Agatha Christie detective stories in order. You can't pull it by the ears: the best books by Agatha Christie

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As you know, Agatha Christie wrote detective stories. Even as a child she read scary stories Edgar Allan Poe, and this undoubtedly left its mark on her love for this literary genre, which was then just in its infancy. By the way, the ancestor detective genre It is Edgar Allan Poe who is considered to be the first detective, “Murder in the Rue Morgue.” However, detective stories became truly popular in England after the release of the novels by the English writer Wilkie Collins “The Woman in White” (1860) and “The Moonstone” (1868). Also popular at that time were the novels of Arthur Conan Doyle, who, one might say, was a contemporary of Agatha Christie. Years of life of Arthur Conan Doyle: 1859 -1930.

1. What is a detective?

Detective(from lat. detego- I reveal, I expose) - literary genre, which describes the process of investigating a mysterious incident in order to determine the circumstances of its occurrence. Usually such an incident is a crime. If there is nothing mysterious in the incident, then this is no longer a detective story, but one of its related genres, for example, a police novel.

There are different types of detective stories, but they are all written By certain rules . These rules were invented in 1928 by the English writer Willard Hettington. There are 20 rules in total, here are the main ones:

2. Rules and commandments of a detective story

Rule 1. It is necessary to provide the reader with equal opportunities to unravel the mysteries as the detective, for which purpose it is necessary to clearly and accurately report all incriminating traces.

Rule 2. Neither a detective nor any other person professionally involved in the investigation can be a criminal.

Rule 3. Should lead to exposure logical conclusions. Accidental or unfounded confessions are not permitted.

Rule 4. A detective story cannot lack a detective who methodically searches for incriminating evidence, as a result of which he comes to a solution to the riddle.

Rule 5. The obligatory crime in a detective story is murder.

Rule 6. In solving a given mystery, all supernatural forces and circumstances must be excluded.

Rule 7. The criminal should be one of the more or less significant characters well known to the reader.

Rule 8. An unacceptably cheap solution in which one of the servants is the criminal.

Rule 9. For a savvy reader, the solution should be obvious.

Rule 10. It is forbidden to explain the mystery as an accident or suicide.

Rule 11. The motive of the crime is always of a private nature; it cannot be an espionage action, seasoned with any international intrigues or motives of the secret services.

Before we begin to study the work of Agatha Christie, let's continue our study of the detective genre and its canons. Another Englishman, Ronald Knox, came up with 10 detective commandments, they partially coincide with the rules, but there are also several new ones:

I. The criminal should be someone mentioned at the beginning of the novel, but it should not be a person whose train of thought the reader was allowed to follow.

II. The action of supernatural or otherworldly forces is excluded as a matter of course.

III. It is unacceptable to use hitherto unknown poisons, as well as devices that require a long scientific explanation at the end of the book.

IV. A detective should never be helped Lucky case; he should also not be guided by unconscious but correct intuition.

VI. A detective should not turn out to be a criminal himself.

VII. Having come across one or another clue, the detective is obliged to immediately present it to the reader for study.

VIII. The detective's stupid friend, Watson in one guise or another, should not hide any of the considerations that come to his mind; in his mental abilities he should be slightly inferior - but only slightly - to the average reader.

3. Types of detective

Agatha Christie was a master classic closed-type detective. This is a detective story in which the crime is committed in a secluded place and the number of suspects is limited. Therefore, from the very beginning it is clear that the murder was committed by one of the people who are known to the reader from the very beginning. A private detective always appears at the crime scene to help the police investigate the murder. Often such a detective has an assistant who, in terms of mental abilities, corresponds to the average reader. As a rule, in such a detective story, the killer turns out to be a character well known to the reader, who did not arouse suspicion at all. Sometimes in closed detectives A whole series of murders is committed and thus the number of suspects is reduced. Almost all of Agatha Christie's works are such detective stories, but the most a brilliant work can be called "Ten Little Indians."

