The Big Four is a work of detective fiction by
Agatha Christie , first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons on 27 January 1927 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. It features
Hercule Poirot ,
Arthur Hastings , and
Inspector Japp .
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie ,
Lady Mallowan , (née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her
66 detective novels and
14 short story collections , particularly those revolving around fictional detectives
Hercule Poirot and
Miss Marple . She also wrote the world’s longest-running play, the murder mystery
The Mousetrap , which has been performed in the West End since 1952. A writer during the ‘Golden Age of Detective Fiction’, Christie has been called the ‘
Queen of Crime ‘. She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by
Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.
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