Agatha Christie Reading Order

42 books (1931–2025)

Agatha Christie's Anthologies series comprises 42 books of mystery, thriller, and supernatural short stories published between 1931 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror. The series includes classic detective fiction, ghost stories, and curated selections of mystery writing from various authors and periods, offering readers a broad survey of the genre across nearly a century of publishing.

Start with Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, the first of 42 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror 1931Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Floating Admiral 1931Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Ask a Policeman 1933Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Six Against the Yard 1937Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	World's Great Mystery Stories 1943Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Fifty Famous Detectives of Fiction 1948Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Nero Wolfe Mystery Magazine Volume 1 Number 1, January 1954 1954Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine July 1958 1958Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Nine Detective Stories 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Daring Detectives 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Women Writing 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Ghosts That Haunt You 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Seventeenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Eighth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Murder in the Dark 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Scoop and Behind the Screen 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Web She Weaves 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Spooky Tales 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Witches' Brew 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Handle with Care: Frightening Stories 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	English Country House Murders 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	English Crime Stories of Today 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Murder British Style 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Murder Intercontinental 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Win, Lose or Die 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Law and Order 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Murder to Music 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Death Cruise: Crime Stories on the Open Seas 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	A Century of British Mystery and Suspense 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Malice Domestic 9 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	The Oxford Book of Detective Stories 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Crime Never Pays 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Murder On The Railways 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Books to Die For 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Bodies from the Library 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Bodies from the Library 2 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	The Agatha Christie Collection: 41 Works 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Marple: Twelve New Mysteries 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Capital Christie 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Country Christie 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (1936–1972)

This complete mystery series features Ariadne Oliver, a detective character created by Agatha Christie, spanning seven novels published between 1936 and 1972. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Cards on the Table and concluding with Elephants Can Remember. While Oliver appears in other Christie works as well, these seven titles form her primary series arc. Each novel can be enjoyed independently, though reading in sequence provides continuity for this beloved character's investigations.

Start with Cards on the Table, the first of 7 books in the Ariadne Oliver series.

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1	Cards on the Table 1936Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Mrs. McGinty's Dead / Blood Will Tell 1952Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dead Man's Folly 1956Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Pale Horse 1961Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Third Girl 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Hallowe'en Party / A Haunting in Venice 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Elephants Can Remember 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1924–1944)

The Colonel Race series comprises four mystery novels by Agatha Christie featuring the recurring detective character across interconnected cases. Published between 1924 and 1944, the complete series should be read in publication order: The Man in the Brown Suit, Cards on the Table, Death on the Nile, and Sparkling Cyanide (also published as Remembered Death). This closed series follows Colonel Race as he investigates various crimes involving international intrigue and complex murder plots.

Start with The Man in the Brown Suit, the first of 4 books in the Colonel Race series.

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1	The Man in the Brown Suit 1924Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Cards on the Table 1936Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Death on the Nile 1937Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Sparkling Cyanide / Remembered Death 1944Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1930–1930)

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1	The Mysterious Mr. Quin 1930Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

14 books (1924–1993)

Agatha Christie's Harley Quin series comprises 14 short stories and novellas featuring the mysterious Mr. Quin, a character who appears unexpectedly to help unravel puzzling circumstances. Published between 1924 and 1993, these tales should be read in publication order, beginning with The Coming of Mr. Quin. The series is complete and offers standalone mystery entries that showcase Christie's inventive approach to the detective fiction genre.

Start with The Coming of Mr. Quin, the first of 14 books in the Harley Quin Short Stories/Novellas series.

