While there have been other mystery authors who have been more prolific than Agatha Christie over the course of their careers, I can think of few who have had so much success writing so many different kinds of mysteries while still staying within the overall framework of the traditional, puzzle-oriented story.
Over the course of the past few years, I have reviewed more than a dozen of her books on the Classic Mysteries podcast, and you can find (and listen) to all those reviews in the Backlist. Even that fairly brief listing, though, gives some idea of the many faces she created for her characters. You'll find her series characters there - Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. You'll also find some of her marvelous out-of-series books; I still think "And Then There Were None" may be her best (and most frightening) book. There are novels and short stories (and don't neglect her plays and movies and radio scripts), puzzles and thrillers. She was most versatile - and most entertaining. She's one of the few Golden Age authors whose works are still pretty widely available, both in print and electronically; Amazon may provide a good place to start your search
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