Agatha Christie is one of the most successful writers ever. She was born in England in 1890 and during her lifetime wrote 66 detective novels and six romantic novels. She died in 1976 aged 85. She created two famous characters, the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and the British character Miss Marple. Agatha Christie has sold over two billion books. Her stories have been popular around the world and people have read them in over 103 different languages. Agatha Christie was very imaginative and wrote many exciting stories about murders and mysteries. Some of the books have become films including Murder on the Orient Express. 1 What sort of books did Agatha Christie write? a non-fiction b fiction 2 How many detective novels did she write? a 66 b 72 3 What was the name of her Belgian detective character? a Miss Marple b Hercule Poirot 4 How many books has she sold? a over 1 billion b over 2 billion 5 Murder on the Orient Express is a a short story b a book and a film Total .