Her sense of humour is so sharp

Agatha Christie’s novels have been gathering a new generation of fans after being serialised in a podcast.

Phoebe Reads A Mystery sees host Phoebe Judge read a chapter a day from a classic mystery novel.

The series began with The Mysterious Affair At Styles, Christie’s first published novel, and has since featured The Murder on the Links, and Tommy and Tuppence mystery The Secret Adversary. Phoebe even spoke with James Prichard, Christie’s great-grandson, to discover more about the author’s life and times.

“Mystery novels, with their suspenseful plots, lend themselves so well to serialised reading,” said Phoebe, who created hit series Criminal, which documents real-life stories of people who’ve done wrong.

“The Mysterious Affair At Styles felt like the perfect place to start.” Listeners are “always clamouring for more Christie”. Phoebe added: “My favourite so far has been The Secret Adversary. I got a kick out of Tommy and Tuppence.

“The novel is funny – Christie doesn’t get enough credit for being funny.”