A Shelf Worth Building
Agatha Christie remains the bestselling novelist of all time, and HarperCollins keeps her catalogue — new continuation novels included — in print and in good company. This isn't a ranking so much as a starting shelf: a mix of classics, a true standalone, an anthology, an audiobook, and the newest addition to the Marple universe.
The Collection
Ten titles, in no particular order — pick whichever one calls to you first.
Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel
The first-ever continuation novel to bring Miss Marple back, written by Sunday Times bestseller Lucy Foley and snowbound in the Alps with a body in the cable car.
Get the BookA Murder Is Announced
A newspaper announcement promises a murder at 6:30 sharp, and half the village turns up to watch. Miss Marple at her sharpest.
Get the BookAn Autobiography
Christie's own account of her life and career — her writing habits, her travels, and the real places that inspired her mysteries.
Get the BookThe Poirot Collection: Books 1–6
Six classic Poirot novels and story collections, unabridged — from his 1920 debut through The Mystery of the Blue Train. A full season's worth of listening.
Get the AudiobookBodies from the Library 3
Eighteen rare tales of mystery and suspense from the Golden Age of detective fiction, including uncollected stories gathered in book form for the first time.
Get the BookWhy Didn't They Ask Evans?
A dying man's cryptic last words send two amateur sleuths chasing a mystery that turns out to be far more dangerous than they bargained for.
Get the BookThe Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
A poisoned cocktail meant for a glamorous film star fells an admirer instead — and Miss Marple starts quietly asking the right questions.
Get the BookOrdeal by Innocence
New evidence clears a convicted killer after his death, reopening old wounds and raising an uncomfortable question: if he didn't do it, who did?
Get the BookPoirot's Early Cases
Captain Hastings looks back at eighteen of Poirot's earliest cases, from the days before the detective's reputation was made.
Get the BookAnd Then There Were None
Ten strangers, an isolated island, and no way off. The one to start with if you've never read Christie before.
Get the BookCompanion Reads
Not novels, but worth a spot on the shelf for fans who want to go deeper.
Marple: Expert on Wickedness
A deep dive into Miss Marple's history on page, stage and screen, from "Agathologist" Dr Mark Aldridge — winner of the 2025 H.R.F. Keating Award for best crime biography.
Pre-order the BookAgatha Christie's Hercule Poirot: The Life and Times of Hercule Poirot
A thorough, affectionate biography of Poirot himself, tracing the detective's life and cases from his first appearance to his last.
Get the BookThe Secret Adversary
Tommy and Tuppence Beresford stumble into espionage and intrigue in post-war London — the lighter, more adventure-driven side of Christie.
Get the BookWhat Readers Ask Most
Where should I start with Agatha Christie?
And Then There Were None is the classic starting point — it's Christie's bestselling novel and a self-contained standalone, so there's no series order to worry about. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? is another good standalone pick.
What is Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel?
It's a brand-new 2026 continuation novel written by Lucy Foley and authorized by the Christie estate — the first continuation novel to feature Miss Marple. It's a standalone mystery, not part of the original Marple series.
Is Marple: Expert on Wickedness available now?
It's currently available for pre-order and is scheduled to release on February 2, 2027. It's a biography of the character Miss Marple by Dr Mark Aldridge, not a Christie novel.
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