Without a doubt, the greatest mystery writer of all time Ragnar JonassonA hundred years after her first novel, and we are all still standing in her shadow Andrew TaylorAgatha Christie is the gateway drug to crime fiction both for readers and for writers Val McDermidShe gives us an insight into human nature that few, if any, have surpassed Susan LewisDame Agatha has sold more books than all besides Shakespeare and the Bible David BaldacciAll crime fiction writers around the globe owe Agatha Christie a massive debt Peter JamesReading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction. Tana French About the Author Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime.