Towards Zero

Towards Zero

Agatha Christie

First published 1944Original language EN

7.67.6 / 10
Score out of 1088 ratingsConfidence 37%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
224
Pages
about 4 h
Reading time

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About the book

Towards Zero is a mystery novel by Agatha Christie, first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in June 1944 and in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in July of the same year. The first US edition of the novel retailed at $2.00 and the UK edition at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6).

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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 2026
    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 ratingsThis book
    7.67.6 / 10

Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.5 across 88 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 37% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.6 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library9.38 9%
Hardcover7.380 91%

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How long is Towards Zero?

It has 224 pages — shorter than 95% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.

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