Agatha Christi's 1926 novel 'whodunit' has been named as the best crime novel ever written, by a poll held to mark the 60th anniversary of the Crime Writers' Association (CWA).
The writer herself was named the "best ever author", while the Sherlock Holmes cycle was named "best ever crime series", the BBC reported.
In total, ten titles made it to the shortlist which was put before the body consisting of 600 members.
These also included another Christie work - 1934's 'Murder on the Orient Express', 'The Big Sleep' and 'The Long Goodbye' by Raymond Chandler, 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle etc.
However, it was noticed that the CWA favoured classic crime fiction above more contemporary works.
