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                     Whose books are popular among readers all over the world?
                     What is Agatha Christie known for?
                     What is one of her most popular novels?
                     Who is the main hero of the ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ novel?
                     What does inspector Poirot look like?

                     Where does the murder take place?
                     Why is Hercule Poirot asked to solve the murder?
                     What does he use to solve the crime?
                     How do the readers feel when reading the novel?
                     Who is Miss Marple?
                     Does Miss Marple have close relatives?
                     Is Miss Marple an educated woman?

                     How does Miss Marple manage to solve difficult crimes?
                     Task 4. Make questions to the following answers.
                     Agatha Christie’s books.
                     Considered ‘queen of mystery’, she is known as the author of detective
                novels.

                     It is ‘Murder on the Orient Express’.
                     The main hero is Inspector Hercule Poirot.
                     He is a middle-aged little man with enormous moustaches
                     The murder takes place on the Orient Express train, which has stopped
                because of heavy snowfall.
                     Because he is on the train traveling home to London.
                     He solves the crime using his brain and logic.
                     The story keeps the readers thrilled and guessing to the end.

                     Miss Marple is an amateur consulting detective who appears in many of
                the short stories by Agatha Christie.
                     She has no close relatives, except for her nephew Raymond.
                     Yes, she demonstrates a thorough education, including the knowledge of
                human anatomy.

                     She solves difficult crimes thanks to her shrewd intelligence.
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