Hercule Poirot Series

35 primary works • 119 total works
Mysteries with the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. These can mostly be read as stand-alone in any order, but based on internal chronology The Mysterious Affair at Styles is the first Poirot story and Curtain was written to be the final Poirot story and should be read last. This list is numbered using internal chronology. Because of spoilers about…

Book 1

The Mysterious Affair at Styles
4.00
· 512608 Ratings · 21646 Reviews · published 1920 · 2549 editions
Agatha Christie's debut novel was also the first t…
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Book 2

The Murder on the Links
3.87
· 120510 Ratings · 9473 Reviews · published 1923 · 1294 editions
When Hercule Poirot and his associate Arthur Hasti…
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Book 3

Poirot Investigates
3.89
· 75573 Ratings · 4691 Reviews · published 1924 · 18 editions
First there was the mystery of the film star and t…
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Book 4

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
4.26
· 351300 Ratings · 31218 Reviews · published 1926 · 1182 editions
Considered to be one of Agatha Christie's greatest…
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Book 5

The Big Four
3.57
· 75214 Ratings · 6573 Reviews · published 1927 · 1 edition
Framed in the doorway of Poirot’s bedroom stood an…
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Book 6

The Mystery of the Blue Train
3.88
· 84147 Ratings · 6226 Reviews · published 1928 · 666 editions
A mysterious woman, a legendary cursed jewel, and …
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Book 7

Black Coffee: A Mystery Play in Three Acts
3.67
· 3702 Ratings · 239 Reviews · published 1930 · 14 editions
An intriguing story concerning a physicist named S…
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Book 7.5

Black Coffee
3.63
· 32899 Ratings · 2324 Reviews · published 1998 · 162 editions
Book 7.5 of 38: Hercule Poirot

Nearly a quarter-cen…
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Book 8

Peril at End House
4.02
· 84062 Ratings · 6061 Reviews · published 1932 · 56 editions
Hercule Poirot is vacationing on the Cornish coast…
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Book 9

Lord Edgware Dies
3.95
· 62813 Ratings · 4327 Reviews · published 1933 · 512 editions
It's true; Hercule Poirot had been present when th…
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Book 10

Murder on the Orient Express
4.20
· 739116 Ratings · 49661 Reviews · published 1934 · 1006 editions
Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the famous …
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Book 11

Three Act Tragedy
3.84
· 49618 Ratings · 4033 Reviews · published 1935 · 421 editions
Who wouldn't be pleased to attend a small dinner p…
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Book 12

Death in the Clouds
3.86
· 66581 Ratings · 4471 Reviews · published 1935 · 16 editions
A woman is killed by a poisoned dart in the enclos…
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Book 13

The A.B.C. Murders
4.03
· 202945 Ratings · 13273 Reviews · published 1936 · 5 editions
When Alice Asher is murdered in Andover, Hercule P…
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Book 14

Murder in Mesopotamia
3.94
· 71014 Ratings · 4754 Reviews · published 1936 · 10 editions
An archaeologist’s wife is murdered on the shores …
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Book 15

Cards on the Table
3.96
· 73283 Ratings · 5176 Reviews · published 1936 · 57 editions
A flamboyant party host is murdered in full view o…
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Book 16

Murder in the Mews
3.77
· 28609 Ratings · 1826 Reviews · published 1937 · 140 editions
Librarian's note: this entry is for the collection…
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Book 17

Dumb Witness
3.92
· 49015 Ratings · 3516 Reviews · published 1937 · 2 editions
Everyone blamed Emily Arundell’s accident on a rub…
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Book 18

Death on the Nile
4.12
· 309332 Ratings · 21757 Reviews · published 1937 · 6 editions
The tranquility of a lovely cruise along the Nile …
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Book 19

Appointment with Death
3.87
· 69926 Ratings · 4791 Reviews · published 1938 · 438 editions
Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some …
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Book 20

Hercule Poirot's Christmas
3.98
· 110083 Ratings · 10759 Reviews · published 1938 · 483 editions
In Hercule Poirot's Christmas, the holidays are an…
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Book 21

Sad Cypress
3.94
· 47680 Ratings · 3408 Reviews · published 1940 · 383 editions
An elderly stroke victim dies without having arran…
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Book 22

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
3.78
· 45365 Ratings · 3150 Reviews · published 1940 · 66 editions
The dentist was found with a blackened hole below …
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Book 23