Psychological detective is a type of detective story that focuses on the behavior of the criminal and the personal motives for committing the crime (for example, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd).

Very interesting historical detective. In this case, the action takes place in the past or an old crime is being investigated. I highly recommend reading Agatha Christie's book Death Comes at the End, which takes place in... ancient Egypt. Another historical detective story by Agatha Christie is “The Five Little Pigs.”

If we talk about ironic detective, then Daria Dontsova took the place of Agatha Christie, since all her books belong to this subgenre.

Fantastic detective can rightfully be called a Russian detective. Stanislav Lev, Kir Bulychev, Isaac Azimov, Sergei Lukyanenko, the Strugatsky Brothers, Boris Akunin worked in this genre.

There is also police detective(it describes the work of a group of police officers), crime detective (events are described from the perspective of the criminal), political and spy detectives, but they are far from the classical genre and I will not consider them in this article. Among the works of Agatha Christie, it is fashionable to classify the work “The Big Four” as a political detective story, and “Cat Among Pigeons”, “The Man in a Brown Suit”, “The Clock”, “Baghdad Meetings” (and some other works) as a spy story.

Well, finally, it's time to meet works of Agatha Christie. The best ones are highlighted in bold., and you can read them or watch the film adaptation.

List of Agatha Christie books by year:

The titles of the works are given on English language with the translation. The year of publication is indicated. The best books by Agatha Christie and can be read on the website in English or watch the film adaptation.

1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) – The Mysterious Affair at Styles (the murder is investigated by Poirot)
2. The Secret Adversary (1922) – Mysterious adversary
3. Murder on the Links (1923) – Murder on a golf course (Poirot investigates the murder)
4. The Man in the Brown Suit (1924) – The Man in the Brown Suit
5. Poirot Investigates (1924) – Poirot leads the investigation. Collection of 11 stories:

• The Mystery of the Star of the West
• Tragedy at Marsdon Manor
• The mystery of a cheap apartment
• Murder at Hunter's Lodge
• Million dollar theft
• Pharaoh's Revenge
• Trouble at the Grand Metropolitan Hotel
• Kidnapping of the Prime Minister
• The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim
• The mystery of the death of the Italian count
• Missing will

6. The Secret of Chimneys (1925) – The Secret of Chimneys Castle
7. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) (the murder is investigated by Poirot, one of the best detectives)

8. The Big Four (1927) – The Big Four (the murder is investigated by Poirot)
9. The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928) – The mystery of the blue train (Poirot investigates the murder of a wealthy heiress that happened on the train)
10. Partners in Crime (1929) – Partners in crime. Collection of 15 stories:

• A Fairy in the Flat / A pot of Tea
• The Affair of the Pink Pearl
• The Adventure of the Sinister Stranger – A visit from a dark stranger
• Finessing the King / The Gentleman Dressed in Newspaper - Get rid of the king / Gentleman dressed in a newspaper
• The Case of the Missing Lady
• Blindman's Bluff - The Blindman and Death
• The Man in the Mist - Man in the Mist
• The Crackler
• The Sanningdale Mystery - The Mystery of Sunningdale
• The House of Lurking Death - Death living in the house
• The Unbreakable Alibi - Iron alibi
• The Clergyman's Douther / The Red House - The Priest's Daughter / House under a Tiled Roof
• The ambassador’s Boots – Ambassador Boots
• The Man Who Was No. 16 - The Man Who Was Number 16

11. The Seven Dials Mystery (1929) – The mystery of the seven dials
12. The Murder at the Vicarage (1930) – Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple first appears)
13. The Mysterious Mr. Quin (1930) – The Mysterious Mr. Quin (collection of stories)
14. The Sittaford Mystery (1931) – The Sittaford Mystery
15. Peril at End House (1932) – The Endhouse Mystery (Poirot investigates the murder)
16. The Hound of Death (1933) – The Hound of Death. Collection of 12 stories:

