Murder on the Links, The
About the Story
Agatha Christie was born in southwest England to a wealthy upper-class family. Christie was schooled at home and enjoyed mystery novels by Wilkie Collins and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Murder on the Links (1923) is Christie’s third novel and is inspired by an actual murder case in France. The novel features the famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, who became one of Christie’s most famous characters and is known for his magnificent mustache and astute attention to detail. The character of Captain Arthur Hastings―who appeared in Christie’s first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles―returns as Poirot’s assistant and falls in love with a mysterious American acrobat with “wrists of steel.” Christie dedicated The Murder on the Links to her husband, “A fellow enthusiast for detective stories and to whom I am much indebted for much helpful advice and criticism.” The author of 66 detective novels and 15 short story collections, Christie is best known for her bestselling novel And Then There Were None and her play The Mousetrap.
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