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English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)

Also known as: Agatha Christie Mallowan, Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller, Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, Mary Westmacott

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Known works

Murder on the Orient Express
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Death on the Nile
The Secret Adversary
The Mystery of the Blue Train