Agatha Christie , famously known as the remains the best-selling novelist of all time, with an estimated two billion copies of her works sold globally . Her literary output is so vast that she is often cited as being outsold only by the Bible and the works of William Shakespeare. The Legacy of the Queen
6.10 Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime (Part 2) - Her Half of History
The eccentric Belgian detective famous for his "little grey cells" and magnificent mustache.
Her play, The Mousetrap , is the longest-running play in history, having performed continuously in London's West End since 1952 (with a brief hiatus for the COVID-19 pandemic). A Life of Real-Life Mystery
And Then There Were None is her most successful novel, with over 100 million copies sold, making it the best-selling mystery of all time.
Agatha Christie's career spanned over 50 years, during which she published 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections. She is most renowned for creating two of the most iconic figures in detective fiction:
