Agatha Christie books
A selection of novels by Agatha Christie on one of my bookshelves devoted to women crime writers. Agatha Christie, who wrote murder mysteries from the 1920s to the 1970s, was acknowledged as one of the 'Queens of Crime' of that period. Her books have never been out of print and, as can be seen from the variety of old and newer book spines here on the shelf, have been reprinted many times. Many of her murder mysteries feature her two most memorable creations, Miss Jane Marple, the elderly spinster from the English village of St Mary Mead, who uses her knowledge of human nature gained from observing people in her village to solve murders; and Hercule Poirot, the Belgian detective who relies on his 'little grey cells' to work out 'whodunnit'. Agatha Christie's books have been dramatised many times, with actors such as Margaret Rutherford and Geraldine McEwen playing Miss Marple, and Peter Ustinov playing Hercule Poirot. But my personal favourites in these roles are Joan Hickson as Miss Marple and David Suchet as Hercule Poirot - both manage to look and behave exactly as these characters do in the novels - at least in my opinion.
Agatha Christie books
A selection of novels by Agatha Christie on one of my bookshelves devoted to women crime writers. Agatha Christie, who wrote murder mysteries from the 1920s to the 1970s, was acknowledged as one of the 'Queens of Crime' of that period. Her books have never been out of print and, as can be seen from the variety of old and newer book spines here on the shelf, have been reprinted many times. Many of her murder mysteries feature her two most memorable creations, Miss Jane Marple, the elderly spinster from the English village of St Mary Mead, who uses her knowledge of human nature gained from observing people in her village to solve murders; and Hercule Poirot, the Belgian detective who relies on his 'little grey cells' to work out 'whodunnit'. Agatha Christie's books have been dramatised many times, with actors such as Margaret Rutherford and Geraldine McEwen playing Miss Marple, and Peter Ustinov playing Hercule Poirot. But my personal favourites in these roles are Joan Hickson as Miss Marple and David Suchet as Hercule Poirot - both manage to look and behave exactly as these characters do in the novels - at least in my opinion.