Canary Islands

The Canary Islands are a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The islands are a part of Spain, and the largest islands are Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and La Palma.

Agatha Christie and the Canary Islands
Agatha Christie wrote the The Mystery of the Blue Train and the short story The Man from the Sea, while staying at Puerto de la Cruz in Tenerife.

She later moved to Las Palmas on the island of Gran Canaria partly because Puerto de la Cruz did not have beaches suitable for bathing. At Las Palmas she wrote The Companion.

Both Puerto de la Cruz and Las Palmas commemorate their Christie connection by, among other things, naming places after her.

The Canary Islands in the works by Agatha Christie

 * The Man from the Sea - although not stated directly, the story references many local geographical features of Puerto de la Cruz.
 * The Companion - this story is set in Las Palmas in Gran Canaria. The characters stay at the actual Metropole Hotel which Christie also stayed at.

Other connections
A Different Kind of Evil by Andrew Wilson is set in Tenerife in early 1927.