• Death Hound
• Red signal
• Fourth man
• Gypsy
• I'll come for you, Mary!
• Witness for the prosecution
• The Mystery of the Blue Jug
• The Amazing Incident of Sir Arthur Carmichael
• Call of the Wings
• The last seance

17. Lord Edgware Dies (1933) – The death of Lord Edgware (the murder is investigated by Poirot)
18. The Thirteen Problems (1933) – Thirteen mysterious cases. Collection of 13 stories:

• Evening club "Tuesday"
• Murder in the Temple of Astarte
• Gold bars
• Blood on the pavement
• Motive and opportunity
• Finger of Saint Peter
• Blue geranium
• Companion
• Four suspects
• Death Grass
• Bungalow incident
• Death of Miss Rose Emmott

19. Murder on the Orient Express (1934) – Murder on the Orient Express (one of the most famous works, Poirot investigates the murder)
20. Parker Pyne Investigates (1934) – Investigates Parker Pyne. Collection of 12 stories:

• The case of a middle-aged lady
• The Case of the Bored Soldier/Major Wilbraham Looks for Danger
• The case of a conscientious girl
• The Case of the Unhappy Husband
• The Case of the Tired Clerk
• The Case of the Rich Lady
• Whatever your heart desires
• Road to Baghdad
• House in Shiraz
• Priceless Pearl
• Death on the Nile
• Delphic Oracle

21. The Listerdale Mystery (1934) – The Listerdale Mystery. Collection of 12 stories:

• Listerdale Mystery
• Girl on the train
• A song for six pence
• The Metamorphosis of Edward Robinson
• Accident
• Jane is looking for a job
• Fruitful Sunday
• The Adventure of Mr. Eastwood
• Red ball
• Rajah's emerald
• a swan song

22. Three Act Tragedy (1935) – A tragedy in three acts (the murder is investigated by Poirot)
23. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1935) – Why not Evans?
24. Death in the Clouds (1935) – Death in the Clouds (the murder is investigated by Poirot)
25. The A.B.C. Murders (1936) – The Alphabet Murders (the murder is investigated by Poirot)
26. Murder in Mesopotamia (1936) – Murder in Mesopotamia (the murder is investigated by Poirot)
27. Cards on the Table (1936) – Cards on the table (Poirot investigates the murder)
28. Dumb Witness (1937) – Silent Witness (Poirot investigates the murder)
29. Death on the Nile (1937) – Death on the Nile (one of the most famous works, Poirot investigates the murder)

The novel takes place on a ship sailing along the Nile. Rich tourists walk along the deck, talking to each other and getting a little bored. Whether by chance or not, Hercule Poirot finds himself among the tourists, but it is he who takes on the investigation of... three murders. .

• Murder in the yard
• Incredible theft
• Dead Man's Mirror
• Triangle in Rhodes

31. Appointment with Death (1938) – Appointment with death (the murder is investigated by Poirot)

32. Ten Little Niggers (1939) – Десять негритят (еще одно название «И никого не стало», одно из наиболее известных произведений)

45. Death Comes as the End (1946) – Death comes at the end (a little-known but most interesting work)

46. ​​The Hollow (1946) – The Hollow (the murder is investigated by Poirot)
47. The Labors of Hercules (1947) – The Labors of Hercules (the murder is investigated by Poirot)
48. Taken at the Flood (1948) – Coast of Fortune (Poirot investigates the murder)
49. Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories (1948) – Witness for the Prosecution (11 stories)
50. Crooked House (1949)
51. A Murder is Announced (1950) – A murder is announced (Miss Marple investigates the murder)
52. Three Blind Mice and Other Stories (1950) – Three blind mice (collection of stories)
53. They Came to Baghdad (1951) – Baghdad meetings
54. The Under Dog and Other Stories (1951) – The Hunted Dog (9 stories, Poirot investigates the murders)
55. Mrs McGinty’s Dead (1952) – Mrs McGinty lost her life (Poirot investigates the murder)
56. They Do It with Mirrors (1952) – With the help of mirrors (Miss Marple investigates the murder) Watch the film adaptation

