Agatha Christie

Critique • Works

First appearance of works in book form

1921

The Mysterious Affair at Styles Novel

1922

The Secret Adversary Novel

1923

The Murder on the Links Novel

1924

The Road of Dreams Poems

The Man in the Brown Suit Novel

Poirot Investigates Eleven stories, fourteen in U.S. edition

"The Adventure of the Western Star", "The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor", "The Adventure of the Cheap Flat", "The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge", "The Million Dollar Bond Robbery", "The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb", "The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan", "The Kidnapped Prime Minister", "The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim", "The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman", "The Case of the Missing Will", "The Chocolate Box" (in U.S. edition), "The Veiled Lady" (in U.S. edition), "The Lost Mine" (in U.S. edition)

1925

The Secret of Chimneys Novel

1926

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Novel

1927

The Big Four Novel

1928

The Mystery of the Blue Train Novel

1929

The Seven Dials Mystery Novel

Partners in Crime Fifteen stories with framing narrative

"A Fairy in the Flat", "A Pot of Tea", "The Affair of the Pink Pearl", "The Adventure of the Sinister Stranger", "Finessing the King/The Gentleman Dressed in Newspaper", "The Case of the Missing Lady", "Blindman's Buff", "The Man in the Mist", "The Crackler", "The Sunningdale Mystery", "The House of Lurking Death", "The Unbreakable Alibi", "The Clergyman's Daughter/The Red House", "The Ambassador's Boots", "The Man Who Was No. 16"

1930

The Murder at the Vicarage Novel

Giant's Bread Novel

The Mysterious Mr Quin Stories

1931

The Floating Admiral Novel, with members of The Detection Club

The Sittaford Mystery Novel, , also known as The Murder at Hazelmoor

1932

Peril at End House Novel, , also known as Thirteen at Dinner

The Thirteen Problems[b] Stories, , also known as The Tuesday Club Murders, also abridged as The Mystery of the Blue Geraniums, and Other Tuesday Club Murders, (1940)

1933

Lord Edgware Dies Novel

The Hound of Death Stories

Ask a Policeman Novel, with members of The Detection Club

1934

Murder on the Orient Express Novel, , also known as Murder in the Calais Coach

Unfinished Portrait Novel

Why Didn't They Ask Evans? Novel, , also known as The Boomerang Clue

The Listerdale Mystery Twelve stories

"The Listerdale Mystery", "Philomel Cottage", "The Girl in the Train", "Sing a Song of Sixpence", "The Manhood of Edward Robinson", "Accident", "Jane in Search of a Job", "A Fruitful Sunday", "Mr. Eastwood's Adventure", "The Golden Ball", "The Rajah's Emerald", "Swan Song"

Parker Pyne Investigates Twelve stories, , also known as Mr. Parker Pyne, Detective

Black Coffee Play

1935

Three Act Tragedy Novel, , also known as Murder in Three Acts

Death in the Clouds Novel, , also known as Death in the Air

1936

The A.B.C. Murders Novel

Murder in Mesopotamia Novel

Cards on the Table Novel

1937

Dumb Witness Novel, , also known as Poirot Loses a Client

Death on the Nile Novel

Murder in the Mews Four stories, three in U.S. edition called Dead Man's Mirror

1938

Appointment with Death Novel

Hercule Poirot's Christmas Novel, , also known as Murder for Christmas

1939

Murder Is Easy Novel, , also known as Easy to Kill

And Then There Were None Novel, , also known as Ten Little Indians

The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories Nines stories, published in U.S.

1940

Sad Cypress Novel

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe Novel, , also known as The Patriotic Murders

1941

Evil Under the Sun Novel

N or M? Novel

1942

The Body in the Library Novel

Five Little Pigs Novel, , also known as Murder in Retrospect

1943

The Moving Finger Novel

The Crime in Cabin 66 Stories, , also known as The Mystery of the Crime in Cabin 66; Problem at Sea

The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest Stories

Poirot and the Regatta Mystery Stories

Poirot on Holiday Stories

Problem at Pollensa Bay and The Christmas Adventure Stories

1944

Towards Zero Novel

Absent in the Spring Novel

The Veiled Lady and The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest Stories

Ten Little Indians Play

1945

Death Comes as the End Novel

Sparkling Cyanide Novel, , also known as Remembered Death

Appointment with Death Play

1946

The Hollow Novel

Poirot Knows the Murderer Stories

Come, Tell Me How You Live Travel memoir, as Agatha Christie Mallowan

1947

The Labours of Hercules Stories

1948

Taken at the Flood Novel, , also known as There is a Tide...