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1	The Coming of Mr. Quin 1924Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Shadow on the Glass 1924Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Sign in the Sky 1925Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	At the 'Bells and Motley' 1926Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Harlequin's Lane 1927Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Face of Helen 1927Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Soul of the Croupier 1927Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Voice in the Dark 1927Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The World's End 1927Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Dead Harlequin 1929Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Man from the Sea 1929Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Bird with the Broken Wing 1930Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Harlequin Tea Set 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Love Detectives 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

39 books (1920–1975)

Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot series comprises 39 complete mysteries spanning from 1920 to 1975, following the brilliant Belgian detective through decades of intricate cases. The novels should be read in publication order, beginning with The Mysterious Affair at Styles, which introduces the fastidious and intellectually formidable Poirot. This foundational series established many of the conventions of the detective mystery genre and remains among the most celebrated works in crime fiction. Each book stands alone as a complete mystery, allowing readers to enjoy them individually or sequentially.

Start with The Mysterious Affair at Styles, the first of 39 books in the Hercule Poirot series.

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1	The Mysterious Affair at Styles 1920Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Murder on the Links 1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Poirot Investigates 1924Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 1926Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Big Four 1927Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Mystery of the Blue Train 1928Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Black Coffee 1930Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Peril at End House 1932Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Lord Edgware Dies / Thirteen at Dinner 1933Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Murder on the Orient Express / Murder in the Calais Coach 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Three Act Tragedy / Murder in Three Acts 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Death in the Clouds / Death in the Air 1935Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Cards on the Table 1936Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Murder in Mesopotamia 1936Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The ABC Murders 1936Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Death on the Nile 1937Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Dumb Witness / Poirot Loses a Client 1937Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Murder in the Mews / Dead Man's Mirror 1937Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Appointment with Death 1938Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Hercule Poirot's Christmas / Holiday for Murder / Murder for Christmas 1938Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Girdle of Hyppolita 1939Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Nemean Lion 1939Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	One, Two, Buckle My Shoe / Overdose of Death 1940Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Sad Cypress 1940Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Evil Under the Sun 1941Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Five Little Pigs / Murder in Retrospect 1942Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	The Hollow / Murder after Hours 1946Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Taken at the Flood / There Is A Tide.... 1948Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Mrs. McGinty's Dead / Blood Will Tell 1952Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	After the Funeral / Funerals are Fatal 1953Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Hickory Dickory Dock 1955Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Dead Man's Folly 1956Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Cat Among the Pigeons 1959Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding / The Theft of the Royal Ruby 1960Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	The Clocks 1963Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Third Girl 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Hallowe'en Party / A Haunting in Venice 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Elephants Can Remember 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Curtain 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

11 books (1947–2019)

This complete collection series brings together eleven volumes of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot short stories and case compilations published between 1947 and 2019. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Labours of Hercules, which features the famous Belgian detective solving cases inspired by classical mythology. These collections showcase Poirot's legendary deductive methods across dozens of mysteries, from early investigations to his finest cases. The series culminates in comprehensive compilations that capture the full scope of Christie's most celebrated detective's adventures.

Start with The Labours of Hercules / The Labors of Hercules, the first of 11 books in the Hercule Poirot Collections series.

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1	The Labours of Hercules / The Labors of Hercules 1947Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Witness for the Prosecution 1948Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Under Dog and Other Stories 1951Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Poirot's Early Cases 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Hercule Poirot's Casebook 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Hercule Poirot: The Complete Short Stories 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Poirot's Finest Cases 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Double Clue 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Early Cases of Hercule Poirot 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Grey Cells of Mr. Poirot 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

55 books (1923–2019)

Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot Short Stories collection spans 55 cases featuring the famous Belgian detective, published across nearly a century from 1923 to 2019. These mysteries should be read in publication order to follow the evolution of Christie's detective work and storytelling style. The series is complete and includes early cases like The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb and The Kidnapped Prime Minister alongside later additions, offering readers a comprehensive chronicle of Poirot's most intriguing investigations.

Start with Christmas Adventure, the first of 55 books in the Hercule Poirot Short Stories/Novellas series.

