Agatha Christie

[Lucky Star]

Those will look lovely on the shelf Julie. Hmm if my sums are correct you now have 63 crime novels to read; better get going.

[pete9012S]

Fantastic find Julie,at a great price.
There are 24 books in the complete set if you want to finalize your collection:

Complete set of 24 Agatha Christie books (72 novels)

24 Case-bound books (205x140x30mm), each book containing 3 novels
Black covers with red and gold wording and design

Published by Hamlyn in 1970
Perfect collection for a bookcase or library


Titles are:
Death On The Nile Towards Zero After The Funeral

The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd They Do It With Mirrors Mrs McGinty’s Dead

Partners In Crime At Bertram’s Hotel The Hound Of Death

A Caribbean Mystery Taken At The Flood The Seven Dials Mystery

Murder of the Orient Express Death In The Clouds Why Didn’t They Ask Evans

Nemesis Parker Pyne Investigates Poirot Investigates

Cat Among the Pigeons The Labours Of Hercules Hickory Dickory Dock

The Mirror Crack’d From Side To Side They Came To Baghdad The ABC Murders

Hallowe’en Party Passenger To Frankfurt The Thirteen Problems

Cards On The Table N Or M? A Murder Is Announced

By The Pricking Of My Thumbs Mysterious Mr. Quin Endless Night

The Hollow The Moving Finger The Three Act Tragedy

The Clocks Third Girl Murder In The Mews

Mystery Of The Blue Train The Listerdale Mystery Murder At The Vicarage

Murder On The Links A Pocket Full Of Rye Destination Unknown

Ordeal By Innocence One, Two Buckle my Shoe Adventure Of The Christmas Pudding

Evil Under The Sun Death Comes As The End The Sittaford Mystery

Peril At The End House The Body In The Library Hercule Poirot’s Christmas

Murder Is Easy Dead Man’s Folly The Man In The Brown Suit

The Mysterious Affair At Styles Ten Little Niggers Dumb Witness

Appointment With Death Crooked House Sad Cypress

4.50 From Paddington Lord Edgeware Dies Murder In Mesopotamia

Sparkling Cyanide The Secret Of Chimneys Five Little Pigs

The Pale Horse The Big Four The Secret Adversary

There are a couple of other Christie titles not included in this collection too that were published after this 1970 compilation.
If I can find out were I put it I will post my list of the books needed for a complete Christie collection.

[Julie2owlsdene]

Yes, I've been searching for the missing three, Pete. I have located some of them, so I may try and do a few deals during the coming week.

The dust jackets were not on the books, either, but as I've seen the jackets, I think I do prefer them without, and the black, red and gold lettering looks okay.

[pete9012S]

Do you know which books you need to complete the collection?

[Julie2owlsdene]

Research tells me the missing three are:-

Dumb Witness, Pale Horse Bit 4 Secret Adversary.

Nemesis, Parker Payne Investigates, Poirot Investigates

Labours of Poirot, Hickory Dickory Dock, Cat Among the Pigeons.

They're out there at various prices, so I'll do a bit of Find Outing, Pete.

[Eddie Muir]

A great buy, Julie. Good luck tracking down the missing titles.

[sixret]

A great collection, Julie. I didn't know you are interested in reading Agatha Christie, Julie.

[pete9012S]

I think she was a late starter Sixret,but there's no stopping her now!!




Here's a new permanent link to my visit to Wallingford and Agatha's final resting place,St Mary's Church Cholsey, a few years ago after our EB meet up at 'Old Thatch'.

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[jubei]

Research tells me the missing three are:-

Dumb Witness, Pale Horse Bit 4 Secret Adversary.

Nemesis, Parker Payne Investigates, Poirot Investigates

Labours of Poirot, Hickory Dickory Dock, Cat Among the Pigeons.

They're out there at various prices, so I'll do a bit of Find Outing, Pete.

It's looks like you are missing some of my favorite A.C. books!

[sixret]

Great photos, Pete. I would definitely visit Winterbrook House if I ever go to UK.

[Lucky Star]

I see that some previously lost plays by AC have just been found. Good news for all you Christie lovers out there.

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[floragord]

Lots of potential for new publications and TV episodes there, Lucky Star! - we did enjoy a new-to-us
Marple, THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY with Geraldine McEwan and Timothy Dalton on Tuesday evening.

[Carlotta King]

That's one of my favourite TV episodes. I love the snowy atmosphere and the big house, and the cast is great, Carey Mulligan is so sweet as Violet.

Sittaford is one of Agatha's books I haven't read, and I've read reviews of this episode that say it's nothing like the book, but I just enjoy it for what it is - an enjoyable murder mystery that you can curl up and watch for a couple of hours.

[Moonraker]

we did enjoy a new-to-us
Marple, THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY with Geraldine McEwan and Timothy Dalton on Tuesday evening.

I thought it a travesty. Do read the book, Flora, it is solved by a lovely young lady and her man, not a sign of Miss Marple to be seen.

[Anne Henriette]

I am a big fan of Agatha Christie. Many years back then I thought that Agatha Christie is the logcial continuation , after I "graduated" from Enid Blyton.

I used to have exactly the same impression.....

I still have

Me too! Although I never read the original versions (by that I mean the English ones), I read the Poirot and Miss Marple cases over and over again: except for Mystery at Chimney and Death on the Orient-Express, I can never recall who is the murder so it's always a thrill to read them again I also enjoyed some of the Tommy and Tuppence Beresford cases, but not as much as the Poirot ones!