Agatha Christie’s London: A Historical Guide to the Queen of Crime’s Capital
London held a special place in Agatha Christie’s heart – she wrote about the capital in every decade of her extensive literary career. In this refreshing take on Christie’s connections to the city in both her life and writing, Tina Hodgkinson retraces Agatha’s footsteps, visiting her former homes, fashionable restaurants, luxury hotels and other London locations that she and her characters frequented. Following the bespoke walking guide within, readers can step out into Agatha Christie’s London, too.
Discover the Apothecaries’ Hall in the City of London, where Agatha sat her medical exams, the hospital she worked in during the Second World War, the former headquarters of the ‘Detection Club’ and the theatres, where her plays were performed.
This detailed but accessible compendium will delight fans both old and new.
Publisher: The History Press
Publication Date: Thursday 5th February 2026
Agatha Christie’s London is now available for pre-order as a hardback book or on kindle https://lnk.to/AgathaChristiesLondon
Reviews for Agatha Christie’s London A Historical Guide to the Queen of Crime’s Capital
‘Tina Hodgkinson knows her Christie and she knows her London, and the result is Agatha Christie’s London, an indispensable guide to the capital that Agatha knew and loved and wrote about.’
Tony Medawar, former director of the International Agatha Christie Festival
‘At last, here we have a definitive guide to the London that Agatha Christie knew and lived in. Meticulously researched by Tina Hodgkinson, it’s full of fascinating information for fans of the Queen of Crime and deserves a place on their bookshelves.’
Mark Aldridge, Associate Professor of Screen Histories and co-host of The Swinging Christies podcast
‘Tina is an expert and engaging guide to all things Agatha Christie and London. Her book shows us the city and the literature in fascinating new ways: it’s the perfect companion for exploring the capital in the footsteps of Poirot, Miss Marple and their creator.’
Caroline Derry, Professor of Feminism, Law and History at Open University
‘No one knows Agatha Christie’s London better than Tina Hodgkinson. This delightful book brings the capital alive through the lens of Christie’s life and writing. I feel I know London, and Agatha Christie, ten times better.’
Jamie Berthal, founder of the Agatha Christie Conference
‘Prepare to be astonished by the countless connections to be made between the Queen of Crime and her capital city, both in real life and fiction. This is an essential new work of Christie scholarship filled with all sorts of fun facts and revelations, and in its way, just as much of a page-turner as one of Christie’s own works. I especially appreciated all the guided tour information (complete with maps and photographs)… I will be consulting this book on my next trip to London; what an absolute delight!’
Kemper Donovan, crime fiction author and host of the All About Agatha podcast
Articles about Agatha Christie’s London A Historical Guide to the Queen of Crime’s Capital
Exclusive: With Seven Dials Mystery tipped as Netflix hit we investigate Agatha Christie’s London Sunday Mirror, 04/01/2026, pp 26-27
Agatha Christie: Online Articles
A piece of Detection Club history – guest blog by Tina Hodgkinson, Martin Edwards’ Crime Writing Blog (2021)
About how with the very kind help of the Detection Club’s President, Martin Edwards, my research was able to identify the building in Kingly Steet where the Detection Club met.
Christie’s London, Agatha Christie Limited website (2020)
I was truly honoured to be asked by Agatha Christie Limited to write about Agatha’s London connections.
Agatha Christie – must see accessible places to visit across the UK, Euan’s Guide website (2019)
As guide to some of the disabled accessible places with Agatha connections.
A Visit to Agatha Christie’s Grave, Cemetery Club website (2016)
My visit to Agatha’s grave in St. Mary’s Churchyard in Cholsey, Oxfordshire.
Agatha Christie: Magazine Articles
Ableism in Agatha Christie. English Review, Vol 34, 2023/2024, Issue 3
Exploring ableism and the depiction of disabled people in Agatha’s writing.
New Opportunities. Possability Magazine, April/ May 2022, PP 46-47.
I discuss Agatha’s writing, the Agatha Christie Festival and her home town of Torquay
Conference Papers (Unpublished)
“Unfit Lives”: Raising the Curtain on Eugenics in Poirot’s Last Case, Silent Echoes: Golden Age Crime Fiction and Trauma, Florida State University London Study Centre (2025)
Witchcraft in Murder is Easy, The Pale Horse and Hallowe’en Party, The Mysterious Mrs. Christie: Evidence, Elusion, Afterlives, University of Exeter (2023)
From Re-Unions, Misdirection to Murder: Tube and Train Travel in Agatha Christie’s London, The Golden Age of Crime: A Reappraisal, Bournemouth University (2022)
Re-Evaluating Agatha’s London Locations, Golden Age of Crime/Investigating Agatha Christie conference, online (2021)
Re-evaluating Agatha Christie, in the context of disability and ableism. A case study of Millicent Pebmarsh from ‘The Clocks’, Investigating the Queen of Crime, The Fifth International Agatha Christie Conference, Solent University, Southampton (2019)
Exploring the Original Prompt Book and Other Material in The Mousetrap Archives, Agatha Christie: A Reappraisal, The Fourth International Agatha Christie Conference, Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge (2017)
Destination Unknown: Agatha Christie’s England, The Ageless Agatha Christie: Adaptations and Afterlives, The Third International Agatha Christie Conference, University of Exeter (2016)
Tina Hodgkinson 