6 Interesting Facts About Agatha Christie

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Zee Media Bureau
Jul 23, 2024

Queen of Crime

Agatha Christie, also known as queen of crime, remembered as of the most prolific mystery thriller novelists of all time.

Unmatched Legacy

She wrote 66 novels, 14 short story collections, and 16 plays. Her novels have sold over 2 billion copies in English and another 200 million in at least 40 foreign languages.

Pseudonym Reveal

Christie also wrote under the pseudonym of Mary Westmacott. Her identity behind this name was later revealed by a journalist in 1949.

World War I Influence

Christie worked in a hospital dispensary in the First World War where she acquired a wide knowledge of poisons. She used cyanide the most as a method of dispatching her fictional victims.

Gone Without a Trace

She mysteriously disappeared for in Dec 1926. More than one thousand policemen were assigned to find her. After 11 days she was safely found at a hotel in Harrogate. When asked Christie about the happening, she remembered nothing.

Mysterious Theories

There are plenty of theories about her disappearance, including a loss of memory, a breakdown, or that she planned to embarrass her husband.

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