The four-part series “Miss Austen,” debuting Sunday on PBS, offers viewers a window on Jane Austen’s life during the 250th ...

Most of Jane Austen’s correspondence was burned after her death. This PBS Masterpiece series speculates as to why.

The theatre doyenne once dismissed the Miss Marple creator as “just a popular playwright” – until producer John Frost convinced her to actually read her work.

The best adaptations of Agatha Christie's work capture the tension and suspense of her stories, from A Haunting in Venice to ...

Agatha Christie is one of the biggest names in the mystery genre. She penned over 60 detective novels over the course of her ...

Lucy Worsley’s A Very Elusive Woman -- a fascinating biography of Christie -- reveals much about the author at her desk and in her home ...

A tour de force – an old-fashioned locked room mystery wrapped in a deeply moving love story. Ten complete strangers find ...

There is a reason Agatha Christie is known as “the Queen of Crime.” She was the author of 66 detective novels and 14 short ...

Growing up, I read the Sherlock Holmes canon, all 56 short stories, multiple times,” says writer Paul William Davies. “So, for me, it’s always Sherlock. But I love Poirot, and Miss Marple, and I love ...

This month's reviews include sheep solving a mystery, Scottish royals in trouble and a cookbook for adventurous home bakers along with author events.

"Sherlock and Daughter," a paternal twist on the Holmes legend and a new adaptation of Agatha Christie's "Towards Zero" debut ...