Greetings you guys! It’s still cold and raining outside and the perfect weather to snuggle with a good murder mystery. What can be better than an Agatha Christie one? That’s why we’ve decided to combine today’s Top Ten Tuesday with a list of Agatha Christie novels. Today’s theme for TTT is Ten Books with Numbers in the title and it was quite easy to go through our Agatha Christie bibliography and list 10 titles with numbers.
Towards Zero – We actually don’t know the Superintendent Battle series at all, but we will still get to it. An elderly widow is murdered at a clifftop seaside house…What is the connection between a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic life of a famous tennis player? To the casual observer, apparently nothing. But when a houseparty gathers at Gull’s Point, the seaside home of an elderly widow, earlier events come to a dramatic head. It’s all part of a carefully paid plan – for murder…
One, Two, Buckle my Shoe – We don’t like dentists either.
What reason would an amiable dentist like Dr. Morely have for committing suicide? He didn’t have emotional difficulties, money problems, or love trouble. What he did have was an appointment with Hercule Poirot, who is not persuaded by the suicide story and has therefore taken it upon himself to question the good doctor’s patients, partners, and friends. All he’s come up with is the numbing fear that Dr. Morely wasn’t an unlikely victim at all. Nor the first.
Three Blind Mice and other stories – Three Blind Mice is of course better known as:
The longest running West End Show that ran continuously from 1952 until 16 March 2020 when it was discontinued due to the Covid 19 Pandemic. I wonder what Dame Christie would have made of this pandemic….
The famous story opens with a blinding snowstorm trapping a small group of guests and owners in an isolated estate, recently re-purposed as a country inn. Although not fully aware of it, they are also trapped by a homicidal maniac! Out of this deceptively simple set-up, Agatha Christie fashioned one of her most ingenious puzzlers, which in turn provided the basis for “The Mousetrap,” the longest-running play in history. The book includes this classic and eight more deliciously clever gems (solved to perfection by Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple).
Third Girl – Three young women share a London flat. The first is a coolly efficient secretary. The second is an artist. The third interrupts Hercule Poirot’s breakfast confessing that she is a murderer—and then promptly disappears.
Slowly, Poirot learns of the rumors surrounding the mysterious third girl, her family, and her disappearance. Yet hard evidence is needed before the great detective can pronounce her guilty, innocent, or insane.
Slowly, Poirot learns of the rumors surrounding the mysterious third girl, her family, and her disappearance. Yet hard evidence is needed before the great detective can pronounce her guilty, innocent, or insane.
4:50 from Paddington – But for the love of trains. We should still write a post on Agatha Christie’s books with trains.
For an instant the two trains ran together, going in the same direction side by side. In that frozen moment, Elspeth, riding in the one train, witnessed a murder in the other. Helplessly, she stared out her carriage window as a man remorselessly tightened his grip around a woman’s throat. The body crumpled. Then the other train drew away.
Who, apart from Miss Marple, would take her story seriously? After all, there were no suspects, no other witnesses… and no corpse. Not the police.
Who, apart from Miss Marple, would take her story seriously? After all, there were no suspects, no other witnesses… and no corpse. Not the police.
The Big Four – Framed in the doorway of Poirot’s bedroom stood an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man’s gaunt face stared for a moment, then he swayed and fell. Who was he? Was he suffering from shock or just exhaustion? Above all, what was the significance of the figure 4, scribbled over and over again on a sheet of paper? Poirot finds himself plunged into a world of international intrigue, risking his life to uncover the truth about ‘Number Four’.
Five Little Pigs – One of our favorites. It was an open and shut case. All the evidence said Caroline Crale poisoned her philandering husband, a brilliant painter. She was quickly and easily convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
Now, sixteen years later, in a posthumous letter, Mrs. Crale has assured her grown daughter that she was innocent. But instead of setting the young woman’s mind at ease, the letter only raises disquieting questions. Did Caroline indeed write the truth? And if she didn’t kill her husband, who did?
To find out, the Crale’s daughter asks Hercule Poirot to reopen the case. His investigation takes him deep into the conflicting memories and motivations of the five other people who were with the Crales on the fatal day. With his keen understanding of human psychology, he manages to discover the surprising truth behind the artist’s death.
Now, sixteen years later, in a posthumous letter, Mrs. Crale has assured her grown daughter that she was innocent. But instead of setting the young woman’s mind at ease, the letter only raises disquieting questions. Did Caroline indeed write the truth? And if she didn’t kill her husband, who did?
To find out, the Crale’s daughter asks Hercule Poirot to reopen the case. His investigation takes him deep into the conflicting memories and motivations of the five other people who were with the Crales on the fatal day. With his keen understanding of human psychology, he manages to discover the surprising truth behind the artist’s death.
The Seven Dials Mystery – There really are still a few Agatha Christie novels we haven’t read it. What a marvelous realization.
A practical joke goes chillingly, murderously wrong in Queen of Mystery Agatha Christie’s classic detective story, The Seven Dials Mystery.
Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper, so the other houseguests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight alarm clocks were set to go off, one after the other, starting at 6:30 a.m. But when morning arrived, one clock was missing and the prank then backfired, with tragic consequences.
For Jimmy Thesiger in particular, the words “Seven Dials” were to take on a new and chilling significance…
Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper, so the other houseguests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight alarm clocks were set to go off, one after the other, starting at 6:30 a.m. But when morning arrived, one clock was missing and the prank then backfired, with tragic consequences.
For Jimmy Thesiger in particular, the words “Seven Dials” were to take on a new and chilling significance…
Ten Little Indians – Or better known as And then there were none…. Our favorite Christie by far.
And Then There Were None is a mystery novel by English writer Agatha Christie, her best selling novel and described by her as the most difficult of her books to write. It was first published in the United Kingdom on 6 November 1939, as Ten Little Niggers , after the British blackface song, which serves as a major plot point.
The US edition was released in January 1940 with the title And Then There Were None, which is taken from the last five words of the song. All successive American reprints and adaptations use that title, except for the Pocket Books paperbacks published between 1964 and 1986, which appeared under the title Ten Little Indians .
The book is the world’s best-selling mystery, and with over 100 million copies sold is one of the best-selling books of all time. Publications International lists the novel as the sixth best-selling title.
The US edition was released in January 1940 with the title And Then There Were None, which is taken from the last five words of the song. All successive American reprints and adaptations use that title, except for the Pocket Books paperbacks published between 1964 and 1986, which appeared under the title Ten Little Indians .
The book is the world’s best-selling mystery, and with over 100 million copies sold is one of the best-selling books of all time. Publications International lists the novel as the sixth best-selling title.
The Thirteen Problems – This one is actually on our Kindle and not in storage with the rest of the Christie Collections. I think we will start reading it tonight. For the love of Christie.
The Tuesday Night Club is the name for a varied group of guests who challenge each other to solve recent, and not so recent, crimes. It begins one evening when the group gathers at Miss Marple’s house and the conversation turns to unsolved crimes. Over the weeks, we learn about the case of the dripping bloodstains, the thief who committed his crime twice over, the message from the death-bed of a poisoned man who talked of a ‘heap of fish’, the strange case of the missing will, and a spiritualist who warned that ‘Blue Geraniums’ meant death.
Pit your wits against the powers of deduction of the ‘Tuesday Night Club’. But don’t forget that Miss Marple is present. Sometime later, many of the same people are present at a dinner given by Colonel and Dolly Bantry. Another set of six problems. Even later there’s a thirteenth. Can you match Miss Marple’s performance?
Pit your wits against the powers of deduction of the ‘Tuesday Night Club’. But don’t forget that Miss Marple is present. Sometime later, many of the same people are present at a dinner given by Colonel and Dolly Bantry. Another set of six problems. Even later there’s a thirteenth. Can you match Miss Marple’s performance?
Have you read any of these numbered titles by Agatha Christie? What books made your selection for TTT this week? Remember to add your link and to share your post with your fellow bloggers.
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Ah Agatha Christie does have so many number titles (and fun ones at that).
What a great idea to use Agatha Christie books only. I have watched all her stories that have been put on screen but not read many of her books (I don't care too much about reading crime fiction). I never realized she did so many titles with numbers even though I know them all. LOL
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It's pretty amazing that you have been able to do this whole list with one author.
Thanks Marg! It was a brainwave and then I just ran with it!
This is fabulous! I'm almost done listening to all of Hercule Poirot, and I have read several others, so I'm familiar with most of these
Hi Emma! I saw on your August update that you are making a huge dent in your Agatha Christie challenge. Well done! I love having to option of still a few to read myself and then the ones I can't wait to reread.
Love this list, it reminds me of the many Agatha Christie books I still have to read.
I am also excited for the ones I still have to read and there are quite a few still unread on my shelf. I've reread a couple of them as well. Just never get tired of her work.
I don't know why it's taken me so long to read any Christie books, but I'm finally determined to delve in. I've found some opinions online, but which book would you personally recommend starting with?
Hi Kristi! I will start with And then there were none. It's a standalone and not part of the Poirot or Miss Marple series', or any of the others. It is a brilliant read! Do watch the BBC mini series as well. Very well done!
That's what everyone else seems to say too, so that's definitely where I'll start. Thanks!
Keep me posted! ?
I've been wanting to read some Agatha Christie, so this is a great place for me to start. Hopefully my library has some of them. Thank you for visiting my blog!
Hi Marie! I'm sure your library will have a few. Otherwise, take a look at your secondhand bookshops! They should also have a few.
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Awesome! And these are all Agatha Christie novels. You did well.
Thank you Debbie! I had fun with this theme.
Great list! I love Agatha Christie, and have been part of a reading challenge through the official Agatha Christie website. I'm hoping to read Towards Zero this month.
