Agatha Christie

CHRISTIE, AGATHA, 1890 to 1976

Agatha Christie books in order

Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was an English crime novelist, creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.

Also wrote as Mary Westmacott

Books
120
Editions tracked
216
First editions
106
Nationality
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born
Torquay, Ashfield, 1890
Died
Winterbrook, Wallingford, 1976

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Agatha Christie wrote 120 books we track between 1905 and 2016; in publication order they begin with Endless Night (1905).

Life

About Agatha Christie

Writer

Known as
writer, novelist, screenwriter, dramaturge
Genres
autobiography, detective fiction, adventure fiction, crime literature
Movement
Knox's Commandments
Citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Also wrote as
Mary Westmacott

Background

Educated at
private education
Buried
Cholsey

Awards and honours

  • Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1971)
  • The Grand Master (1955)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
  • Anthony Award (2000)
  • Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1956)

Notable works

From Wikidata (CC0); Wikipedia has articles on Agatha Christie in 147 languages.

About Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie (Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, née Miller, 1890-1976) was an English writer of detective fiction, the creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple and the best-selling novelist of all time. She was born in Torquay, Devon, on 15 September 1890 and died at Wallingford, Oxfordshire, on 12 January 1976.

Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, introduced Poirot. It ran as a serial in The Times Weekly Edition in 1920, then appeared as a book from John Lane in New York in October 1920 and from The Bodley Head in London on 21 January 1921. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd followed from Collins in June 1926, and The Murder at the Vicarage appeared in 1930. Murder on the Orient Express was published by the Collins Crime Club on 1 January 1934. And Then There Were None (1939) has sold about 100 million copies. Her play The Mousetrap opened in 1952 and is the world's longest-running play. She also wrote six novels as Mary Westmacott and was made a Dame in 1971.

Her output ran to 66 detective novels and 14 story collections, with sales put at over two billion copies.

For collectors

The earliest Christie firsts are the American John Lane issue of The Mysterious Affair at Styles (October 1920) and the British Bodley Head edition of January 1921, priced at 7s 6d. Collins first editions of the 1920s and 1930s, such as Roger Ackroyd (1926) and the Crime Club Orient Express (1934), are the other core titles. In the United States both came from Dodd, Mead: Roger Ackroyd on 19 June 1926 and Orient Express on 28 February 1934, retitled Murder in the Calais Coach.

Collecting guideAgatha Christie First Editions: How to Identify and Value ThemAgatha Christie's British first editions came from The Bodley Head for her first five novels (1921 to 1925), then from Collins, under its Crime Club imprint from The Murder at the Vicarage … Collecting guideHow to Date Penguin BooksTo date a Penguin book, read the imprint page on the back of the title page: it gives the year the title first appeared in Penguin and lists every reprint, so the …
For collectors

Collect Agatha Christie

Earliest first editionThe Mysterious Affair at StylesJohn Lane Company, 1920 Most valuableA Murder Is Announced£215 to £310
First published by
Series
In order

First editions, year by year

  1. 1920The Mysterious Affair at StylesJohn Lane Company
  2. 1922The Secret AdversaryJohn Lane, The Bodley Head
  3. 1923Thirteen for LuckCollins
  4. 1923Murder on the LinksDodd, Mead and Company
  5. 1924Poirot InvestigatesBodley Head
  6. 1924The Man in the Brown SuitJohn Lane The Bodley Head
  7. 1925The Secret of ChimneysGrosset & Dunlap
  8. 1926The Murder of Roger AckroydWilliam Collins, Sons & Co.
  9. 1927The Big FourCollins
  10. 1928The Mystery of the Blue TrainWilliam Collins, Sons & Co.
  11. 1929Partners in CrimeDodd, Mead
  12. 1929The Seven Dials MysteryWilliam Collins & Sons
  13. 1930The Mysterious Mr QuinnCollins
  14. 1930The Murder at the VicarageCollins (The Crime Club)
  15. 1930Giant's BreadCollins
  16. 1931The Floating AdmiralHodder & Stoughton
  17. 1931The Sittaford MysteryDodd, Mead and Company
  18. 1932The Thirteen ProblemsPublished for the Crime Club by Collins
  19. 1932Peril at End HouseDodd, Mead and Company
  20. 1933Thirteen at DinnerDodd, Mead
  21. 1933Mr. Parker Pyne, DetectiveDell
  22. 1933The Hound of Death and Other StoriesOdhams Press
  23. 1933Ask A PolicemanArthur Baker
  24. 1934Murder on the Orient ExpressCollins Crime Club
  25. 1934Murder in Three ActsDodd, Mead
  26. 1934Why Didn't They Ask Evans?Published for the Crime Club by Collins
  27. 1934Black CoffeeSamuel French
  28. 1934Unfinished PortraitDoubleday, Doran & Company
  29. 1935Death in the CloudsDodd, Mead and Company
  30. 1936The A.B.C. MurdersCollins Crime Club
  31. 1936Murder in MesopotamiaPublished for the Crime Club by Collins
  32. 1936Cards on the TableCollins (The Crime Club)
  33. 1936Hercule PoirotDodd, Mead
  34. 1937Death on the NileCollins
  35. 1937Dumb WitnessCollins
  36. 1938Hercule Poirot's ChristmasCollins (The Crime Club)
  37. 1938Appointment with DeathCollins Crime Club
  38. 1939And Then There Were NoneCollins Crime Club
  39. 1939Murder Is EasyCollins Crime Club
  40. 1940Sad CypressCollins

