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Jun 30, 2008, Sleeping Murder Re-Make on YouTube

Who did this fabulous re-make of Sleeping Murder? It's amazing. Have you seen it? Click Here to take a

Jun 27, 2008, Showcasing The Very Best Online Agatha Christie Related Videos

This page will showcase the best Agatha Christie related videos that can be accessed online.

Jun 27, 2008, Agatha Christie Novel

Can anyone out there tell me in which Agatha Christie novel a character (possibly Miss Marple of Ariadne Oliver) says that it is possible to recognise

Jun 27, 2008, Agatha Christie Novels. How Does She Do it?

I can’t be the only person to have identified the fact in quite a few Agatha Christie novels, she uses the same trick to distract us guessing the true culprit...

Jun 27, 2008, The Clocks by Agatha Christie (Warning Spoiler)

In The Clocks by Agatha Christie, I can't figure out why the murder victim was left in blind Ms. Pebmarsh's townhouse. What's the connection between

Jun 26, 2008, Agatha Christie Question

Can anyone tell me in which book Agatha Christie mentions herself by

Jun 25, 2008, Murder Mystery Q & A: The Place To Ask and Answer Murder Mystery Questions

The murder mystery Q & A page is a knowledge sharing resource where anybody can ask or answer a question relating to the fascinating world of murder mystery.

Jun 25, 2008, The Murder at The Vicarage By Agatha Chrisite

First published in 1930, ‘The Murder at the Vicarage’ is where we are introduced to Miss Marple. The narrator of the story is The Reverend Leonard Clement, vicar of St Mary Mead and he describes...

Feb 10, 2008, The Moving Finger By Agatha Christie

The Moving Finger is one of a handful of Agatha Christie novels that is written in the first person by a man (other than Hastings, that is.) First published in 1942...

Nov 23, 2007, Agatha Christie: A Free & Comprehensive Guide To Her Life & Work

Agatha Christie. Find out all about the queen of crime. Her biography, her writing, her detectives and much more.

Nov 22, 2007, The Body in The Library By Agatha Chrisite

Published in 1942, The Body in the Library is vintage Miss Marple. The crime takes place at Gossington Hall, the home of Colonel and Mrs Bantry who feature in several Miss Marple stories...

Nov 21, 2007, How To Make A Miss Marple Afternoon Tea

Miss Marple afternoon tea anyone? Not only does she knit and solve crimes but Agatha Christie's quintessentially English detective Miss Marple makes an afternoon tea to die for.

Nov 21, 2007, Will The Real Miss Marple Please Stand Up

We all have our own ideas about who is the best Miss Marple. Unhesitatingly, I plump for Joan Hickson and I really loved the television films she made of the Miss Marple stories...

Nov 21, 2007, Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot

I guess every Agatha Christie fan has his or her own mental image of what Hercule Poirot looks like. Actually, Hastings gives us a very good description...

Nov 18, 2007, Introducing The Agatha Christie Search Engine

Searching for information about Agatha Christie? Use the Agatha Christie search engine. The only search engine in the world dedicated to Agatha Chrisite.

Nov 18, 2007, Get Hold of the Unique Agatha Christie Toolbar

The Agatha Christie toolbar buttons allow you to search the web, access quality Agatha Christie links and tune into BBC Radio 4

Nov 18, 2007, Agatha Christie Fans Contact Form

I'd love to hear from fellow Agatha Christie fans. If you'd like to get in touch about anything to do with the great lady, the web site, favourite Agatha Christie book, characters, films...

Nov 18, 2007, The Agatha Christie Poll Page

Who was the best Miss Marple? Cast your vote on all things Agatha Christie

Nov 18, 2007, Introducing The Best Free Murder Mystery Games Available Online

I've scoured the Internet looking for free murder mystery games more out of hope than expectation that I'd be able to find some high quality ones; but much to my delight, the good old BBC ...

Nov 18, 2007, The All About Agatha Christie Guestbook

Many thanks for visiting the All About Agatha Christie website. Any feedback you have would be gratefully received. Whether it's just to say hello, to comment about a specific Agatha Christie book...

Nov 18, 2007, A Selection Of Interesting And Thought Provoking Agatha Christie News Articles

This section of the web site contains direct links to archived Agatha Christie news articles and other...

Nov 18, 2007, The Best Agatha Christie Links on The Internet

Only the very best agatha christie links, agatha christie web sites and agatha Christie resources make it on this page...

Nov 18, 2007, Agatha Christies Birthplace.

Agatha Christies Torquay. Agatha Christie was born in Barton Road Torquay on the 15th September 1890...

Nov 17, 2007, The Enduring Intrigue Surrounding Agatha Christie's Disappearance

I suppose like most Agatha Christie fans, I've always been fascinated by the events surrounding the author's disappearance in December 1926...

Nov 17, 2007, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd By Agatha Chrisite:

In The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, we discover that Hercule Poirot has retired and is living in the village of King’s Abbot. His intention is to spend his time growing vegetable marrows! His neighbour...

Nov 17, 2007, After The Funeral By Agatha Chrisite

After The Funeral opens with all the requisite elements of a classical murder mystery. The family of the recently deceased Richard Abernethie are gathered in the library of his country house...

