*Crime, Spies & Sleaze: The Golden Age of Detective Fiction was surely between the 1920s and the 1950s, and in this period several women dominated the genre. We refer to them collectively as the Queens of Crime, but of them all, Agatha Christie is surely the High Queen. The most read author in the English language, her works continue to populate our media, whether on TV, in films and theatre and, of course, books. I wouldn’t be surprised if there were more books by her in circulation than anyone else. This week we feature her most famous creation, Hercule Poirot, from his early cases through to his last case. 
PICTURED: BY AGATHA CHRISTIE ALL SOLD
POIROT’S EARLY CASES Fontana 1983 3rd UK PB thus FA/GD £3 Poirot short stories
POIROT INVESTIGATES Triad Grafton 1987 4th UK PB thus GD £3 Poirot short stories
CURTAIN: POIROT’S LAST CASE Fontana 1977 1st UK PB thus GD/VG £4