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This famous person was one of the most successful crime novelists and playwrights of the 20th century. This persons lifelong shyness led her to the literary world where she conjured up detective fiction with endearing characters, including the world-famous detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Not only did this person write 82 detective novels, but she also wrote an autobiography, a series of six romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and 19 plays, including The Mousetrap, the world’s longest running theatrical play in London. Over 30 murder mystery novels have been made into motion pictures, including Witness for the Prosecution (1957), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), and Death on the Nile (1978).
Who is Agatha Christie