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Continental Christie: Twelve European Mysteries
Embark on a journey across Europe with Agatha Christie and some of her most iconic creations in this collection of short stories.From the mountainous landscapes of Switzerland to the glamourous streets of Cannes, each story immerses you in a world of mystery, intrigue, and clever solutions.
Join fellow passengers including Hercule Poirot, Parker Pyne, Mr Quin, Miss Marple and more as they navigate the complexities of human nature and solve the most puzzling of crimes. Whether it’s a schoolgirl’s disappearance in Amiens, a puzzling case on the Orient Express, or an accidental death off the coast of Gran Canaria, Christie’s own love for travel and exploration shines through every story.v
Join fellow passengers including Hercule Poirot, Parker Pyne, Mr Quin, Miss Marple and more as they navigate the complexities of human nature and solve the most puzzling of crimes. Whether it’s a schoolgirl’s disappearance in Amiens, a puzzling case on the Orient Express, or an accidental death off the coast of Gran Canaria, Christie’s own love for travel and exploration shines through every story.v
278 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 26, 2026
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Agatha Christie
6,081 books78.1k followersAgatha 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)
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)
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April 19, 2026
Over the past few years there have been some good collections of old Agatha Christie short stories published. However, Continental Christie is the weakest one so far. There are a few good stories here, but many of them were lacklustre. A poor collection indeed.
June 10, 2026
Wat word ik toch blij van deze boekjes met voor mij vaak nog onbekende verhalen van deze grootheid!
March 29, 2026
An interesting selection of stories.
June 2, 2026
“Country Christie: Twelve European Mysteries is 2026 short story collection published by HarperCollins featuring short stories set in Europe. Twelve short stories are included. An extract from part II of Christie's An Autobiography describing her stay at Pau is included as an introduction.”
As per Agatha Christie Wiki - Fandom.
Obviously we meet cases involving Hercule Poirot, Parker Pyne, Mr Quin, Miss Marple and those stand alone mysteries. The only qualification being they have to take place in continental Europe.
It has the added bonus of including one of the most iconic Poirot short stories “The Chocolate Box”.
This is the third in recent publications with collections of short stories, we have had Capital, Country and now Continental. Many of these short stories have been published before in anthologies before and a good number have been published separately for 99p. So to buy a collection of twelve short stories at the right price is a bargain even as in this case only five of the twelve were new stories to me.
The other obvious advantage of buying these collections is to dip into the Christie canon and find among the short stories a character you want to follow. In the past it has led me to the Harley Quinn stories and now I have an inkling that I want to read all the Parker Pyne stories.
Of course as a real fan I will read anything that involves Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. But what has surprised me has been the short stories written for their own sake like The Last Séance when gets me scurrying around for similar tales.
Look out for these sets, often at low prices on kindle and enjoy the world of Agatha Christie.
As per Agatha Christie Wiki - Fandom.
Obviously we meet cases involving Hercule Poirot, Parker Pyne, Mr Quin, Miss Marple and those stand alone mysteries. The only qualification being they have to take place in continental Europe.
It has the added bonus of including one of the most iconic Poirot short stories “The Chocolate Box”.
This is the third in recent publications with collections of short stories, we have had Capital, Country and now Continental. Many of these short stories have been published before in anthologies before and a good number have been published separately for 99p. So to buy a collection of twelve short stories at the right price is a bargain even as in this case only five of the twelve were new stories to me.
The other obvious advantage of buying these collections is to dip into the Christie canon and find among the short stories a character you want to follow. In the past it has led me to the Harley Quinn stories and now I have an inkling that I want to read all the Parker Pyne stories.
Of course as a real fan I will read anything that involves Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. But what has surprised me has been the short stories written for their own sake like The Last Séance when gets me scurrying around for similar tales.
Look out for these sets, often at low prices on kindle and enjoy the world of Agatha Christie.
June 13, 2026
Individual stories rated between 3 & 4
Overall rating for collection 3
Nice selection of AC short stories, overall these wee some of the more entertaining ones imo.
Problem with collections of AC stories is that they have all been published and rearranged in so many different collections/titles that even newer readers are almost certain to encounter some they have read before.
Overall though a nice set of stories that were entertaining and passed the time quickly.
Overall rating for collection 3
Nice selection of AC short stories, overall these wee some of the more entertaining ones imo.
Problem with collections of AC stories is that they have all been published and rearranged in so many different collections/titles that even newer readers are almost certain to encounter some they have read before.
Overall though a nice set of stories that were entertaining and passed the time quickly.
June 28, 2026
Continental Christie.
A good collection of short stories by a master storyteller. Some of them felt confusing and many of them contain french sentences, which is good if you understand French, which I don't. A fine look back at an author that I haven't read in many years.
A good collection of short stories by a master storyteller. Some of them felt confusing and many of them contain french sentences, which is good if you understand French, which I don't. A fine look back at an author that I haven't read in many years.
June 14, 2026
Why must these collections be spoiled by that awful smug woman Marple.
July 7, 2026
I don't think this is the best collection of Christie's short stories, but still enjoyable.
July 7, 2026
Another set of short stories where half of them were rereads. I think I'm starting to run out of Christie guys...
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