“Mademoiselle, I speak as a friend. Bury your dead! ... Give up the past! Turn to the future! What is done is done. Bitterness will not undo it.''I'm sure that would suit dear Linnet admirably.'Poirot made a gesture. 'I am not thinking of her at this moment! I am thinking of you. You have suffered - yes - but what you are doing now will only prolong the suffering.”

English author, detective fiction writer

Agatha Christie was an English author, best known for her detective fiction. She lived under the name Agatha Christie and became one of the most widely read writers of the 20th century. She wrote 66 detective novels and 14 short-story collections, including stories built around Hercule Poirot, Tommy and Tuppence, and Miss Marple. Her work is especially associated with mystery and detective writing, and she is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of all time.