Agatha Christie's works have become one of the most published in the history of mankind (second only to the Bible and the works of William Shakespeare), and also the most translated (7236 translations). She published more than 60 detective novels, 6 psychological novels (under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott) and 19 collections of short stories. 16 of her plays were staged in London theaters.
Agatha Christie's books have been published in over 4 billion copies and translated into more than 100 languages.