Nov 17, 2007, Peril At End House By Agatha Chrisite

In Peril at End House, Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings are holidaying in the Cornish seaside resort of St Loo. Sitting in the gardens of the Majestic Hotel, enjoying the view and the balmy weather

Nov 17, 2007, Sleeping Murder By Agatha Chrisite: Miss Marple's Last Case

Written in 1940, but not published until 1976, Sleeping Murder is Miss Marple’s last case and is a very fitting climax to an amazing career. This is one of a handful of retrospective murder...

Nov 16, 2007, Murder On The Orient Express

Hercule Poirot is travelling aboard the Orient Express on his way to Constantinople when one of his fellow passengers approaches him and asks him to try to discover who has been threatening his...

Nov 16, 2007, One Two Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie

One two buckle my shoe: It would appear that Hercule Poirot cannot even visit his dentist without murder rearing its ugly head!

Nov 16, 2007, Agatha Christie's Witness For The Prosecution

The witness for the prosecution by Agatha Christie is a short story that first appeared under the name of 'Traitor Hands' in 1925. The story first appeared as witness for..

Nov 16, 2007, Agatha Christie's A Murder Is Announced

A Murder Is Announced: It is not often that a murderer announces the time and place of his or her crime, but in A Murder is Announced, that is precisely what happens...

Nov 16, 2007, Agatha Christie's They Do It With Mirrors

In Agatha Christie’s They Do It With Mirrors, Miss Marple meets up with an old school friend, Ruth Van Rydock, who tells her that she is worried about her sister, Carrie Louise, who also attended...

Nov 16, 2007, Agatha Christie's N or M

N or M by Agatha Christie takes place at the beginning of the Second World War and features Tommy and Tuppence. The couple are now in their forties and although desperate to make an...

Nov 15, 2007, Agatha Christie's The Thirteen Problems

In Agatha Christie's The Thirteen Problems, a group of six friends are having a sociable evening at Miss Marple’s charming house when the conversation gets round to unsolved mysteries...

Nov 15, 2007, Agatha Christie's Sparkling Cyanide.

In Agatha Christie's Sparkling Cyanide, beautiful Rosemary Barton dies as a result of drinking cyanide. She had been depressed after a bad dose of flu and a verdict of suicide was brought in...

Nov 15, 2007, Agatha Christie's Evil Under The Sun.

Evil Under the Sun is set in the Jolly Roger Hotel, Smugglers Island, Leathercombe Bay on the south west coast of England. Hercule Poirot is holidaying there, along with a collection of fairly stock..

Nov 15, 2007, Agatha Christie's Taken at the Flood.

Taken at the Flood takes place during and just after the Second World War. Immensely rich Gordon Cloade, along with three servants, is killed when his house is hit during the Blitz...

Nov 15, 2007, Agatha Christie's The Listerdale Mystery

The Listerdale Mystery, published in 1934, is the title of a collection of twelve short stories by Agatha Christie, which are for the most part lighthearted adventures, but with a few...

Nov 15, 2007, Agatha Christie's The Sittaford Mystery

Those of you who visit the site regularly will no doubt have seen my damning indictment of the recent television version of The Sittaford Mystery starring Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple...

Nov 15, 2007, And Then There Were None: Christie Books That Don't Feature Poirot or Marple.

And Then There Were None must rank as one of Agatha Christie’s most fiendishly clever novels, and that’s saying something...

Nov 15, 2007, Towards Zero: Agatha Chrisite Books That Don't Feature Poirot or Marple.

Towards Zero is vintage Christie in that it involves murder in an English Country House, with a varied assortment of suspects. The title, Towards Zero, is very apt, because we discover...

Nov 15, 2007, Death Comes As The End: Books That Don't Feature Poirot or Marple.

Death Comes As The End is surely Agatha Christie’s most bizarre novel. The story takes place in Ancient Egypt about 2000 BC and concerns a series of murders within the family of the Ka priest Imhotep.

Nov 15, 2007, Crooked House: Books That Don't Feature Poirot or Marple.

Crooked House like Dame Agatha Christie’s other favourite detective novel ‘Ordeal by Innocence’ does not feature either Poirot or Miss Marple. It’s a very good book and when everything is explained..

Nov 15, 2007, Ordeal by Innocence: Books That Don't Feature Poirot or Marple.

In her autobiography, Agatha Christie states that of her detective stories Ordeal by Innocence and Crooked House are the two that satisfied her most. ‘Ordeal by Innocence’ is unusual in that it...

Nov 15, 2007, Why Didn't They Ask Evans?: Books That Don't Feature Poirot or Marple.

Why Didn't They Ask Evans? Published in 1934 has as its main characters two Bright Young People from the upper/middle classes. No, it’s not Tommy and Tuppence...

Nov 15, 2007, They Came to Baghdad: Books That Don't Feature Poirot or Marple.

They Came to Baghdad is an unusual Agatha Christie novel. It’s about espionage, international intrigue, mysterious organisations and the like. Young typist Victoria Jones gets caught by her boss...

Nov 15, 2007, The Man in The Brown Suit: Books That Don't Feature Poirot or Marple.

The man in the brown suit: I want to occasionally talk about Agatha Christie’s ‘other’ books...

Nov 15, 2007, Introducing Agatha Christie's Ariadne Oliver

Distinguished authoress Mrs Ariadne Oliver first makes her appearance in ‘Parker Pyne Investigates’ where she is employed by the said Mr Parker Pyne...

Nov 15, 2007, Agatha Christie's Parker Pyne. Find Out All You Need To Know Here

Parker Pyne Investigates, is a collection of short stories. To describe Pyne as a detective is somewhat misleading..