Evil Under the Sun
3.98
· 89249 Ratings · 5234 Reviews · published 1941 · 30 editions
The beautiful bronzed body of Arlena Stuart lay fa…
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Book 24

Five Little Pigs
4.03
· 93787 Ratings · 7788 Reviews · published 1942 · 494 editions
It was an open and shut case. All the evidence sai…
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Book 25

The Hollow
3.80
· 44273 Ratings · 3585 Reviews · published 1946 · 348 editions
Lady Angkatell, intrigued by the criminal mind, ha…
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Book 26

The Labours of Hercules
3.76
· 32079 Ratings · 2031 Reviews · published 1947 · 353 editions
First published in book form in 1947, The Labours …
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Book 27

Taken at the Flood
3.75
· 30453 Ratings · 2684 Reviews · published 1948 · 37 editions
A few weeks after marrying an attractive young wid…
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Book 28

The Under Dog and Other Stories
3.72
· 8215 Ratings · 711 Reviews · published 1951 · 99 editions
A dead heiress, a murdered recluse, and a slain pl…
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Book 29

Mrs. McGinty's Dead
3.86
· 40077 Ratings · 2486 Reviews · published 1952 · 13 editions
In Mrs. McGinty’s Dead, one of Agatha Christie’s m…
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Book 30

After the Funeral
3.92
· 50025 Ratings · 3316 Reviews · published 1953 · 1 edition
The master of a Victorian mansion dies suddenly – …
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Book 31

Hickory Dickory Dock
3.77
· 39873 Ratings · 2611 Reviews · published 1955 · 352 editions
An outbreak of kleptomania at a student hostel was…
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Book 32

Dead Man's Folly
3.82
· 37935 Ratings · 2468 Reviews · published 1956 · 310 editions

Whilst organising a mock murder hunt for the villa…

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Book 33

Cat Among the Pigeons
3.87
· 51267 Ratings · 3353 Reviews · published 1959 · 7 editions
Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie…
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Book 34

The Clocks
3.73
· 42493 Ratings · 2686 Reviews · published 1963 · 357 editions
Sheila Webb, typist-for-hire, has arrived at 19 Wi…
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Book 35

Third Girl
3.69
· 38430 Ratings · 2473 Reviews · published 1966 · 11 editions
Three young women share a London flat. The first i…
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Book 36

Hallowe'en Party
3.56
· 105884 Ratings · 10359 Reviews · published 1969 · 411 editions
A teenage murder witness is drowned in a tub of ap…
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Book 37

Elephants Can Remember
3.66
· 49554 Ratings · 3481 Reviews · published 1972 · 29 editions
Hercule Poirot is determined to solve an old husba…
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Book 38

Poirot's Early Cases: 18 Hercule Poirot Mysteries
3.91
· 16427 Ratings · 975 Reviews · published 1974 · 77 editions
Many of Poirot's early cases are short stories. Wi…
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Book 39

Curtain
4.10
· 50464 Ratings · 3545 Reviews · published 1975 · 27 editions
Arthritic and immobilized, Poirot calls on his old…
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Book 40

Three Blind Mice and Other Stories
3.79
· 20486 Ratings · 1461 Reviews · published 1950 · 178 editions
The feature of this nine short story collection is…
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Book 41

The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
3.81
· 33195 Ratings · 2535 Reviews · published 1960 · 86 editions
Agatha Christie's seasonal Poirot and Marple short…
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Book 42

Double Sin and Other Stories
3.75
· 7146 Ratings · 573 Reviews · published 1961 · 86 editions
A superb collection of treats for mystery lovers, …
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Book 43

Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories
3.53
· 5392 Ratings · 404 Reviews · published 1991 · 107 editions
The cover states; "A new collection from the undis…
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Book 44

The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories
3.73
· 6134 Ratings · 532 Reviews · published 1997 · 44 editions
A grand treasure for fans of the grande dame of my…
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Book 45

While the Light Lasts
3.56
· 6431 Ratings · 529 Reviews · published 1997 · 132 editions
Librarian's note: this is the entry for the anthol…
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Book 0.01

The Chocolate Box
3.85
· 3734 Ratings · 238 Reviews · published 1925 · 39 editions
Poirot investigates a murder in which the only clu…
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Book 0.02