57. A Pocket Full of Rye (1953) – Grains in the pocket (Miss Marple investigates the murder)

58. After the Funeral (1953) – After the funeral (the murder is investigated by Poirot)
59. Hickory Dickory Dock (1955) – Hickory Dickory Dock (the murder is investigated by Poirot)
60. Destination Unknown (1955) – Destination unknown
61. Dead Man’s Folly (1956) – Dead Man’s Folly (Poirot investigates the murder)
62. 4.50 from Paddington (1957) – At 4.50 from Paddington (Miss Marple investigates the murder)
63. Ordeal by Innocence (1957) – Ordeal by Innocence
64. Cat Among the Pigeons (1959) – Cat Among the Pigeons (Poirot investigates the murder)
65. The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (1960) – The Adventures of the Christmas Pudding. 6 stories where Poirot investigates murders:

• The Adventure of Christmas Pudding
• The Mystery of the Spanish Chest
• Quiet
• Black currant
• Lost Key

66. The Pale Horse (1960) – Villa “White Horse”
67. Double Sin and Other Stories (1961) - Double Sin (collection of short stories, Poirot investigates the murder)
68. The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side (1962) – And, cracking, the mirror rings... (Miss Marple investigates the murder)
69. The Clocks (1963) – The clock (the murder is investigated by Poirot)
70. A Caribbean Mystery (1964) – Caribbean mystery (Miss Marple investigates the murder)
71. At Bertram’s Hotel (1965) – Bertram’s Hotel (Miss Marple investigates the murder)
72. Third Girl (1966) – The third girl (the murder is investigated by Poirot)
73. Endless Night (1967) – Endless night
74. By the Pricking of My Thumbs (1968) – Snap your finger just once
75. Hallowe’en Party (1969) – Halloween Party (Poirot investigates the murder)
76. Passenger to Frankfurt (1970) – Passenger from Frankfurt
77. Nemesis (1971) – Nemesis (Miss Marple investigates the murder)
78. The Golden Ball and Other Stories (1971) – The Golden Ball and other stories (15 stories)
79. Elephants Can Remember (1972) – Elephants Can Remember (Poirot investigates the murder)
80. Postern of Fate (1973) – Gates of Fate
81. Poirot’s Early Cases (1974) – Poirot’s early cases (the murder is investigated by Poirot):

• Case at the Victory Ball
• The Disappearance of the Clapham Cook
• Cornish mystery
• The Adventure of Johnny Waverly
• Double evidence
• King of Clubs
• Lemesurier's legacy
• Lost Mine
• Plymouth Express
• Box of candies
• Submarine drawings
• Apartment on the fourth floor
• Double sin
• The Mystery of Market Basing
• Vespiary
• Lady under the veil
• Marine Investigation
• How wonderful everything is in your little garden...

82. Curtain (1975) – Curtain (the murder is investigated by Poirot, the last case)
83. Sleeping Murder (1976) – Sleeping murder (Miss Marple investigates the murder)
84. Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories (1979)

• Holy place
• Unusual joke
• Measure of death
• The Caretaker's Case
• The case of the best of the maids
• Miss Marple talks
• Doll in the fitting room
• In the twilight of the mirror

85. Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Storie (1991) – Trouble at Pollensa and other stories:

• Service "Harlequin"
• Second stroke of the gong
• It's about love
• Yellow irises
• magnolia flower
• Case in Pollensa
• Together with the dog
• Mysterious incident during the regatta

86. The Harlequin Tea Set (1997) – Harlequin tea set
87. While the Light Lasts and Other Stories (1997) – While the Light Lasts and Other Stories (the murders are investigated by Poirot, a collection of short stories):

• The house of his dreams
• Actress
• On the edge
• Adventure at Christmas
• Lonely God
• Manx Gold
• Behind the walls
• The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest
• How long does the light last...

So it seems all books by Agatha Christie. Leave your feedback on the works you read in the comments, and the most best books and stories by Agatha Christie you can read on the website website online!