Towards Zero

1944 novel by Agatha Christie
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Towards Zero

Summary

Towards Zero is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,659 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Towards Zero authored Agatha Christie[3].
  • Towards Zero is the creator of Agatha Christie[4].
  • Towards Zero's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Towards Zero was published by Dodd, Mead & Co.[6].
  • Towards Zero's genre is crime fiction[7].
  • Towards Zero's genre is detective fiction[8].
  • Towards Zero followed The Moving Finger[9].
  • Towards Zero was followed by Absent in the Spring[10].
  • Towards Zero was followed by Death Comes as the End[11].
  • Towards Zero's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Towards Zero's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • Towards Zero's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[14].
  • Towards Zero was released on June 1944[15].
  • Towards Zero's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as Agatha Christie's fictional universe[16].
  • Towards Zero's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Towards Zero'}[17].
  • Towards Zero's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Contagem até zero'}[18].
  • Towards Zero's derivative work is recorded as Innocent Lies[19].
  • Towards Zero's derivative work is recorded as L'Heure Zéro[20].
  • Towards Zero's derivative work is recorded as Towards Zero[21].
  • Towards Zero's form of creative work is recorded as novel[22].

Body

Authorship and Creation

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

Publication

Towards Zero was released on June 1944[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include crime fiction[7] and detective fiction[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Towards Zero followed The Moving Finger[9]. Successors include Absent in the Spring[10] and Death Comes as the End[11].

Why It Matters

Towards Zero ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,659 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Davidpar · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Towards Zero'}, {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Contagem até zero'}
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1476]]: Contagem até zero"
  2. 22d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name English
    Derivative work Innocent Lies, L'Heure Zéro, Towards Zero
    Form of creative work novel
    Publication date
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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