the ten Christies Agatha Christie liked best
from a 1972 letter to a fan. agathachristie.com has the whole story, order is hers, not mine
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01
her actual number one, not a fan poll pick. ten strangers, one island, no detective, still holds up
02
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
a general favourite, her words. the twist earned its reputation the hard way
03
A Murder is Announced
05
The Thirteen Problems
the one nobody puts on these lists, short stories instead of a novel. glad she counted it anyway
06
Towards Zero
07
Endless Night
she called this her favorite "at present" in the same letter, so make of the ranking what you will. (deserved), if you ask me
08
Crooked House
09
Ordeal by Innocence
10
The Moving Finger
reread right before she wrote the letter, lower stakes than the others, but the shortlist was probably longer than she let on
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