Whodunnit? The British Library did it. That is, planned an exhibition dedicated to the queen of crime fiction, Agatha Christie. The show in London later this year (30 October-20 June 2027) promises to “go behind the books to explore how Christie’s life, travels and interests informed her work and the creation of her iconic characters”, revealing the author behind classic detective novels such as Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile.
Agatha Christie under a tree on Honolulu beach after surfing, 1922 © The Christie Archive Trust
The exhibition includes photographs of Christie as a child, with her family at their home in Torquay on England’s south coast, and “roller skating with friends”. Other interesting nuggets will be displayed, including photographs capturing Christie surfing in Hawaii in 1922 alongside a replica of the surfboard used. (Who knew?) Christie has been immortalised by artists and sculptors, including Elisabeth Hadley, who unveiled her effigy of the crime supremo—alongside her favourite dog, Peter—in Torquay last year.
