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All 51 Hercule Poirot short stories presented in chonological order in a single volume - plus a bonus story not seen for more than 70 years. 'My name is Hercule Poirot and I am probably the greatest detective in the world.' The dapper, moustache-twirling little Belgian with the egg-shaped... read more
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Summary edit
Hercule Poirot, the Belgian detective withe the egg-shaped head and immaculate black moustache, has a passion for order, reational thought, and an overwhelming confidence in his deductive genius. He is, after all, the most famous detective in the world!
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Characters/People edit
- Hercule Poirot: the main character and the detective. he is a little man with a egg shaped head and a well maintained moustache..
- Captain Hastings: Poirot's ex soldier partner...
- Inspector Japp: An Inspector who always seems to be the one who brings Poirot his famous cases
Setting & Locations edit
- London
- England
- New York
- France
- Scotland Yard
- Paris
- Bristol
- India
- America
- Usa
- Jesmond
- The Strand
- Radnor
- Egypt
- Amiens
- Havering
- Belgium
- Taunton
- Europe
- Shan Tung
- Africa
- Runcorn
- Park Lane
- Cairo
- Captain Black
- Australia
- Daisymead
- Limehouse
- Charlock Bay
- Heaven
- Liskeard
- Clapham
- Harley Street
- Rosebank
- Dover
- Windsor
- Ireland
- Valentine Chantry
- Italy
- Chelsea
- Boulogne
First Sentence edit
Pure chance led my friend Hercule Poirot, formerly chief of the Belgian force, to be connected with the Styles Case.
Table of Contents edit
1.The Affair at the Victory Ball
2.The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan
3.The King of Clubs
4.The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim
5.The Plymouth Express
6.The Adventure of the Western Star
7.The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor
8.The Kidnapped Prime Minister
9.The Million Dollar Bond Robbery
10.The Adventure of the Cheap Flat
11.The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge
12.The Chocolate Box
13.The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb
14.The Veiled Lady
15.The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly
16.The Market Basing Mystery
17.The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman
18.The Case of the Missing Will
19.The Incredible Theft
20.The Adventure of the Clapham Cook
21.The Lost Mine
22.The Cornish Mystery
23.The Double Club
24.The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
25.The Lemesurier Inheritance
26.The Under Dog
27.Double Sin
28.Wasps’ Nest
29.The Third-Floor Flat
30.The Mystery of the Spanish Chest
31.Dead Man's Mirror
32.How Does Your Garden Grow?
33.Problem at Sea
34.Triangle at Rhodes
35.Murder in the Mews
36.Yellow Iris
37.The Dream
38.Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds
39.The Labours of Hercules - Foreword
40.The Nemean Lion
41.The Lernean Hydra
42.The Arcadian Deer
43.The Erymnathian Bear
44.The Augean Stables
45.The Stymphalean Birds
46.The Creatn Bull
47.The Horse of Diomedes
48.The Girdle of Hyppolita
49.The Flock of Geryon
50.The Apples of the Hesperides
51.The Capture of Cerberus
52.Poirot and the Regatta Mystery
Themes & Symbolism edit
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Hercule Poirot. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Agatha Christie (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 9780006513773
Page Count: 928
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 9780006513773
Page Count: 928
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- Dewey: 813
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