Author : Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie was a renowned detective fiction author. Her first book was published in 1920. Over the course of her fifty-year career, she had written over 80 detective novels and short story collections. Her works had been translated to more than 100 languages and sold more than 200 billion copies, ranked just below the Holy Bible and Shakespeare. As one of the pioneers of detective fiction, she also popularized the genre. In 1971, she was promoted to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire by the Queen of England. Long after her passing, Christie’s name and works live on as a literary icon in the mystery fiction genre.