Agatha Christie Books in Order
290 books are credited to Agatha Christie, published between 1920 and 2024; 74 of them appeared after Agatha Christie's death in 1976. The first book is The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) and the newest is The Official Agatha Christie Puzzle Book (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
Agatha Christie also publishes as Mary Westmacott.
- Books
- 290
- Published
- 1920–2024
- Confirmed
- 283 of 290 titles
- Pages on record
- 26,574 in 93 of 290 books
Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was an English writer of detective fiction, the author of 66 detective novels and 14 short-story collections. Three sleuths anchor the work. Hercule Poirot first appears in The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920), Tommy and Tuppence in The Secret Adversary (1922) and Miss Marple in The Murder at the Vicarage (1930). The catalogue also carries Superintendent Battle, Harley Quin and Parker Pyne stories, standalone novels, plays and non-fiction, with many short stories listed individually. Christie was born Agatha Miller and published under her first married name.
How many Agatha Christie books are there?
Agatha Christie has 290 books, released between 1920 and 2024. 74 of them were published after Agatha Christie's death in 1976. They include 9 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.
Agatha Christie Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 290 Agatha Christie books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
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- 14The Jewel Robbery at the Grand MetropolitanHercule Poirot Short Stories/Novellas #91923 · confirmed 3/41923–3/4
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- 681930–3/4
- 691930–3/4
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- 71Giant Bread (As:Mary Westmacott)Agatha Christie Standalone Novels #11930 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/419303843/4
- 721930–3/4
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- 741930–3/4
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- 761930–3/4
- 771930–3/4
- 78The Sittaford Mystery / The Murder at HazelmoorAgatha Christie Standalone Novels #21931 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/419314003/4
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- 811932–3/4
- 82The Case of the City Clerk / The £199 AdventureParker Pyne Short Stories/Novellas #21932 · confirmed 3/41932–3/4
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- 100Unfinished Portrait (As:Mary Westmacott)Agatha Christie Standalone Novels #31934 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/419343043/4
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- 102Why Didn't They Ask Evans? / The Boomerang ClueAgatha Christie Standalone Novels #41934 · 361 pages · confirmed 3/419343613/4
- 1031934–3/4
- 1041934–3/4
- 105Murder on the Orient Express / Murder in the Calais CoachHercule Poirot #111934 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/419343363/4
- 1061934–3/4
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- 108Three Act Tragedy1935 · confirmed 1/41935–1/4
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- 123Hercule Poirot's Christmas / Holiday for Murder / Murder for ChristmasHercule Poirot #201938 · confirmed 3/41938–3/4
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- 125And Then There Were None / Ten Little Indians / Ten Little N*ggersAgatha Christie Standalone Novels #51939 · 300 pages · confirmed 3/419393003/4
- 126Sad Cypress1939 · confirmed 1/41939–1/4
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- 155The Rose And The Yew Tree (As:Mary Westmacott)Agatha Christie Standalone Novels #81947 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/419472243/4
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- 168A Daughter's a Daughter (As: Mary Westmacott)Agatha Christie Standalone Novels #111952 · 345 pages · confirmed 3/419523453/4
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- 173Destination Unknown / So Many Steps to DeathAgatha Christie Standalone Novels #121954 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/419543203/4
- 1741954–3/4
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- 177The Burden (As:Mary Westmacott)Agatha Christie Standalone Novels #131956 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/419562243/4
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- 184The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding / The Theft of the Royal RubyHercule Poirot #341960 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/419602563/4
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- 214Curtain: Poirot's Last Case1974 · confirmed 1/41974–1/4
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- 2181977–3/4
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- 2351998–3/4
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- 237Bloodstained Pavement and Other StoriesAgatha Christie Short Story #172003 · 64 pages · confirmed 3/42003643/4
- 2382003–3/4
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- 252The Grand Tour: Around the World with the Queen of MysteryAgatha Christie Non-Fiction #42012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 253The Adventure of the Sinister StrangerTommy & Tuppence Short Stories/Novellas #72012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 2542012–3/4
- 2552012–3/4
- 2562013–3/4
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- 260The Clergyman's Daughter/The Red HouseTommy & Tuppence Short Stories/Novellas #132013 · confirmed 3/42013–3/4
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- 2622013–3/4
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- 266The Strange Case of Sir Arthur CarmichaelAgatha Christie Short Stories/Novellas #282013 · confirmed 3/42013–3/4
- 2672013–3/4
- 2682013–3/4
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- 2702013–3/4
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- 2722013–3/4
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- 2742013–3/4
