Books like William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet help us understand things that in this life seemed very simple. When I read this book, I looked at these things from a different angle. And Mark Twain, Reduard Kipling, Agatha Christie.

Today I want to tell you about Agatha Christie. Agatha Christie is known worldwide as the queen of the underworld. She wrote 78 crime novels, 19 plays and 6 romantic novels under the name Mary Westmacott. Her books have been translated into 103 foreign languages. She is the third best selling author in the world (after Shakespeare and the Bible). Many of her novels and short stories have been made into films. The Mousetrap, her most famous play, is now the longest-running play in history.

Agatha Christie was born in Torquay, Devonshire. She was educated at home and took singing lessons in Paris. She began writing at the end of the First World War. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, was published in 1920. This was the first appearance of Hercule Poirot, who has become one of the most popular private detectives since Sherlock Holmes. This little Belgian with an egg-shaped head and a passion for order amazes everyone with his powerful intellect and brilliant solutions to the most intricate crimes.

Agatha Christie became generally recognized in 1926, after the publication of her novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. It is still considered her masterpiece. When Agatha Christie got fed up with Hercule Poirot, she came up with Miss Marple, a deceptively gentle old lady with her own method of investigation. Her last Poirot book, The Curtain, appeared shortly before her death, and her last Miss Marple story, Sleep Murder, and her autobiography were published after her death.

The success of Agatha Christie with millions of readers lies in her ability to combine a witty plot with excellent portrayal of characters, as well as a sharp sense of humor with great powers of observation. Her stories always mislead the reader and keep in suspense. He can't guess who the culprit is. Fortunately, in her novels, evil is defeated. The language of Agatha Christie is simple and good, and it is a pleasure to read her books in the original.