Nearly four billion books sold, Agatha Christie is one of the most famous mystery writes with a lasting legacy. She has four main detectives that star in her books-Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple, and Tommy and Tuppence (whose actual names are not well-known). The books have taken new forms in movies, plays, graphic novels, and video games. Christie’s mysteries get down to the mess of life and discover who the murderer is. She often can keep the reader guessing “who dun it” to the very end, where the detective relates the solution.
Even though these books can be graphic about the murder and what goes on in real life, there is a grace in how Christie writes it. She writes eloquently but respects the frame of mind of the reader. Her descriptions of poisons and how murders are committed are quite accurate but does not give directions of how to do it. The books are fairly easy to read, with some British culture and slang thrown in. I am sure that someone in high school or late middle school would find these enjoyable in the challenge to figure out the mystery.
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