And 66 more in the full list below.

Books and editions

Which edition do you have?

Murder on the Orient Express

Agatha Christie · first published 1934

Spot the first: Dust jacket, front flap: Printed price on the front flap: 7/6 (first issue jacket)

  1. 1st Collins Crime Club1934 Hardback · canon of Hercule Poirot Sold £8,500 · Mar 2026 I own Murder on the Orient Express, Collins Crime Club 1934 Log in to want this
  2. Collier1933 Hardback · canon of Hercule Poirot I own Murder in the Calais Coach, Collier 1933 Log in to want this

Death in the Clouds

Agatha Christie · first published 1935

Worth£279 to £409
  1. 1st Dodd, Mead and Company1935 Hardback · canon of Hercule Poirot I own Death in the Clouds, Dodd, Mead and Company 1935 Log in to want this
  2. Ulverscroft1935 Hardback · canon of Hercule Poirot I own Death in the Clouds, Ulverscroft 1935 Log in to want this
  3. Collins1935 Hardback · canon of Hercule Poirot £279 to £409Sold £338 · Aug 2026 I own Death in the Clouds, Collins 1935 Log in to want this

Cards on the Table

Agatha Christie · first published 1936

Spot the first: Dust jacket, front flap: Printed price on the front flap: 7/6 net (first issue jacket)

  1. 1st Collins (The Crime Club)1936 Hardback · canon of Hercule Poirot I own Cards on the Table, Collins (The Crime Club) 1936 Log in to want this
  2. Dell1936 Hardback · canon of Hercule Poirot I own Cards on the Table, Dell 1936 Log in to want this
  3. Collins1939 Hardback · canon of Hercule Poirot I own Cards on the Table, Collins 1939 Log in to want this

Appointment with Death

Agatha Christie · first published 1938

  1. 1st Collins Crime Club1938 Hardback · canon of Hercule Poirot I own Appointment with Death, Collins Crime Club 1938 Log in to want this
  2. Dodd, Mead1938 Hardback · canon of Hercule Poirot Sold £67 · Aug 2026 I own Appointment with Death, Dodd, Mead 1938 Log in to want this
  3. Penguin Books1948 Paperback · canon of Hercule Poirot Sold £35 · Aug 2026 I own Appointment with Death, Penguin Books 1948 Log in to want this
Questions collectors ask

Frequently asked questions

What order should I read Agatha Christie's books in?

In publication order they begin with Endless Night (1905), then The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) and The Secret Adversary (1922). Books in a series are listed in series order on this page.

What was Agatha Christie's first book?

The earliest book we list is Endless Night, first published in 1905.

When was Agatha Christie born?

Agatha Christie was born in 1890 and died in 1976.

How many Agatha Christie books does MyVolumes track?

We track 120 books by Agatha Christie across 216 editions, 106 of them first editions.

What awards has Agatha Christie won?

Agatha Christie has won Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1971), The Grand Master (1955), Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Anthony Award (2000), according to Wikidata.

Did Agatha Christie write under another name?

Yes: Agatha Christie also published as Mary Westmacott. Those books are listed here under the one author.

Sources

Where these facts come from

Every fact on this page was checked against the sources listed. Checked 17 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.

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