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Biography & BibliographyBorn: Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller, 15 September 1890, Torquay, Devon, England, UK
Died: 12 January 1976, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England, UK Publishing Name(s): Agatha Christie; Mary Westmacott Member of The Detection Club Author from The Golden Age Of Detective Fiction Series Character(s): Hercules Poirot; Jane Marple; Thomas ‘Tommy’ & Prudence ‘Tuppence’ Beresford; Harley Quinn & Mr Satterthwaite; Parker Pyne Agatha Christie was an English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright. She also wrote six romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best known for the sixty-six detective novels and fourteen short story collections she wrote under her own name, most of which revolve around the investigations of such characters as Hercule Poirot, Jane Marple, Parker Pyne, Harley Quin/Mr Satterthwaite, and Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. She wrote the world's longest-running play, The Mousetrap. In 1971, she was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for her contribution to literature. Read More on wikipedia. Read More on gadetection.
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