Hi AgathaC,
Agatha Christie's own Top Ten with comments is below.
AGATHA CHRISTIE'S FAVORITES OF HER OWN NOVELS
And Then There Were None – a difficult technique which was a challenge and so I enjoyed it, and I think dealt with it satisfactorily.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - a general favourite.
A Murder is Announced – I thought all the characters interesting to write about and felt I knew them quite well by the time the book was finished.
Murder on the Orient Express – again because it was a new idea for a plot.
The Thirteen Problems – a good series of stories.
Towards Zero – I found it interesting to work on the idea of people from different places coming towards a murder, instead of starting with the murder and working from that.
Endless Night – my own favourite at present.
Crooked House – I found a study of a certain family interesting to explore.
Ordeal By Innocence - an idea I had had for some time before starting to work upon it.
The Moving Finger – which I have re-read lately and enjoyed reading it again, very much."
I find it interesting that her current favorite, ENDLESS NIGHT, is one of my least favorites. It was one of the first Christie books my sister read, though, and now she's hooked. I guess we all have different taste in books!
I'm going to have a really hard time coming up with a top ten list, but here goes (not in order):
1. PARKER PYNE, DETECTIVE - I love these short stories and wish they would televise them.
2. CROOKED HOUSE - I even like the televised version with Glenn Close.
3. A PALE HORSE - A nice twisty - and creepy - plot.
4. NEMESIS - An interesting take on a love story.
5. CARDS ON THE TABLE - This one made me wish I knew more about bridge. (My parents played, back in the day.)
6. THE TUESDAY CLUB MURDERS aka THE THIRTEEN PROBLEMS - I love short stories, and this collection is brilliant!
7. THE GOLDEN BALL AND OTHER STORIES - This was my first introduction to Agatha Christie's paranormal side.
8. TOWARDS ZERO
9. THE MIRROR CRACK'D FROM SIDE TO SIDE
10. THE MOVING FINGER
Okay, I'm going for a top 15:
11. A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED
12. SLEEPING MURDER
13. MURDER IS EASY aka EASY TO KILL
14. CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS
15. THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY aka MURDER AT HAZELMOOR