Which detective story writer is popular Agatha Christie or Arthur Conan Doyle?
@sathviksouvik (18500)
May 26, 2016 9:29am CST
There are many detective story writers in the world who are very popular. Many laymen also studied Agatha Christie's "And then there were none", "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Boscombe Valley Tragedy", "A Study in the Scarlet", to name a few. There were other writers like Edgar Allen Poe who wrote mystery stories.
Among Indians Satyajit Ray, Saradindu Banerjee, Premendro Mitro, Hemendra Kumar Roy did a great job in mystery stories.
Popular detectives in the world include Sherlock Holmes, Byomkesh Bakshi, Prodosh Chondro Mitra, Kate Ivory, to name a few.
Readers enjoy those stories a lot.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
26 May 16
I also think Agatha Christie is the most famous. Her works have been translated into over 100 different languages. I love her books.
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@sathviksouvik (18500)
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27 May 16
Thanks Chloe for the comments. I also love Agatha Christie stories. Arthur Conan Doyle's language was orthodox and many people did not understand the language. Sherlock Holmes as a fiction character is also very popular.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
27 May 16
@marlina They are both very entertaining. I would have to say that the Sherlock Holmes character is probably more popular than either Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot (but he's my personal favorite).
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
27 May 16
Agatha Christie is very popular. Many people also like the stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. His detective stories about Sherlock Holmes are very popular, but he has also written other kinds of stories (horror stories) I don't know the Indian authors that you mentioned, and I guess we can't find their books in my country.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
28 May 16
@sathviksouvik I read most of Agatha Christie's stories when I was younger. At that time I also read the detective stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Some years ago I discovered his horror stories. They are interesting as well but less wellknown.
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@sathviksouvik (18500)
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28 May 16
Thanks Porcospino. Yes I love both Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie. I am also admirer of other writers like Hector Hugh Munro, William Somerset Maugham, Charles Dickens, may be that there stories were not related to crime thrillers.
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@sathviksouvik (18500)
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29 May 16
@Porcospino Thanks Porcospino, I liked both Agatha Christie and Conan Doyle. I think the detective characters Sherlock Holmes and Watson are more popular.
@dodo19 (47224)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
1 Jun 16
I'm going to have to agree with other members, when I say that I think that Agatha Christie is more popular. I do believe that people do still enjoy Sherlock Holmes and the stories that Arthur Conan Doyle wrote, but I do think readers tend to read Agatha Christie's books more. I think she is still the more popular of the two.
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@sathviksouvik (18500)
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1 Jun 16
Thanks Dominique, yes Agatha Christie's stories are really very popular.
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@JohnRoberts (109848)
• Los Angeles, California
26 May 16
Agatha Christie is the world's best selling author. More of her books have sold than any other author.
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@sathviksouvik (18500)
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26 May 16
Thanks John, yes I love Agatha Christie stories. In India, Satyajit Ray's books have sold the most.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
26 May 16
why I don't know these eyes? Hmm, are you are writer sir
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@sathviksouvik (18500)
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26 May 16
Thanks ilocosboy. I am a writer. But I write books on law. Here is one cover page.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
26 May 16
@sathviksouvik wow, I'm amaze. I'm also a writer but doin just fiction, you know, just like Mr. Poe
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@sathviksouvik (18500)
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26 May 16
@ilocosboy Thanks ilocosboy. I like your writing.
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