I read And Then There Were None ages ago. The first time under the title Ten Little Indians, and then a few years later as And Then There Were None. It took me a while to realize it was the same book.
When you get the opportunity, I hope you'll stop by my post: https://readbakecreate.com/books-counting-down-from-ten/
I am eyeing that challenge all the time and one of these days/years, I am going to do it. Glad to hear you are a fellow Christie fan!
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I saw your post on IG and I'm really impressed that you thought of this idea! I had no idea that Christie had this many books with numbers in the title. And you're awfully close to having the numbers 1-10 in order too. Bravo!
Aaah yea! Jen picked up on me trying to do the numbers chronologically. Thank heavens, otherwise it might have all been in vain. I should really learn to link my posts more to IG and other Social Media. I'm just not good with it, but I know I can try harder.
Super impressive that all your titles are from Agatha Christie! Mystery authors do seem to have patterns in their titles.
Yes, mystery authors do tend to have patterns and Agatha Christie was/is the queen of those patterns. I'm surprised that not more bloggers went with the James Patterson Women's Murder Club series. They are all numbers.
Great list! I used to read Agatha Christie often, especially the Poirot books.
Poirot is also my favorite detective. I like Miss Marple too, but there is just something so unique about the short little man with the patent leather shoes and his moustaches.
I love it! An excellent take on this week's topic! Have a great week!
Thank you Cindy! We enjoyed putting the post together. Hope your week is good!
Fun reads.
Have a fabulous day. ♥
Thanks Sandee! Glad you enjoyed our post. Have a fab day too!
I never noticed that so many of her books included numbers in the title. Great list this week!
Thanks Alicia! You can find just about any theme in the Christie Collections. She was simply marvelous.
I have not read any Agatha Christie books, but they sound so good.
Hi Wendy! You won't be disappointed. They are timeless classics indeed.
I really haven't read many AC books, but her inspiration obviously lives on in the mystery authors that came after her.
That is very true! And so far, in my humble opinion, no can beat her!
It's been many years since I read Ten Little Indians but I still remember enjoying it.
It's my favorite for sure! Have you seen the BBC mini series adaptation? I think it was the most scared I have ever been in any Agatha Christie adaptation! Loved it!!
Yikes. I did not know the history of the title of And Then There Were None. Creative twist this week!
Hi Dedra! Yes, it's very interesting. It was changed to Ten Little Niggers at a stage as well and that caused even more of a stir. As you can imagine. So they ended up just going with the last line of the poem.
I have to admit, I've never actually read any Christie!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2021/09/14/top-ten-tuesday-333/
You won't be disappointed. Do give it a try some time. Start with the great ones – Murder on the Orient Express, Murder on the Nile, And then there were None…
Ah, what a clever approach, of course Christie would do it by numbers! 😉
Glad you got the pun!
I love your picks. Adding to my TBR now. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you! Hope you enjoy the Christies!
I feel like I need to go on an Agatha Christie binge soon, especially with fall approaching here in the north and therefore spooky season. 🙂 I like that she had so many titles with numbers. And trains. Yay for murderous trains. Or murders on trains. whatever. 🙂
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That sounds like a great idea Greg! When I was drafting this post, I realized that I haven't read a Christie this year yet. Will have to get reading! The Thirteen Problems being right there on my kindle, is the perfect opportunity.
Glad we could make you smile.
I have NEVER read Christie- can you believe that?? Well, I did start her Hallowe'en one a few years ago but fell away. But I'm sure once I find the right one I'll get the bug and then will probably read a ton of her books lol!
Hallowe'en Party wasn't one of my favorites no. Dumb Witness might be one you will enjoy, or Murder on the Nile. Oh do try one and let me know!
I had no idea Agatha Christie had so many titles with numbers! Five Little Pigs is one of the few I've actually read (I've always been partial to the adaptions instead) but I really enjoyed it.
Most of the Agatha Christie adaptations are really good. Especially David Suchett as Poirot. I could remember 7 titles with numbers of my head, but had to search for the remaining three!
Wow, you’re a big Agatha Christie fan! That’s so neat!
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I am a huge Agatha Christie fan yes! I've grown up with her books and it's my go-to reads for all times.
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great your post
Thank you!
I have Five Little Pigs in my top ten this week too. I've only read two of the others on your list – I still have a lot of Christie to look forward to!
I also haven't read all the Agatha Christie books yet. And the wonderful thing about her work is that you can read it over and over without getting tired of it.
Hey, hey, I have One Two Buckle My Shoe, and Five Little Pigs on my list too. 🙂 The Dame really killed it with those numbers. This was a fun post, and I love the collage too! ~Lex
I saw you had a few Agatha Christie's on your list. Yea!! The Dame killed most things, especially people, better than any!
I need to read Agatha Christie – a lot of great titles there.
You can never go wrong with a Christie! Let me know if you get to it and which one you start with.
I will never tire of Agatha Christie. Someone I have gone back to over and over again. Now not just to read but to watch as well.
I completely agree with you! I can read her books over and over again!
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