Agatha Christie Lovers discussion

Hello all,

We have decided to write the whole list of Christie's books, so you know what's coming on the reading list with plenty of time to organize yourselves!

This is the list according to Agatha Christie, as there are different lists published in different sites. It also may vary on the books that have been published on the same year (f. ex. she published 3 books in 1937 which in different lists appear in different order, but as long as we read the 1937 books before the 1938 is all good!)

Some of them weren't published in the UK or US, but I think nowadays is easy to get them all thanks to Amazon! ;o)

THE LIST:

1920: The mysterious affair at Styles SEPT 10
1922: The secret adversary OCT 10
1923: Murder on the Links NOV 10
1924: The man in the brown suit DEC 10
1924: Poirot investigates JAN 11
1925: The secret of Chimneys FEB 11
1926: The murder of Roger Ackroyd MAR 11
1927: The big four APR 11
1928: The mystery of the blue train MAY 11
1929: The seven dials mystery JUNE 11
1929: Partners in crime JULY 11
1930: The mysterious Mr. Quin AUG 11
1930: Murder at the vicarage SEPT 11
1931: The Sittaford mystery OCT 11
1932: Peril at End House NOV 11
1932: The 13 problems DEC 11
1933: Lord Edgware dies JAN 12
1933: The hound of death and other stories FEB 12
1934: Murder on the Orient Express MAR 12
1934: The Listerdale mystery APR 12
1934: Why didn't they ask Evans? MAY 12
1934: Parker Pyne investigates JUNE 12
1935: Three act tragedy JULY 12
1935: Death in the clouds AUGUST 12
1936: The ABC murders SEPT 12
1936: Murder in Mesopotamia OCT 12
1936: Cards on the table NOV 12
1937: Murder in the Mews DEC 12
1937: Dumb witness JAN 13
1937: Death on the Nile FEB 13
1938: Hercules Poirot's Christmas MAR 13
1938: Appointment with death APR 13
1939: Murder is easy (aka Easy to kill) MAY 13
1939: The Regatta mystery and other stories JUN 13
1939: And then they were none JUL 13
1940: Sad cypress AUG 13
1940: One, two, buckle my shoe SEP 13
1941: Evil under the sun OCT 13
1941: N or M? NOV 13
1942: The body in the library DEC 13
1943: Five little pigs JAN 14
1943: The moving finger FEB 14
1944: Towards zero MAR 14
1945: Death comes as the end APR 14
1945: Sparkling cyanide MAY 14
1946: The hollow JUN 14
1947: The labours of Hercules JUL 14
1948: Taken at the flood AUG 14
1948: The witness of the prosecution and other stories SEP 14
1949: Crooked house OCT 14
1950: Three blind mice and other stories NOV 14
1950: A murder is announced DEC 14
1951: They came to Baghdad JAN 15
1951: The underdog and other storie FEB 15
1952: Mrs McGinty's dead MAR 15
1952: They do it with mirrors APR 15
1953: After the funeral MAY 15
1953: A pocket full of rye JUN 15
1954: Destination unknown JUL 15
1955: Hickory Dickory Dock AUG 15
1956: Dead man's folly SEPT 15
1957: 4.50 from Paddington OCT 15
1958: Ordeal by innocence NOV 15
1959: Cat among the pigeons DEC 15
1960: The adventure of the Christmas pudding JAN 16
1961: Double sin and other stories FEB 16
1961: The pale horse MAR 16
1962: The mirror crack'd from side to side APR 16
1963: The clocks MAY 16
1964: A Caribbean mystery JUN 16
1965: At Bertram's Hotel JUL 16
1966: Third girl AUG 16
1967: Endless night SEPT 16
1968: By the pricking of my thumbs OCT 16
1969: Halloween party NOV 16
1970: Passenger to Frankfurt DEC 16
1971: The golden ball and other stories JAN 17
1971: Nemesis FEB 17
1972: Elephants can remember MAR 17
1973: Postern of fate APR 17
1974: Poirot's early cases MAY 17
1975: Curtain JUN 17
1976: Sleeping murder JUL 17
1979: Miss Marple's final case and two other stories AUG 17

I love how you're crossing them out as we go. :)

Hi Deni,

Thanks a lot for the list. I have read almost all the books of Christie, but obviously nt in the given order. So started again according to this.

Taking in account that, as a group, we're reading her 5th book, it's going to taking about 7 years for us to read them all!! :o)

Wow!

Thanks for putting together the list. I am just thrilled that I finally got Poirot Investigates. For some reason our library system has lots of DVD's but not her books

Carolyn F. wrote: "Wow!"

