Agatha Christie died in 1976, but the literary treasure trove of 82 detective novels and 19 plays she left behind are as alive as ever. Lately, her mysteries have been adapted into numerous lush movies and miniseries that give her intricate plots the HD treatment. Most recently, screenwriter Sarah Phelps teamed up with the BBC for her third Christie adaptation: The ABC Murders streaming on iPlayer ) Expect to see Armie Hammer and Gal Gadot at the centre of a murder scene in an upcoming adaptation of Death on the Nile