Devon, England in 1890. She was a talented child. She loved books and learnt to read before she was five. Agatha didn’t go to school, her mother taught her at home and she encouraged Agatha to write. At the age of 18 she wrote her first story.

Her first novel was published in 1920. In it she introduced Hercule Poirot the detective who appeared then in 33 novels.In1930 she wrote a remarkable detective story The Murder at the Vicarage, about her other world- famous detective, Miss Marple who appeared in 12 novels and 20 short stories. It was a huge success, this book made Agatha Christie famous. Readers loved her books and wanted more of this stories.

Agatha Christie was honored by readers and writers as a powerful detective story writer. She wrote 66 novels, 15 plays, and 157 short stories. She also wrote 6 romances and 4 non-fiction books. Agatha Christie died in 1976, at the age of 85. Agatha Christie’s books are translated into 103 languages, and they are still popular today.