The Rose and the Yew Tree Novel

The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories Stories, published in U.S.

Murder on the Nile Play

1949

Crooked House Novel

1950

A Murder Is Announced Novel

Three Blind Mice and Other Stories Stories, published in U.S., also published as The Mousetrap and Other Stories (1960)

1951

They Came to Baghdad Novel

The Under Dog and Other Stories Stories, published in U.S.

1952

Mrs McGinty's Dead Novel

They Do It with Mirrors Novel

A Daughter's a Daughter Novel

The Hollow Play

1953

After the Funeral Novel, also known as Funerals are Fatal

A Pocket Full of Rye Novel

1954

Destination Unknown Novel, also known as So Many Steps to Death

The Mousetrap Play

Witness for the Prosecution Play

1955

Hickory Dickory Dock Novel, also known as Hickory Dickory Death

1956

Dead Man's Folly Novel

The Burden Novel

1957

4.50 from Paddington Novel, also known as What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!

Spider's Web Play

Towards Zero Play

1958

Ordeal by Innocence Novel

Verdict Play

The Unexpected Guest Play

1959

Cat Among the Pigeons Novel

1960

The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding Stories

Go Back for Murder Play

1961

The Pale Horse Novel

Double Sin and Other Stories Stories, published in U.S.

1962

The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side Novel, also known as The Mirror Crack'd

1963

The Clocks Novel

Rule of Three Play

1964

A Caribbean Mystery Novel

1965

At Bertram's Hotel Novel

Surprise! Surprise! Stories, published in U.S.

Star Over Bethlehem Poems and stories, as Agatha Christie Mallowan

1966

Third Girl Novel

13 Clues for Miss Marple Stories, published in U.S.

1967

Endless Night Novel

1968

By the Pricking of My Thumbs Novel

1969

Hallowe'en Party Novel

1970

Passenger to Frankfurt Novel

1971

Nemesis Novel

The Golden Ball and Other Stories Stories, published in U.S.

1972

Elephants Can Remember Novel

1973

Postern of Fate Novel

Poems Poems

Akhnaton Play

1974

Poirot's Early Cases Seventeen Stories, , also known as Hercule Poirot's Early Cases

"The Adventure of the Clapham Cook", "The Cornish Mystery", "The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly", "The Double Clue", "The King of Clubs", "The Lemesurier Inheritance", "Jane in Search of a Job", "A Fruitful Sunday", "Mr. Eastwood's Adventure", "The Golden The Lost Mine", "The Plymouth Express", "The Chocolate Box"The Submarine Plans", "The Third Floor Flat", "Double Sin", "The Market Basing Mystery", "Wasps' Nest", "The Veiled Lady", "Problem at Sea", "How Does Your Garden Grow?"

1975

Curtain Novel, written in 1940s

1976

Sleeping Murder Novel, written in 1940s

1977

Agatha Christie: An Autobiography Memoir

1979

Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories Eight stories

"Sanctuary", "Strange Jest", "Tape-Measure Murder", "The Case of the Caretaker", "The Case of the Perfect Maid", "Miss Marple Tells a Story", "The Dressmaker's Doll", "In a Glass Darkly"

1983

The Scoop and Behind the Screen Novellas, with members of The Detection Club

1991

Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories Stories

1997

The Harlequin Tea Set Stories, published in U.S.

While the Light Lasts and Other Stories Stories, published in U.S.

2014

Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore Folly Novel, earlier version of Dead Man's Folly

2012

The Grand Tour: Around the World with the Queen of Mystery Letters

2017

The Big Four Stories, previously published as part of The Big Four novel

 

Critique • Works

See also:

Arthur Conan Doyle

Wilkie Collins

Raymond Chandler

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