The Seven Dials Mystery

The Seven Dials Mystery

Agatha Christie

First published 1929Original language EN

7.57.5 / 10
Score out of 10104 ratingsConfidence 41%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
248
Pages
about 4.5 h
Reading time

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About the book

The Seven Dials Mystery is a mystery novel by Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons on 24 January 1929 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year.

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Reading order · Superintendent Battle

Full order & progress →
Score per volume4 volumes on a timeline, 1925 to 1944 · Best-rated volume: Towards Zero
  1. The Secret of Chimneys
    The Secret of Chimneys1925 · 108 ratingsStart here
    7.57.5 / 10
  2. The Seven Dials Mystery
    The Seven Dials Mystery1929 · 104 ratings · Filmed 2026This book
    7.57.5 / 10
  3. Murder Is Easy
    Murder Is Easy1939 · 93 ratings · Filmed 1982
    7.47.4 / 10
  4. Towards Zero
    Towards Zero1944 · 88 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10

On screen

This book has been adapted for the screen 2 times — from 1981 to 2026.

  • SeriesSeven Dials Mystery2026dir. Christopher SweeneyIMDb
  • TV filmThe Seven Dials Mystery1981dir. Tony WharmbyIMDb

Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →

Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.4 across 104 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 41% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.5 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library8.410 10%
Hardcover7.394 90%

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How long is The Seven Dials Mystery?

It has 248 pages — shorter than 91% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.

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