Facts about Agatha Christie Mysteries

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   And Then There Were None, an Agatha Christie mystery published in 1939, is among the best-selling murder mystery novels ever written.

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   The 1952 stage adaptation of an Agatha Christie mystery, The Mousetrap, became the longest-running play in theatrical history.

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   Agatha Christie is the best-selling fiction writer of all time, with her novels translated into more than 100 languages worldwide.

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   Miss Marple, the elderly amateur detective in Agatha Christie mysteries, is based partly on Christie's own grandmother and her circle of friends.

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   Hercule Poirot, the Belgian detective featured in Agatha Christie mysteries, appears in more than 30 novels and numerous short stories.

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