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Mentioned as Agatha Christie's first book, published 1920 in America and 1921 in Britain, which introduces the character Poirot

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Described as 'arguably the single greatest detective novel of all time' and discussed for its groundbreaking twist where the narrator is the murderer

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Tom mentions reading this in preparation for the podcast; discussed for its plot involving a love triangle and murder at Abu Simbel

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Tom mentions reading this novel and watching the adaptation; discussed for its plot twist and themes of deception

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Mentioned as being set on an archaeological dig, with a supposed portrait of Leonard Woolley's wife

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Referenced for a quote about evil and the unconscious from the character Dr. Girard

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Discussed as a Miss Marple novel with themes about the abuse and murder of a maid named Gladys

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Mentioned as one of the best Miss Marple books written in the 1940s

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Referenced as a 1957 Miss Marple book containing views on capital punishment

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Described as her best-selling novel about ten people trapped on an island who all turn out to have been killers

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Published 1950, praised as one of the best books about middle-class discontent with the Attlee government

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Mentioned in context of Christie's 1960s novels

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Mentioned as being set in a hostel for young people

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Mentioned as having a recent adaptation written by Hugh Laurie

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Mentioned as one of Christie's works set in ancient Egypt

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Referenced for its famous twist where all the suspects turn out to be the murderers

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Mentioned as an example of mid-century culture exploring the theme of evil lurking within ordinary people

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Referenced via Gollum as another example of mid-century literature exploring inner evil

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Mentioned for Inspector Bucket as an example of Dickens being a progenitor of detective fiction

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Described as a ghost story that captures the sense of tweedy upper-middle-class people feeling their Britain was lost after the war

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Reference to Christie's autobiography where she discusses her views on evil and capital punishment