But it’s far from the only Christie book to make for a great movie or TV show.

Here, we present 10 excellent adaptations with enough thrills and surprises to fuel a week-long marathon.

Based on Christie’sThree Act Tragedy, the film shifts the action to Acapulco, Mexico.

Murder-on-the-Orient-Express

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Don’t miss this one.

Maggie Smith andDiana Riggprovide wicked supporting turns andCole Portercontributes an immersive, unsettling score.

The author famously disliked the movie, but critics rightly praised its smarts and solid performances.

DEATH ON THE NILE, front: Simon MacCorkindale, Lois Chiles, first row: Maggie Smith, Bette Davis, Mi

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THE MIRROR CRACK’D

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WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION, from top, Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power, 1957

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MURDER IN THREE ACTS, [aka AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MURDER IN THREE ACTS], Tony Curtis, Peter Ustinov, Emma

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THIRTEEN AT DINNER, David Suchet, Faye Dunaway, 1985, ©CBS/courtesy Everett Collection

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MARPLE (aka MISS MARPLE aka AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MARPLE), Geraldine McEwan (as Miss Marple), ‘A

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And Then There Were NoneMarch 14, 2016Charles Dance

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EVIL UNDER THE SUN, from left: Denis Quilley, Maggie Smith, Peter Ustinov, 1982, © Universal/courtes

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MURDER, SHE SAID, Margaret Rutherford, 1961

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