Over the last several years the Queen of Mystery’s earliest works have begun to fall into the public domain. This article will give you the rundown on downloading those ebooks for free.
Project Gutenberg is an online database of public domain ebooks (they do audiobooks too). I personally download books from there all the time. I’ve been reading Agatha Christie’s books in a haphazard manner with no real strategy, but now I have a simple, fun strategy I’m going to employ for the rest of my life.
She published 1-2 books per year until her death, which means every year 1-2 new books will enter the public domain and for the rest of my life, I will be able to read 1-2 Agatha Christie books for free per year via the public domain.
It will be a fun way to see her develop as a write and to also read all of her stories in chronological order by publication date.
The below books are in USA publication date order. The links will take you directly to the download page for each book. Enjoy!
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) Link
The Secret Adversary (1922) Link
The Murder on the Links (1923) Link
The Man in the Brown Suit (1924) Link
Poirot Investigates (1925) Link
The Secret of the Chimneys (1925) Link
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) Link
The Big Four (1927) Link
The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928) Link
Need more? Then learn how to get all of the Sherlock Holmes books for free.