The Kidnapped Prime Minister
3.58
· 2316 Ratings · 140 Reviews · published 1923 · 44 editions
Just as the Great War is drawing to an end, the Pr…
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Book 0.03

The Lemesurier Inheritance
3.87
· 1828 Ratings · 100 Reviews · published 1923 · 24 editions
We are told that the Lemesuriers are under a curse…
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Book 0.04

The Affair at the Victory Ball
3.62
· 2990 Ratings · 210 Reviews · published 1923 · 37 editions
Young Lord Cronshaw is murdered at a masked ball, …
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Book 0.05

The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.74
· 2991 Ratings · 206 Reviews · published 1923 · 47 editions
Mr. Davenheim, a wealthy financier, leaves his hom…
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Book 0.06

The Plymouth Express: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.60
· 2606 Ratings · 177 Reviews · published 1923 · 51 editions
When the body of Ebenezer Halliday's daughter, Flo…
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Book 0.07

The Adventure of the Cheap Flat: A Short Story
3.47
· 2265 Ratings · 131 Reviews · published 1923 · 30 editions

Previously published in the print anthology Poirot…

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Book 0.08

The Submarine Plans: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.55
· 1141 Ratings · 76 Reviews · published 1923 · 18 editions
The plans for England's new submarine have been st…
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Book 0.09

The Adventure of the Clapham Cook: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.68
· 1852 Ratings · 125 Reviews · published 1923 · 27 editions
Poirot is not interested in investigating some of …
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Book 0.10

The Cornish Mystery: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.82
· 2515 Ratings · 140 Reviews · published 1923 · 29 editions
A wife is convinced that her husband has been tryi…
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Book 0.11

The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.62
· 2873 Ratings · 200 Reviews · published 1923 · 4 editions
An aging, heavily-insured country squire whose est…
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Book 0.12

The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.73
· 3252 Ratings · 190 Reviews · published 1923 · 43 editions
Belgian investigator Hercule Poirot, now London ba…
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Book 0.13

The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.68
· 3385 Ratings · 200 Reviews · published 1923 · 46 editions
Do you believe in the curse surrounding the openin…
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Book 0.14

The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings are on holiday…
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Book 0.15

The Market Basing Mystery: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.72
· 1753 Ratings · 97 Reviews · published 1923 · 1 edition
In Agatha Christie’s short story, “The Market Basi…
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Book 0.16

The King of Clubs: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.59
· 2310 Ratings · 130 Reviews · published 1923 · 2 editions
Hercule Poirot is asked by Prince Paul of Maurania…
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Book 0.17

The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
An Italian count telephones his doctor's office, s…
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Book 0.18

The Double Clue: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.47
· 996 Ratings · 66 Reviews · published 1923 · 10 editions
In Agatha Christie's short story, "The Double Clue…
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Book 0.19

The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.64
· 1420 Ratings · 93 Reviews · published 1923 · 25 editions
When little Johnnie Waverly is kidnapped, there is…
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Book 0.20

The Case of the Missing Will: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.77
· 2426 Ratings · 172 Reviews · published 1923 · 37 editions
Behold, the publisher's summary, just a little imp…
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Book 0.21

The Lost Mine: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.37
· 1479 Ratings · 92 Reviews · published 1923 · 1 edition
Hercule Poirot always kept a healthy and symmetric…
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Book 0.22

The Million Dollar Bond Robbery: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.53
· 2207 Ratings · 145 Reviews · published 1923 · 33 editions
Philip Ridgeway, a young banker, is suspected of s…
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Book 0.23

The Veiled Lady: A Short Story
3.64
· 1966 Ratings · 142 Reviews · published 1923 · 19 editions
Previously published in the print anthology Poirot…
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Book 0.24

The Adventure of "The Western Star": a Hercule Poirot Short Story
Movie star Mary Marvell consults with Hercule Poir…
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Book 0.25

Double Sin
3.63
· 1222 Ratings · 73 Reviews · published 1928 · 6 editions
While trying to relax on holiday, Hercule Poirot i…
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Book 0.27

The Third-Floor Flat: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.72
· 1411 Ratings · 91 Reviews · published 1929 · 16 editions
A woman's body is found in the third-floor flat at…
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Book 0.28

The Under Dog: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.72
· 1243 Ratings · 87 Reviews · published 1926 · 5 editions
Pretty Lily Margrave is not convinced that Hercule…
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Book 0.29

