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The Moving Finger

1942 novel by Agatha Christie
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The Moving Finger

Summary

The Moving Finger is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (775 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Moving Finger authored Agatha Christie[3].
  • The Moving Finger is the creator of Agatha Christie[4].
  • The Moving Finger's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Moving Finger was published by Dodd, Mead & Co.[6].
  • The Moving Finger's genre is crime fiction[7].
  • The Moving Finger's genre is detective fiction[8].
  • The Moving Finger followed Five Little Pigs[9].
  • The Moving Finger was followed by Towards Zero[10].
  • The Moving Finger's part of the series is recorded as Miss Marple[11].
  • The Moving Finger's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • The Moving Finger's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • The Moving Finger was released on 1942[14].
  • The Moving Finger's characters is recorded as Miss Marple[15].
  • The Moving Finger's has edition or translation is recorded as Q132990338[16].
  • The Moving Finger's main subject is poison words[17].
  • The Moving Finger's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as Agatha Christie's fictional universe[18].
  • The Moving Finger's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Moving Finger'}[19].
  • The Moving Finger's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'O Enigma das Cartas Anónimas'}[20].
  • The Moving Finger's derivative work is recorded as Miss Marple: The Moving Finger[21].
  • The Moving Finger's form of creative work is recorded as novel[22].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 79ccda82-8651-4dad-91d2-c5381e40c590[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Moving Finger authored Agatha Christie[3]. It was published by Dodd, Mead & Co.[6]. It is the creator of Agatha Christie[4].

Publication

The Moving Finger was released on 1942[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include crime fiction[7] and detective fiction[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as Miss Marple[11].

Subject and Themes

The Moving Finger's main subject is poison words[17]. Its part of the series is recorded as Miss Marple[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Moving Finger followed Five Little Pigs[9]. It was followed by Towards Zero[10].

Why It Matters

The Moving Finger ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (775 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Related Entities

Agatha Christie literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author → Agatha Christie
    Main subject → poison words
    Creator → Agatha Christie
    Language of work or name → English
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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