From 1971 to 1974, Christie's health began to fail, but she continued to write. Her last novel was Postern of Fate in 1973. [4] :368–72 [14] :477 Textual analysis suggested that Christie may have begun to develop Alzheimer's disease or other dementia at about this time. [74] [75] Personal qualities [ edit ] Christie at Schiphol Airport, 17 September 1964 Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie". The Home of Agatha Christie. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020 . Retrieved 3 May 2020. Mallowan, who remarried in 1977, died in 1978 and was buried next to Christie. [82] Estate and subsequent ownership of works [ edit ] Knights Bachelor". The London Gazette. No.Supplement: 44600. 31 May 1968. p.6300. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020 . Retrieved 18 April 2020. Taylor, Jerome. "The Big Question: How big is the Agatha Christie industry, and what explains her enduring appeal?". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 . Retrieved 6 March 2015.

The couple acquired the Greenway Estate in Devon as a summer residence in 1938; [14] :310 it was given to the National Trust in 2000. [63] Christie frequently stayed at Abney Hall, Cheshire, which was owned by her brother-in-law, James Watts, and based at least two stories there: a short story, " The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding", in the story collection of the same name and the novel After the Funeral. [12] :126 [14] :43 One Christie compendium notes that "Abney became Agatha's greatest inspiration for country-house life, with all its servants and grandeur being woven into her plots. The descriptions of the fictional Chimneys, Stonygates, and other houses in her stories are mostly Abney Hall in various forms." [64] Blue plaque at 58 Sheffield Terrace, Holland Park, London Winterbrook House, Winterbrook, Oxfordshire. Her final home, Christie lived here with her husband from 1934 until her death in 1976.I have loved this book from start to finish. It has gotten me through a difficult time: I have changed to a new insulin pump and doing this has not been easy. Think no sleep and constant worry. This book has drawn me out of myself. A book that can do this, when you are stressed and worried, is worth its weight in gold.

Games". The Home of Agatha Christie. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020 . Retrieved 5 May 2020. Hopkins, Lisa (2016). "Who Owns the Wood? Appropriating A Midsummer Night's Dream". In Hopkins, L. (ed.). Shakespearean Allusion in Crime Fiction. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. pp.63–103. ISBN 978-1137538741. People never stop writing to me nowadays to suggest that Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot should meet – but why should they? I am sure they would not enjoy it at all. Hercule Poirot, the complete egoist, would not like being taught his business by an elderly spinster lady." The wooden counter in the foyer of St Martin's Theatre showing 22,461 performances of The Mousetrap (pictured in November 2006). Attendees often get their photo taken next to it. [136] Larsen, Gaylord (1990). Dorothy and Agatha: A Mystery Novel. New York City; London: Dutton. ISBN 978-0-525-24865-1 . Retrieved 23 June 2020.

James, P.D. (2009). Talking About Detective Fiction. Random House. ISBN 978-0-307-39882-6. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016 . Retrieved 4 April 2016. Thompson, Laura (2008), Agatha Christie: An English Mystery, London: Headline Review, p. 277, 301. ISBN 978-0-7553-1488-1 Christie's books have also been adapted for BBC Radio, a video game series, and graphic novels. [193] [194] [195] [196] Interests and influences [ edit ] Pharmacology [ edit ] Birth Certificate. General Register Office for England and Wales, 1890 September Quarter, Newton Abbot, volume 5b, p. 151. [Christie's forenames were not registered.]

Bernthal, J.C. (2022). Agatha Christie: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 9781476676203. Professor of Pharmacology Michael C. Gerald noted that "in over half her novels, one or more victims are poisoned, albeit not always to the full satisfaction of the perpetrator." [124] :viii Guns, knives, garrottes, tripwires, blunt instruments, and even a hatchet were also used, but "Christie never resorted to elaborate mechanical or scientific means to explain her ingenuity," [125] :57 according to John Curran, author and literary adviser to the Christie estate. [126] Many of her clues are mundane objects: a calendar, a coffee cup, wax flowers, a beer bottle, a fireplace used during a heat wave. [123] :38 Death Certificate. General Register Office for England and Wales, 1869 June Quarter, Westbourne, volume 02B, p. 230.

Flood, Alison (15 September 2016). "New Agatha Christie stamps deliver hidden clues". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020 . Retrieved 10 April 2020. The lure of the past came up to grab me. To see a dagger slowly appearing, with its gold glint, through the sand was romantic. The carefulness of lifting pots and objects from the soil filled me with a longing to be an archaeologist myself. The notice placed by Christie in The Times (11 December 1926, p.1) gives the first name as Teresa, but her hotel register signature more naturally reads Tressa; newspapers reported that Christie used Tressa on other occasions during her disappearance (including joining a library). [45] Holtorf, Cornelius (2007), Archaeology is a Brand! The meaning of archaeology in contemporary popular culture, Oxford, England: Archaeopress, ISBN 978-1598741797 .

Collins, Max Allan (2004). The London Blitz Murders. New York City: Berkley Prime Crime. ISBN 978-0-425-19805-6. Reflecting on the period in her autobiography, Christie wrote, "So, after illness, came sorrow, despair and heartbreak. There is no need to dwell on it." [12] :340During World War II, Christie moved to London and lived in a flat at the Isokon in Hampstead, whilst working in the pharmacy at University College Hospital (UCH), London, where she updated her knowledge of poisons. [65] Her later novel The Pale Horse was based on a suggestion from Harold Davis, the chief pharmacist at UCH. In 1977, a thallium poisoning case was solved by British medical personnel who had read Christie's book and recognised the symptoms she described. [66] [67] Christie hinted at a nervous breakdown, saying to a woman with similar symptoms, "I think you had better be very careful; it is probably the beginning of a nervous breakdown." [12] :337