India, Jan. 25 -- Half a century after the death of Agatha Christie (September 1890 - January 1976), the world is honouring the Queen of Crime with a groundswell of celebration. l The widest such effort comes, not surprisingly, from Agatha Christie Ltd, a company the author founded herself in 1955, to manage the rights to her books. She was 65 at the time, and already a legend. The company, now run by her great-grandson, James Prichard, is organising a Read Christie 2026 challenge via agathachristie.com. The theme is Biggest, Best and Beloved, with awards set to be conferred on a different Christie book, for a different reason, each month. January's prize will be for Best Opening; February's for Beloved Character, and so on. l The British ...