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1	Christmas Adventure 1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly 1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Adventure of the Cheap Flat 1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Adventure of the Clapham Cook 1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb 1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman 1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Adventure of the Western Star 1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Affair at the Victory Ball 1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan 1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Kidnapped Prime Minister 1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The King of Clubs 1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Lemesurier Inheritance 1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Lost Mine 1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Plymouth Express 1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Submarine Plans 1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor 1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Veiled Lady 1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Chocolate Box 1925Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Chess Problem 1927Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Double Sin 1928Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Third-Floor Flat 1929Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Wasps' Nest 1929Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest 1932Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Second Gong 1932Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	How Does Your Garden Grow? 1935Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Poirot and the Regatta Mystery 1936Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Triangle at Rhodes 1936Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	The Dream 1937Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Incredible Theft 1937Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Yellow Iris 1937Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	The Cretan Bull 1939Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	The Lernean Hydra 1939Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Stymphalean Birds 1939Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	The Apples of Hesperides 1940Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	The Arcadian Deer 1940Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	The Augean Stables 1940Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	The Erymanthian Boar 1940Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	The Flock of Geryon 1940Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	The Horses of Diomedes 1940Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	The Capture of Cerberus 1947Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	The Mystery of the Spanish Chest 1960Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Afternoon at the Seaside 1962Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	The Patient 1962Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	The Witness for the Prosecution 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Four and Twenty Blackbirds 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	The Million Dollar Bond Robbery 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore Folly 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	Problem at Sea 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50	The Cornish Mystery 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
51	The Market Basing Mystery 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
52	The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
53	The Under Dog 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
54	The Case of the Missing Will 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
55	The Double Clue 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

17 books (1930–2026)

Agatha Christie's Miss Marple series comprises 16 mystery novels featuring the beloved amateur detective, spanning from 1930 to 2026 with the series ongoing. The books should be read in publication order to follow the character's development across the decades. This collection includes classics like The Murder at the Vicarage and The Body in the Library alongside later entries, offering readers a comprehensive journey through Christie's most iconic detective's cases.

Start with The Affair at the Bungalow, the first of 16 books in the Miss Marple series.

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1	The Affair at the Bungalow 1930Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Companion 1930Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Four Suspects 1930Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Murder at the Vicarage 1930Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Body in the Library 1942Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Moving Finger 1942Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Murder is Announced 1950Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	They Do It With Mirrors / Murder With Mirrors 1952Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	A Pocket Full of Rye 1953Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	4:50 From Paddington / What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw! 1957Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side 1962Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	A Caribbean Mystery 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	At Bertram's Hotel 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Nemesis 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Sleeping Murder 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel Series(With: Lucy Foley) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel(With: Lucy Foley) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1932–2005)

The Miss Marple Collections series comprises five complete books of short stories featuring Agatha Christie's amateur detective, published across seven decades from 1932 to 2005. These stories should be read in publication order, beginning with The Thirteen Problems, to follow the evolution of the collection as Christie compiled and reorganized her Miss Marple tales over time. The series includes both early individual story collections and later comprehensive compilations that bring together Christie's full body of work featuring the sharp-minded village detective.

Start with The Thirteen Problems, the first of 5 books in the Miss Marple Collections series.

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1	The Thirteen Problems 1932Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	13 Clues for Miss Marple 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Miss Marple's Final Cases 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Miss Marple Short Stories 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

14 books (1928–2013)

Agatha Christie's Miss Marple Short Stories and Novellas series consists of fourteen mystery tales featuring the astute amateur detective Miss Marple, published between 1928 and 2013. These stories should be read in publication order, beginning with Ingots of Gold and concluding with A Christmas Tragedy. The complete collection showcases Christie's signature mystery and thriller style across more than eight decades of publication.

Start with Ingots of Gold, the first of 14 books in the Miss Marple Short Stories/Novellas series.

5 books (1946–2024)

This four-book non-fiction series by Agatha Christie spans from 1946 to 2012 and is now complete. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Come, Tell Me How You Live and concluding with The Grand Tour: Around the World with the Queen of Mystery, co-authored with Mathew Prichard. The series includes memoir, autobiography, travel writing, and puzzle collections that offer insights into Christie's life and work.

