Writing styles and works of writing vary between different authors. Many authors allow their lives to influence their work. Many are known for different genres and have become famous in certain types of writing. For example, William Shakespeare is well known for his tragic works and one of the best writers in history. However, this essay will travel into the world of mystery and crime. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie has been voted the best crime novel of all time (Brown). Throughout the world, Agatha Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She is known as the most read mystery author of all time and has sold over 2 billion copies of her novels (Aronson). Agatha Christie was born in England to a family living on an inheritance. Her mother exposed her to writing at an early age. He learned to read before the age of five; however, his mother did not approve of children under the age of 8 being able to read. Her mother did not believe in formal education, so Christie was home-schooled. When his father died of pneumonia in 1901, his family began to experience financial difficulties. The inheritance began to decline rapidly. However, Christie was sent to finish school in Paris in 1906. Christie threw a coming out party in Egypt when she turned 18, where she was formally introduced to society, a tradition very popular among wealthy families. Christie stayed in Cairo for three months where she met various bachelors. Upon her return to England, Christie began her career as an author with the encouragement of her mother and sister. When she was twenty-two, she met her future husband, Lieutenant Archibald Christie, at a dance. His military duties forced him to stay away from Agatha for most of their engagement. They got married... middle of paper... and alerted the police. When Archibald arrived in Harrogate, Agatha claimed to have amnesia and did not know she was Agatha Christie or Archibald (Harmon). Despite all the events in her personal life, in 1926, Christie published her best novel The Murder. by Roger Ackroyd. The story begins with the suicide of a well-known lady, Mrs. Ferrars, suspected of having killed her husband the year before. Dr. Sheppard is the narrator and was inspecting her body. He has a nosy sister, Caroline, who manages to meddle in the affairs and gossip of everyone in the village. He is very nosy about Mrs. Ferrar's suicide because she was convinced that she had killed her husband. Mrs Ferrars was engaged to Roger Ackroyd, a wealthy businessman. Dr Sheppard went to discuss Mrs Ferrars with Mr Ackroyd and discovered that Mrs Ferrars had been blackmailed.