The Murder at the Vicarage
The real reason for the success of the club probably lies in the authors that it had on its list, topped by the best-selling crime writer of all time, Agatha Christie. Under contract to Collins since 1926, all except five of her books were published under the Crime Club imprint from "The Murder at the Vicarage" onwards and most of her classic titles such as "Murder on the Orient Express" first appeared as Crime Club books with huge sales.