Start with Come, Tell Me How You Live(By: Agatha Christie Mallowan), the first of 4 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	Come, Tell Me How You Live(By: Agatha Christie Mallowan) 1946Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Agatha Christie: An Autobiography 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Clues to Christie 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Grand Tour: Around the World with the Queen of Mystery(With: Mathew Prichard) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Official Agatha Christie Puzzle Book 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

11 books (1932–1934)

Agatha Christie's Parker Pyne Short Stories collection comprises eleven mystery tales published between 1932 and 1934, following the exploits of the unconventional detective Parker Pyne as he solves cases for his clients. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Case of the City Clerk and progressing through stories set in various exotic locations and domestic situations. Each entry stands as its own mystery while building the character and reputation of Parker Pyne throughout the series.

Start with The Case of the City Clerk / The £199 Adventure, the first of 11 books in the Parker Pyne Short Stories/Novellas series.

4 books (1952–1962)

Agatha Christie's Plays series comprises four dramatic works published between 1952 and 1962, now complete and best read in publication order. The collection includes The Mousetrap, Spider's Web, Verdict, and Rats, representing Christie's contributions to mystery and thriller theater during this productive decade of her career.

Start with The Mousetrap, the first of 4 books in the Plays series.

#	Title
1	The Mousetrap 1952Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Spider's Web 1954Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Verdict 1958Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Rats 1962Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

38 books (1923–2013)

This collection of 33 short stories and novellas by Agatha Christie spans from 1923 to 2013, presenting the author's shorter mystery works in publication order. The series is complete and should be read sequentially, beginning with "Accident" and continuing through the full list of tales that includes classics like "Philomel Cottage" and "The Rajah's Emerald." These standalone stories showcase Christie's mastery of compact mystery storytelling across the full century of her literary career.

Start with Accident, the first of 33 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

35 books (1932–2023)

Agatha Christie's short story collections span from 1932 to 2023, comprising 35 books of mystery and thriller tales published across nearly a century. These standalone collections should be read in publication order to experience how Christie's craft evolved over her lengthy career. The series includes some of her most celebrated stories featuring recurring characters and clever plot twists characteristic of the mystery genre. This comprehensive collection represents one of the most extensive bodies of short fiction by a single mystery author.

Start with The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories, the first of 35 books in the Short Story Collections series.

#	Title
1	The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories 1932Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Hound of Death 1933Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Parker Pyne Investigates 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Listerdale Mystery and Eleven Other Stories 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories 1948Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Three Blind Mice and Other Stories 1952Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Double Sin and Other Stories 1961Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Star Over Bethlehem and Other Stories(By: Agatha Christie Mallowan) 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Surprise! Surprise! 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Golden Ball and Other Stories 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Mousetrap and Other Plays 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Agatha Christie Hour 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Problem at Pollensa Bay 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Tuesday Club Murders 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	While the Light Lasts 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Bloodstained Pavement and Other Stories 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Death by Drowning 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Murder In Three Stages(With: Charles Osborne) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Seven Deadly Sins 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Masterpieces in Miniature 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Detectives - Short Stories 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	The Listerdale Mystery 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Red Signal and Other Stories 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Tuesday Night Club and Other Stories 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	A Fruitful Sunday and Other Short Stories 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Masterpieces of Mystery and the Unknown 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	The Actress and Other Short Stories 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Miss Marple and Mystery 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Last Seance: Tales of the Supernatural 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Midwinter Murder 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Midsummer Mysteries: Tales from the Queen of Mystery 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	A Deadly Affair 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Autumn Chills: Tales of Intrigue from the Queen of Crime 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Sinister Spring 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

21 books (1930–1999)

Agatha Christie's collection of 19 standalone novels spans from 1930 to 1999, offering diverse mystery and thriller narratives that do not require reading in any particular order. Several titles were published under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, while others appeared under Christie's own name. These complete works should be read in publication order to follow the author's development across decades of crime fiction writing.