We should all make a party when we finish!! :oP

I know! We'll all sit at our computers having a party!

I'm still using your list for reference and check it every month. I'll list a few of the books as TBR's for the upcoming months. I really appreciate all your work Deni!

and I really appreciate yours Carolyn!!, you're the one updating the group's TBR list, so thanks! :o)

Great list, Deni. I have read most of them but there were a couple of which I was unfamiliar....will have to look for them. I have not read Curtain and probably won't. I know that Poirot finally had to be put to rest but I am trying to ignore it!!!!!!
I am especially fond of the Harley Quin stories and wish she had written more of them.

I haven't read Curtain yet neither... I'm trying to read them in order so it's going to be a while until I get there!!; I have Curtain at home, so it's quite difficult to resist temptation!!!!! :oP

Curtain is a great story! Even more so, because it was written by Christie while she was still in her prime.

Curtain is very satisfying. She did a nice job of wrapping up Poirot's career. I still cried though.

It showed he was the master right up to the very end.

I thought Curtain was brilliant. Definitely one of her best.

Great list, thanks!
I read many of them yet but it will be interesting to read them in order.

And Then There Were None will be our July 2013 according to my going through the months on the fly.

Thanks for the list. It will also help me add to my collection!

Me too Cecilia, I refer to it constantly. She even has them listed better than Wikipedia which has the novels then the short stories but not integrated. This is much easier to follow.

Thanks for this list. I've read some of these books but want to start over in order so thanks again!

Yes, it's nice to have it all written out for us!

The list is great. I thought I'd read them all but see a few I may have missed, although it is uncertain because so many of her books have been published under different titles. This will be something to check into.

That's a problem for me too Sharla - I might have read it under a different title already. Members have been good about letting me know on the monthly reads when the books are listed under different names, so I've been adding those as I go. Wikipedia does list some of the other titles too. It's hard to keep it all straight.

This month marks the 4th anniversary of us reading "THE LIST" as a group and we've read 48 books together so far, so congratulations, everyone!

Carolyn F. wrote: "I know! We'll all sit at our computers having a party!"

YAY!

Thanks so much for the list! I appreciate it!

✿ Deni wrote: "This month marks the 4th anniversary of us reading "THE LIST" as a group and we've read 48 books together so far, so congratulations, everyone!"

Congrats!

Yes, thanks Deni - that's what I use to put the books of the month in order :)

Joined this group a few months ago but just discovered "the list" today. Great resource. Thank you.

✿ Deni wrote: "Hello all,

We have decided to write the whole list of Christie's books, so you know what's coming on the reading list with plenty of time to organize yourselves!

This is the list according to Ag..."

Missing book from this list:

1997: While the Light Lasts

1997? She had a book out in 1997?

Carolyn F. wrote: "1997? She had a book out in 1997?"

It was RELEASED in 1997, yes. Just as Sleeping Murder was released in 1976 after her death and so was her auto-bio in 1977. Posthumous releases of books and films is nothing new...

While the Light Lasts and Other Stories

There were actually 2 others, one released only in the USA and another only in the UK. The reasons are that in the other countries, the stories had been previously released.

The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories USA

Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories UK

Interesting. Well I need to update the monthly BOMs for 2022, so I'll make a note of this. Thanks for the info Thom.

Oh my God! I am doing just the same reading everything in sequence this year! I ordered the book and is eagerly waiting for the book "And then they were none" ! (which for some reason is not available on Kindle in my region)

I have the sequential list printed out just like you and I strike them off as I complete them. I will compare this to see if I have missed anything.

My goals is to complete all of them by end of this year! So far


PS: They have a formatted reading list now, I think I prefer your list version better!
https://www.agathachristie.com/news/2...

And thanks for the tip of the missing books!

And I am seeing these books in the new list as well ...!

Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore Folly 2013
The Last Seance 2019
Midwinter Murder 2020
Midsummer Mysteries 2021
A Deadly Affair 2022

I saw a note by someone saying ... "all the stories themselves were written by her before her death"

I wish I could revise the list but someone else made it. Hopefully I'll remember the missing books at the end. :)

I added some of those to 2024. Goodreads will only let me add through December 2024 so I'll need to remember when I add 2025. :)

You could always archive the original list and post an updated one. It would be easier for people to read without titles struck out. I know it would be a bit of work as I recently did that in another group I moderate, but new members especially seemed to appreciate it.

Thanks for setting up the discussions for the next couple years — it helps in planning and obtaining books for future reads.

That's a good idea Heather. I'll need to make it a Task on Outlook to do. :)