The World's Favourite: And Then There Were None, Murder on the Orient Express, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
This handsome box set brings together three of Agatha Christie's most celebrated novels, making it a fine starting point for newcomers and a worthy addition to any devoted fan's shelf. The trio includes 'And Then There Were None', 'Murder on the Orient Express', and 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd'. Christie herself admitted that 'And Then There Were None' was a genuine technical challenge to write, something she took considerable pride in. It's not hard to see why. With over 100 million copies sold worldwide, and praised by the New York Times as her most bewildering mystery, it remains one of the best-loved crime novels ever published. The remaining two titles feature the unflappable Belgian detective Hercule Poirot at his most brilliant. In 'Murder on the Orient Express', a wealthy American is found stabbed to death aboard a snowbound train heading for Paris, the suspects numerous and the truth wonderfully elusive. 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd' opens with a prosperous widower fatally wounded in his own study, and what follows is a plot so cunningly constructed it still catches readers off guard. Across all three books, Christie's storytelling is sharp, confident, and almost unnervingly clever. Born in Torquay in 1890, Christie wrote 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, along with 'The Mousetrap', the longest-running play in theatrical history. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English, with another billion across 44 languages. It's a legacy that speaks entirely for itself.
- Author: Agatha Christie
- Publisher: Harper Collins
- Genre: Science Fiction
- ISBN: 978-0008158613
- Pages: 1040 pages