Guests enjoyed cocktails and dinner at the Cary Arms at Babbacombe followed by a talk about Agatha Christie in the 21st Century by David Brawn, Head of Publishing at HarperCollins. Hercule Poirot was on hand to help set the scene.

Guests enjoyed cocktails and dinner at the Cary Arms at Babbacombe followed by a talk about Agatha Christie in the 21st Century by David Brawn, Head of Publishing at HarperCollins. Hercule Poirot was on hand to help set the scene.

HarperCollins have been the English language publishers of Agatha Christie’s novels since 1926, and with a relationship spanning the best part of a century there are plenty of tales to tell. The event was part of the legendary Agatha Christie Festival on Devon's English Riviera where the Queen of Crime was born.

Interest in the festival is now so great that the English Riviera Tourism Company has launched a NEW ‘Agatha Christie’s Riviera’ website where visitors can now book their tickets online, plan their festival itinerary and chat to other fans worldwide on the new Agatha Christie Festival online forum.

The full festival programme is now available online at: http://www.agathachristiefestival.co.uk.

Also new for 2012 is the launch of all year round Agatha Christie Short Breaks http://www.englishriviera.co.uk/agathachristie/agatha-christie breaks#productlist=/agathachristie/agatha-christie-breaks with a great selection of accommodation across the resort.

A full listing of English Riviera Accommodation can be found at www.englishriviera.co.uk.

Photos by Anita Newcombe