Agatha Christie
Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE, was an English writer renowned for her detective novels and short stories.
Born in 1890, she created iconic characters like Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.
Christie wrote 66 detective novels, 14 short story collections, and the world's longest-running play, The Mousetrap.
She also penned six romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott.
Christie's works have been translated into 103 languages, making her the best-selling fiction writer of all time with over two billion copies sold.
In 1971, she was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature.
