The 1939 thriller¹ received 21% of the votes, with Murder on the Orient Express and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd coming second and third respectively.

 

Fans were asked to choose a favorite to mark the 125th anniversary of Christie's birth on 15 September.

 

And Then There Were None depicts² 10 strangers stranded³ on an island, all accused of getting away with murder.

 

As members of the party start to die mysteriously, the survivors⁴ realize they may be harboring a murderer among their number.

 

The book - which does not feature Christie's famous detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple - has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, making it one of the most popular novels of all time.

 

It received 21% of the votes in the online poll, run by Christie's estate, which attracted more than 15,000 respondents.

 

Christie's grandson Mathew Prichard, who is also the chairman of Agatha Christie Ltd, said: "It has been genuinely exciting to see fans from all around the world cast their votes for the World's Favorite Christie.

 

"In And Then There Were None, my grandmother has crafted a staggeringly complex plot, which has baffled, entertained and surprised readers since it was first published in 1939 and will, I hope, do so for years to come."

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