"Listed as the best-selling novelist of all time by the Guinness Book of World Records, Agatha Christie can easily be considered a household name, but writing amazing stories is not all she accomplished. This book discusses her life including her experiences as a volunteer during World War I, archaeologist, traveler, and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, as well as her continued influence on the world today"--From the publisher's web site.

Includes chronology. Includes glossary.

World wars, English society, and detective fiction -- Childhood dreams -- Christie embraces adulthood -- The great detective novel -- The Agatha Christie phenomenon.