The Collected Short Stories

by Agatha Christie

An omnibus gathering together 35 classic Agatha Christie stories of murder and suspense. This title comprises stories from five individual volumes, including Philomel Cottage, The Hound of Death, While the Light Lasts and Witness for the Prosecution.

Genres: Short Stories, Fiction, Mystery, Agatha Christie, Classics

464 pages, Paperback

First published November 4, 2002

About the author

Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.

This best-selling author of all time wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in romance. Her books sold more than a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. According to Index Translationum, people translated her works into 103 languages at least, the most for an individual author. Of the most enduring figures in crime literature, she created Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She atuhored The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theater.

Associated Names:
Agata Christie
Agata Kristi
Агата Кристи (Russian)
Агата Крісті (Ukrainian)
Αγκάθα Κρίστι (Greek)
アガサ クリスティ (Japanese)
阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂 (Chinese)

Reviews

[Les Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have to confess that I didn’t enjoy it as much this time round. It’s that short story difficulty that I have I’m sure.

[Evelyn Terblanche]

First time reading Agatha Christie! Like eating sweets a bit

[Lubna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

[Lieselot Mauroo · Rating 5 out of 5]

The very first story already shows what a talented and brilliant writer Agatha Christie was.
Her writing just draws you in completely. I would go as far as to say that her writing is almost intoxicating.
With her short stories; each story manages to draw you in from the very first page.
For short stories, they sure are captivating.
Her writing is so clever. Truly the work of a mastermind. Even her supernatural like stories are incredible. It seems she was a genius in her writing no matter what the genre.
I loved every single story I read; each fabulous in its own right.
A great book to read!

[em petlev · Rating 4 out of 5]

a fun read! recurrent motifs and themes but is to be expected imo from 30 short stories of the same author. some wrap-ups seemed too short and left me a bit confused. as a modern reader i didn’t love how everyone got engaged like five seconds after meeting but i recognize that was more common to the time she’s writing in

[John Somers · Rating 3 out of 5]

13/20.

[Suzanne Ashworth · Rating 3 out of 5]

repetitive and tedious , but then I dont often enjoy murder mysteries!