Agatha Christie, globally revered as the "Queen of Crime," was a prolific English writer renowned for her captivating detective novels and short stories. Her...
Agatha Christie was a British crime novelist, playwright, and short story writer, widely known as the "Queen of Crime" for her prolific output of detective fiction.
Her most iconic detectives are the meticulous Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot and the elderly amateur detective Miss Marple, who star in many of her acclaimed novels.
She authored 66 detective novels, 14 short story collections, and the world's longest-running play, "The Mousetrap," along with several romantic novels under a pseudonym.
Yes, in 1926, she famously disappeared for 11 days, sparking a massive manhunt. She was eventually found registered under a different name at a hotel, though the reasons remain a subject of speculation.