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Detective Novels

Agatha Christie

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie , Lady

Mallowan

 (15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English crime novelist , short story writer, and playwright . She is best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections , particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives  Hercule Poirot  and Miss Marple . She also wrote the world's longest-running play , a murder mystery ,  The Mousetrap ,  and six  romances  under the name Mary Westmacott . In 1971 she was elevated to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her contribution to literature .

Famous detectives

Agatha Christie

Famous detectives :

1 ) Parker Payne

Parker Payne

  is a detective who appears in  Agatha Christie's anthology  Parker Payne Investigates , and the short stories "Problem at Pollensa Bay" and "The Regatta Mystery". His quote and sales pitch is always "Are you happy? If not consult Mr. Parker Payne , 17 Richmond Street ." Most don't notice this ad, some chuckle, and read on . And just a few make their way to Mr. Parker Payne's modest office and meet the world's most unusual , baffling and intriguing detective.First appearance : Parker Payne InvestigatesCreated by : Agatha Christie Occupation : “Heart specialist” Nationality :

British

Short stories featuring Parker Payne

1933 –

"The Pearl of Price"

– Traveling in Jordan , Payne helps to recover the titular pearl .

Famous detectives :

2 )

Hercule

PoirotHercule Poirot  is a fictional Belgian detective , created by Agatha Christie. Poirot is one of Christie's most famous and long-lived characters, appearing in 33 novels, one play (Black Coffee) , and more than 50 short stories published between 1920 and 1975 .Poirot has been portrayed on radio , in film and on television by various actors , including Austin Trevor , John Moffatt , Albert Finney , Sir Peter Ustinov ,  Sir Ian Holm , Tony Randall ,  Alfred Molina

, 

Orson Welles

, 

David

Suchet

 and 

Sir Kenneth

Branagh .

First appearance :

The Mysterious Affair at Style

s

Last appearance :

Curtain

Created by :

Agatha Christie

Occupation :

Privet investigator

Police officer

Nationality :

Belgian

Famous detectives :

3 ) Miss Marble

Jane Marble , usually referred to as Miss Marble, is a fictional character appearing in 12 of Agatha Christie's crime novels and in 20 short stories . Miss Marble is an elderly spinster who lives in the village of St. Mary Mead and acts as an amateur consulting detective . Alongside Hercule Poirot , she is one of the most loved and famous of Christie's characters and has been portrayed numerous times on screen.First appearance : “ The Tuesday Night Club“Last appearance : Sleeping Murder

Created by :

Agatha Christie

Occupation :

Amateur detective

Nationality :

British

Novels featuring Miss Marble

The Body in the Library

(1942)

Famous novels

Agatha Christie

Famous novels :

1 . Endless Night (1967)

Working-class Michael Rogers tells the story of his meeting and marrying Ellie , a fantastically rich American heiress . As they settle in their dream house in the country , it becomes clear that not everyone is happy for them . A very atypical Christie, this tale of menacing suspense builds to a horrific climax and shows that even after 45 years she had not lost the power to confound her readers . The best novel from her last 20 years .

Famous novels :

2 . Murder on the Orient Express (1934)

The glamorous Orient Express stops during the night , blocked by snowdrifts . Next morning the mysterious Mr.

Ratchett is found stabbed in his compartment and untrodden snow shows that the killer is still on board. This glamorous era of train travel provides Poirot with an international cast of suspects and one of his biggest challenges . Predicated on an inspired gimmick , this is one of the great surprise endings in the genre.

Famous novels :

3. Curtain:

Poirot's

Last Case (1975 , but written during the second world war)An old and frail Poirot returns to the scene of his first case , the country house Styles, now a guest-house . He summons his friend Hastings to help identify the killer he suspects is a fellow-guest . Christie uses every trick in the book to produce a unforgettable , yet poignant , swan song for the little Belgian . This novel was written during the Blitz and stored in a safe to be published after Christie's own death . It was actually published in October 1975 (Christie died in January 1976) and Poirot received a front-page obituary in the New York Times. In a lifetime of literary tours-de-force , this is the biggest shock of all .

SHERLOCK HOLMES

Who

is

sherlock holmes?First appearance: A study in scarlet. Created by: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Gender: Male.Occupation: Consulting detective.Family: Mycroft Holmes (brother).Nationality: British.

Sherlock Holmes

 is a fictional 

private detective

 created by as British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Known a "consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients, including Scotland Yard.First appearing in print in 1887 (in A Study in Scarlet), the character's popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine, beginning with "A Scandal in Bohemia" in 1891; additional tales appeared from then until 1927, eventually totalling  four novels and 56 short stories. All but one are set in the Victorian or Edwardian eras, between about 1880 and 1914. Most are narrated by the character of Holmes's friend and biographer 

Dr. Watson

, who usually accompanies Holmes during his investigations and often shares quarters with him at the address of 

221B Baker Street

, London, where many of the stories begin.

Guinness World Record

Though not the first fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes is arguably the best known, with 

Guinness World Records

 listing him as the "most portrayed movie character" in history.[1] Holmes's popularity and fame are such that many have believed him to be not a fictional character but a real individual;[2][3][4] numerous literary and fan societies have been founded that pretend to operate on this principle. Widely considered a British cultural icon, the character and stories have had a profound and lasting effect on mystery writing and popular culture as a whole, with the original tales as well as thousands written by authors other than Conan Doyle being adapted into stage and radio plays, television, films, video games, and other media for over one hundred years.

Museums

For

the 1951 

Festival of Britain, Holmes's living room was reconstructed as part of a Sherlock Holmes exhibition, with a collection of original material. After the festival, items were transferred to The Sherlock Holmes (a London pub) and the Conan Doyle collection housed in Lucens, Switzerland by the author's son, Adrian.[83] Both exhibitions, each with a Baker Street sitting-room reconstruction, are open to the public.In 1990, the Sherlock Holmes Museum opened on Baker Street in London, followed the next year by a museum in Meiringen (near the Reichenbach Falls) dedicated to the detective.[83] A private Conan Doyle collection is a permanent exhibit at the Portsmouth City Museum, where the author lived and worked as a physician. [

Novels:

A Study In Scarlet

The Sign Of Four

Another novels:

The Hound Of The Baskervilles

The Valley Of Fear

Short stories collection:

The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes

The Memoirs Of Sherlock

Holmes

Short story collection:

The Return Of Sherlock Holmes

His Last Bow

The Case-Book Of Sherlock Holmes

Author:

Arthur Conan Doyle.

Country: United Kingdom.Language: English.Series: Sherlock Holmes.Genre: Detective fiction.Publisher: John Murray.Publication date: 1927.Media type: Print (hardback).Pages: 320 pp.Preceded by: His Last Bow.

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