Movie · 1983
Is Secret of the Black Birds based on a book?
Quick answer
Yes. Secret of the Black Birds is based on the book A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie (1953).
A Pocket Full of Rye is book 6 of the Miss Marple series.
The movie was released in 1983.
The book behind Secret of the Black Birds
A Pocket Full of Rye
by Agatha Christie · first published 1953 · crime fiction, detective fiction
1953 novel by Agatha Christie.
Miss Marple: books in order
- The Murder at the Vicarage (1930)
- The Body in the Library (1942)
- The Moving Finger (1942)
- A Murder Is Announced (1950)
- They Do It with Mirrors (1952)
- A Pocket Full of Rye (1953)
- 4.50 from Paddington (1957)
- The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1962)
- A Caribbean Mystery (1964)
- At Bertram's Hotel (1965)
- Nemesis (1972)
- Sleeping Murder (1976)
Common questions
Is Secret of the Black Birds based on a book?
Yes. Secret of the Black Birds is based on the book A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie (1953).
Who wrote the book Secret of the Black Birds is based on?
A Pocket Full of Rye was written by Agatha Christie and first published in 1953.
Is A Pocket Full of Rye part of a series?
Yes, it is book 6 in the Miss Marple series (3 books listed below in reading order).
Should I read the book before watching?
Start with The Murder at the Vicarage, book 1 of A Pocket Full of Rye. If you like knowing the full story and characters first, read it before you watch. Adaptations often change or cut plotlines, so the book is a different experience even if you've seen the movie.
More screen adaptations of Agatha Christie's books
- Murder on the Orient Express (film, 1974)
- Murder on the Orient Express (film, 2017)
- Witness for the Prosecution (film, 1957)
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV, 1989)
- Death on the Nile (film, 1978)
- Death on the Nile (film, 2022)