Start with Giant Bread(As:Mary Westmacott), the first of 19 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Giant Bread(As:Mary Westmacott) 1930Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Sittaford Mystery / The Murder at Hazelmoor 1931Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Unfinished Portrait(As:Mary Westmacott) 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Why Didn't They Ask Evans? / The Boomerang Clue 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	And Then There Were None / Ten Little Indians 1939Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	And Then There Were None / Ten Little Indians / Ten Little N****** 1939Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	And Then There Were None / Ten Little Indians / Ten Little N*ggers 1939Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Absent in the Spring(As:Mary Westmacott) 1944Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Death Comes as the End 1944Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Rose And The Yew Tree(As:Mary Westmacott) 1947Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Crooked House 1949Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	They Came to Baghdad 1951Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	A Daughter's a Daughter(As: Mary Westmacott) 1952Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Destination Unknown / So Many Steps to Death 1954Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Burden(As:Mary Westmacott) 1956Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Ordeal by Innocence 1958Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Pale Horse 1961Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Endless Night 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	13 at Dinner 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Passenger to Frankfurt 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Unexpected Guest(With: Charles Osborne) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1925–1944)

Agatha Christie's Superintendent Battle series comprises five complete mystery novels published between 1925 and 1944, featuring the methodical Scotland Yard detective as he investigates crimes across various settings. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Secret of Chimneys and concluding with Towards Zero. The series spans nearly two decades of Christie's crime fiction output, with Battle appearing as the central investigative figure navigating complex murder cases and intricate puzzles typical of the Golden Age of detective fiction.

Start with The Secret of Chimneys, the first of 5 books in the Superintendent Battle series.

#	Title
1	The Secret of Chimneys 1925Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Seven Dials Mystery 1929Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Cards on the Table 1936Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Murder is Easy / Easy To Kill 1939Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Towards Zero 1944Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1929–1972)

Agatha Christie's Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries series consists of two complete mystery novels published between 1929 and 1972. The two books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Unbreakable Alibi followed by The Case of the Missing Lady. This classic mystery series is ideal for readers seeking detective fiction from one of the genre's most celebrated authors.

Start with The Unbreakable Alibi and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Unbreakable Alibi 1929Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Case of the Missing Lady 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

14 books (1929–2013)

Agatha Christie's Tommy & Tuppence Short Stories and Novellas series comprises 14 entries published between 1929 and 2013, presenting mystery adventures featuring the resourceful married couple Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. The collection is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with A Fairy in the Flat and concluding with The Gentleman Dressed in Newspaper. These shorter works complement Christie's full-length Tommy & Tuppence novels, offering quick mysteries perfect for readers seeking compact detective fiction.

Start with A Fairy in the Flat, the first of 14 books in the Tommy & Tuppence Short Stories/Novellas series.

#	Title
1	A Fairy in the Flat 1929Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Affair of the Pink Pearl 1929Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Man Who Was No. 16 1929Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Sunningdale Mystery 1933Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Man in the Mist 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The House of Lurking Death 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Finessing the King 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Adventure of the Sinister Stranger 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	A Pot of Tea 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Blindman's Buff 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Ambassador's Boots 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Clergyman's Daughter/The Red House 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Crackler 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Gentleman Dressed in Newspaper 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1922–1973)

Agatha Christie's Tommy and Tuppence series comprises five complete mystery novels published between 1922 and 1973, following the adventures of a married couple who become amateur detectives. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Secret Adversary and concluding with Postern of Fate. The series spans over five decades, tracking Tommy and Tuppence's investigative pursuits across multiple cases and international settings.

Start with The Secret Adversary, the first of 5 books in the Tommy and Tuppence series.

#	Title
1	The Secret Adversary 1922Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Partners in Crime 1929Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	N or M? 1941Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	By the Pricking of My Thumbs 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Postern of Fate 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible