Christie's Top 10

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Read All  10 of Christie's Favorite of her own books (Her own List from 1972)

"My own ten would certainly vary from time to time because every now and then I re-read an early book for some particular reason, to answer a question that has been asked me perhaps, and then I alter my opinion – sometimes thinking it is much better than I thought it was – or not so good as I had thought.

At the moment my own list would possibly be:

And Then There Were None – a difficult technique which was a challenge and so I enjoyed it, and I think dealt with it satisfactorily.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - a general favourite.

A Murder is Announced – I thought all the characters interesting to write about and felt I knew them quite well by the time the book was finished.

Murder on the Orient Express – again because it was a new idea for a plot.

The Thirteen Problems – a good series of stories.

Towards Zero – I found it interesting to work on the idea of people from different places coming towards a murder, instead of starting with the murder and working from that.

Endless Night– my own favourite at present.

Crooked House – I found a study of a certain family interesting to explore.

Ordeal By Innocence - an idea I had had for some time before starting to work upon it.

The Moving Finger – which I have re-read lately and enjoyed reading it again, very much."

Challenge Books

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A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie

A Murder Is Announced

Miss Marple #4

Agatha Christie

288 pages • hardcover • 1950

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie

Ordeal by Innocence

Agatha Christie

288 pages • paperback • 1958

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie

The Moving Finger

Miss Marple #3

Agatha Christie

299 pages • paperback • 1943

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
Towards Zero by Agatha Christie

Towards Zero

Superintendent Battle #4

Agatha Christie

301 pages • paperback • 1944

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
Crooked House by Agatha Christie

Crooked House

Agatha Christie

276 pages • paperback • 1949

fiction classics crime mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Hercule Poirot #4

Agatha Christie

288 pages • hardcover • 1926

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie

The Thirteen Problems

Miss Marple Short Story Collections #1

Agatha Christie

315 pages • paperback • 1932

fiction crime mystery short stories mysterious fast-paced
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie

264 pages • paperback • 1939

fiction classics crime mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

Murder on the Orient Express

Hercule Poirot #10

Agatha Christie

274 pages • paperback • 1934

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
Endless Night by Agatha Christie

Endless Night

Agatha Christie

303 pages • paperback • 1967

fiction classics crime mystery dark mysterious medium-paced