Wasps' Nest: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.70
· 1640 Ratings · 147 Reviews · published 1929 · 19 editions
In one of the few short stories without Captain Ha…
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Book 0.30

The Mystery of the Spanish Chest: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.77
· 2034 Ratings · 134 Reviews · published 1960 · 18 editions
Hercule Poirot is not interested in the affair of …
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Book 0.31

How Does Your Garden Grow?: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.74
· 1252 Ratings · 68 Reviews · published 1935 · 12 editions
Miss Lemon brings Hercule Poirot an intriguing let…
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Book 0.32

Dead Man's Mirror: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
4.00
· 4133 Ratings · 233 Reviews · published 1937 · 12 editions
Hercule Poirot is requested to visit a client as q…
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Book 0.33

Problem at Sea: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.75
· 1227 Ratings · 79 Reviews · published 1936 · 13 editions

Previously published in the print anthology Poirot…

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Book 0.34

Triangle at Rhodes: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.76
· 2441 Ratings · 160 Reviews · published 1936 · 4 editions
One of Christie's most famous short stories.

The st…
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Book 0.35

The Incredible Theft: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.65
· 1750 Ratings · 129 Reviews · published 1937 · 12 editions
The fate of a nation rests on a lie and a spy. Can…
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Book 0.36

Murder in the Mews: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.88
· 2642 Ratings · 151 Reviews · published 1937 · 9 editions
In this interesting short story, a young woman app…
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Book 0.37

Yellow Iris: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.65
· 1513 Ratings · 104 Reviews · published 1937 · 10 editions
Hercule Poirot gets an an alarming telephone call …
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Book 0.38

The Dream: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.77
· 1940 Ratings · 156 Reviews · published 1937 · 1 edition
Hercule Poirot is reluctant to answer a letter dem…
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Book 0.39

The Nemean Lion: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.70
· 395 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 1939 · 6 editions
Includes "The Nemean Lion," "The Lernean Hydra," "…
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Book 0.40

The Lernean Hydra: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.69
· 353 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 1939 · 4 editions
We venture onwards - to Hercule Poirot's second ch…
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Book 0.41

The Arcadian Deer: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.55
· 333 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 1940 · 3 editions
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Book 0.42

The Erymanthian Boar: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.63
· 314 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 1940 · 2 editions
We progress on to the fourth challenge of Hercule …
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Book 0.43

The Augean Stables: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.47
· 284 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 1940 · 2 editions
Challenge #5 is the next one to confront Hercule P…
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Book 0.44

The Stymphalean Birds: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.79
· 328 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 1939 · 2 editions
We move to the 6th challenge of Hercule Poirot as …
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Book 0.45

The Cretan Bull: A Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.74
· 408 Ratings · 24 Reviews · published 1939 · 7 editions
As we move to the seventh challenge facing Hercule…
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Book 0.46

The Horses of Diomedes: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.06
· 529 Ratings · 39 Reviews · published 1940 · 5 editions
Swedish / Svenska
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Book 0.47

The Girdle of Hyppolita: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.61
· 330 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 1939 · 5 editions
Hercule Poirot has progressed to the ninth challen…
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Book 0.48

The Flock of Geryon: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.73
· 357 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 1940 · 4 editions
Agatha Christie
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Book 0.49

The Apples of Hesperides: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.49
· 330 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 1940 · 5 editions
What do a lost Pekinese, a reputation poisoned by …
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Book 0.50

The Capture of Cerberus: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.63
· 460 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 1947 · 5 editions
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Book 0.51

Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.64
· 672 Ratings · 52 Reviews · published 1940 · 8 editions
Hercule Poirot is about to tuck into a very tradit…
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Book 0.52

Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore Folly
3.78
· 6346 Ratings · 482 Reviews · published 2013 · 38 editions

Never before published—the lost classic, unseen fo…

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Book 0.001

The Chess Problem: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.44
· 70 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1927 · 2 editions
Inspector Japp is not a Big Four believer.

The good…
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Book 0.002

Christmas Adventure: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.64
· 393 Ratings · 28 Reviews · published 1923 · 2 editions
Poirot finds himself in an old English country man…
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Book 0.003

The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
3.74
· 604 Ratings · 47 Reviews · published 1932 · 2 editions
A beautiful and bewitching woman, a Mrs. Clayton, …
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