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- 276Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore FollyHercule Poirot Short Stories/Novellas #522013 · confirmed 3/42013–3/4
- 2772014–3/4
- 2782016–3/4
- 279201613/4
- 2802019–3/4
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- 2822019–3/4
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- 2842019–3/4
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- 286Midsummer Mysteries: Tales from the Queen of MysteryAgatha Christie Short Story #322021 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/420212723/4
- 2872022–3/4
- 2882023–3/4
- 289Autumn Chills: Tales of Intrigue from the Queen of CrimeAgatha Christie Short Story #352023 · confirmed 3/42023–3/4
- 2902024–3/4
Agatha Christie series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Miss Marple books in order 21 books
- Superintendent Battle books in order 4 books
- Ariadne Oliver books in order 1 book
- Hercule Poirot books in order 104 books
- Tommy and Tuppence books in order 19 books
Agatha Christie books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Hercule Poirot Short Stories/Novellas
55 books55 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Hercule Poirot books in order
49 books by Agatha Christie- 1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles
- 1. The Labours of Hercules / The Labors of Hercules
- 2. The Murder on the Links
- 2. The Witness for the Prosecution
- 3. Poirot Investigates
- 3. The Under Dog and Other Stories
- 4. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
- 4. Poirot's Early Cases
- 5. The Big Four
- 5. Hercule Poirot's Casebook
- 6. The Mystery of the Blue Train
- 6. Hercule Poirot: The Complete Short Stories
- and 37 more in the table above
Agatha Christie Short Story
35 books35 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Agatha Christie Short Stories/Novellas
33 books33 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Agatha Christie Standalone Novels
18 books18 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Harley Quin Short Stories/Novellas
14 books14 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Miss Marple Short Stories/Novellas
14 books14 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Tommy & Tuppence Short Stories/Novellas
14 books14 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Parker Pyne Short Stories/Novellas
11 books11 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Tommy and Tuppence books in order
5 books by Agatha ChristieAgatha Christie Non-Fiction
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Agatha Christie Plays in order
4 books- 1. The Mousetrap
- 2. Spider's Web
- 3. Verdict
- 4. Rats
Colonel Race in order
2 booksTommy & Tuppence Mysteries in order
2 booksHarley Quin in order
1 bookStandalone books
3 books3 Agatha Christie titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Agatha Christie Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Agatha Christie books run from The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) to The Official Agatha Christie Puzzle Book (2024), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Agatha Christie in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Agatha Christie books in order?
You only need to read Agatha Christie books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Agatha Christie books in?
Read Agatha Christie one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Miss Marple starts with The Murder at the Vicarage (1930), Superintendent Battle starts with The Secret of Chimneys (1925) and Ariadne Oliver starts with The Pale Horse (1961). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920).
What is the first Agatha Christie book?
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) is the first Agatha Christie book, and the numbered table above starts with it.
What is the newest Agatha Christie book?
The Official Agatha Christie Puzzle Book (2024) is the newest Agatha Christie book released so far.
Is there a new Agatha Christie book coming?
No next Agatha Christie book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Agatha Christie has won
Wikidata records 2 awards for Agatha Christie. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Anthony Award2000Won
- The Grand Master1955Won
Printable Agatha Christie Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 290 books in publication order is on the Agatha Christie reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Agatha Christie at a glance
- Died
- Agatha Christie died in 1976, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Agatha Christie are still being published after Agatha Christie's death in 1976; the newest appeared in 2024.
- Release pace
- Agatha Christie books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 26,574 pages across the 93 of 290 books with a recorded length, a median of 272 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Agatha Christie books, 67 of 290, were published in the 1920s.
- Corroboration
- 1 of the 290 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 283 in at least three.
What the Agatha Christie books are about
119 of the 290 Agatha Christie books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 61 of 119. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 61 of 119 books
- Private investigators 48 of 119 books
- Hercule Poirot (Fictitious character) 38 of 119 books
- English literature 27 of 119 books
- Murder 26 of 119 books
- Jane Marple (Fictitious character) 20 of 119 books
- Mystery & detective, traditional 15 of 119 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 13 of 119 books
- England 11 of 119 books
Other Mystery authors
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Mystery authors and series in order
- Freida McFadden books in order 35 books
- J.D. Robb books in order 41 books
- Janet Evanovich books in order 79 books
- Ann Cleeves books in order 52 books
- Richard Osman books in order 14 books
- Elly Griffiths books in order 49 books
- Elizabeth George books in order 36 books
- Joanne Fluke books in order 64 books