I’ve never read an Agatha Christie book - which one shall I start with?

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Considering I have time to kill now that I’ve lost all my clients... tell me which one I should download first!

Murder on the orient express!

And then their were none or a murder is announced

And Then There Were None definitely

Towards Zero

And then there were none.

Yes And then there were none !

And Then There Were None.

I've started reading them in order, starting with The Man in the Brown Suit.

I second both of those, but my personal favourite is The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.

Five Little Pigs is good too.

Murder at the vicarage.

Murder of Roger Ackroyd.

Second one should be They Came to Baghdad.

I’m quite envious you have so many treats ahead of you!

My personal favourites...
And Then There Were None
Crooked House
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Murder on the Orient Express
Nemesis
Five Little Pigs.

Actually, she did a few formulaic ones but most of her books are ace.

I am a stickler for doing things in order. Her first published book was the Mysterious Affair at Styles.

Body in the Library is one of my favourites.

Nothing much to add other than I agree with everyone else!

And Then There Were None would be a very good first one.

The first one I read was Murder on the Orient Express, it got me hooked.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is also very good, so clever.

I’m jealous you get to experience them for the first time now! IMO the best detective is poirot - ‘the murder of Roger Ackroyd’ is a masterpiece and the first one ‘The Mysterious Affair at Styles’ is brilliant. The best stand alone is ‘and then there were none’ but I’d start with a Poirot. The one I read first (because my dad bought it for me in a charity shop) was Evil Under the Sun which is also amazing. I also love them as audiobooks and the bbc full cast adaptation radio plays.

Start with the first...The Mysterious Affair at Styles”.

For me, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd because it’s an early Christie, and a great story.

I love And Then There Were None, but for me it’s atypical Christie, so I wouldn’t start with it.

Going from early books to start is a good call, and I am very jealous that you’ve got so much to discover.

Personal favourites:
The 13 Problems
The Body in the Library
Murder on the Orient Express
Evil Under the Sun

Ooh yes. Evil under the sun is a cracker.

ABC murders, Roger Ackroyd

God I'm so jealous- I'd love to be able to start all over again. There is nothing better than a cuppa, squishing up on the sofa and reading an Agatha Christie book.

My favourites (in no order)

And then there were none (creeped me out when I was younger and still does!)
Body in the library
Murder in Mesopotamia
Death on the Nile
Mysterious affair at Styles
Cat amongst the pigeons
Murder at the Vicarage

I'll stop now- enjoy!

Taken at the flood
Evil under the sun
my personal favourite: Murder on the links

Evil Under the Sun is one my favourites. So clever and satisfying.

A bit of an oddity, but I really enjoyed Death Comes As the End.

I bloody love Agatha Christie. The friend I leant a load of her books to, never to be seen again, not so much.

Sleeping Murder was the first one I read, 40 years ago! Loved her books. The ABC murders a great one also.

I love why didn't they ask Evan's? The plots a bit ott but I was truly gripped in wondering who the heck Evan's is

I wasnt a fan of the marple series to begin with but the more of them I read I'm starting to warm to her