Posted 10/2/2008 @ 10:51:49 am by mysteryreadercafe.com

Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born on September 15, 1890 and died January 12, 1976. Also known as Agatha Christie, she became a world renowned crime story writer and played a huge part in the development of that writing style. Ms. Christie wrote such intriguing novels that it is said that only the Bible has sold more copies collectively.

Ms. Christie wrote her first novel in 1920 shortly before ending a tumultuous relationship with her husband. In 1926, she learned that her husband was having an affair and, oddly, her first book was titled “A Mysterious Affair at Styles”. It was during this time that it is thought she staged her own disappearance in order to punish her ex husband for his infidelity. Some attribute her tough marriage life to her fantastic writing ability because of the emotion she may have put into the novels, short stories, and plays she wrote. In 1930, she suffered another failed marriage. She married Sir Max Mallowan at which point Ms. Christie acquire the title Lady Mallowan. Although her time with him was spent with rumors of extramarital affairs and such, that marriage endured for some years. It was unknown the length of time but it is said that the ex-husband married his mistress a year after Christie died. The years with Sir Mallowan were years well spent because some of her best novels came from the hotels and houses they stayed in.

Christie wrote many novels based on the “whodunit” idea. Her novels included several twists and were somewhat interactive. Ms. Christie wrote them in such a way where the reader was given a chance to solve the crime themselves which made for some very exciting reading.

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