Spies Among Us: 3 Full Length Spy Novels: N or M? / Murder In Mesopotamia / They Came To Baghdad

by Agatha Christie

- N or M?
- Murder In Mesopotamia
- They Came To Baghdad

Genres: Mystery, Agatha Christie

543 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1968

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

[Margaret Russell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very entertaining with rich details and fearless heroines. Made me research Agatha Christie’s life to understand her ties to the Middle East.

[Sally · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a hardcover copy that includes "They Came to Baghdad", "N or M?", and "Murder in Mesopotamia". "Murder in Mesopotamia" was my favorite of the three. I would give 3 stars to "They Came to Baghdad" & "N or M?", and 4 to "Murder in Mesopotamia".

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the stories in this collection, but I'm not sure these stories made up the best or strongest collection of Christie's stories.