Poirot thought it not quite professional to begin a routine working day before ten. - Agatha Christie

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Poirot thought it not quite professional to begin a routine working day before ten.

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About Agatha Christie

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie (15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English author of detective fiction.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Joop van Bilsen for Anefo (Public domain / CC0)

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Pen Names: Mary Westmacott
Birth Name: Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller
Native Name: Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE
Also Known As: Duchess of Death • Mistress of Mystery • Queen of Crime
Alternative Names: Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie • Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie • Agatha Christie Mallowan • Lady Mallowan • Agatha Mary Clarissa Mallowan • Dame Agatha (Mary Clarissa) Christie • Agatha Christie Mallowa
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