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  Hercule Poirot: Book 37

  Poirot's Early Cases

  18 Hercule Poirot Mysteries

  by Agatha Christie

  Captain Hastings recounts 18 of Poirot's early cases from the days before he was famous...Hercule Poirot delighted in telling people that he was probably the best detective in the world. So turning back the clock to trace eighteen of the cases which helped establish his professional reputation was always going to be a fascinating experience. With his career still in its formative years, the panache with which... (more)
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  Hercule Poirot: Book 26

  Taken at the Flood

  by Agatha Christie

  Alternate title: There Is a TideWhen a widow tries to collect on her inheritance, her late husband's family is unpleasantly surprised. They're even more horrified by the news that this lovely stranger may be a bigamist. Now murder shakes the family tree, and it's time for Hercule Poirot to investigate.
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  Hercule Poirot: Book 10

  Three Act Tragedy

  by Agatha Christie

  Also published as" Murder in Three Acts ".Thirteen guests arrived for dinner. In retrospect Sir Charles should have taken his secretary up on her offer to be the fourteenth. At the end of the evening one of the guests is dead – but when his glass is sent for analysis it is found to contain nothing but an excellent dry martini. It is just as Hercule Poirot predicted. What causes the famous detective... (more)
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  Ordeal by Innocence

  by Agatha Christie

  Recovering from amnesia, Dr. Arthur Calgary discovers that he alone could have provided an alibi in a scandalous murder trial. It ended in the conviction of Jacko Argyle. The victim was Jacko's own mother. To make matters worse, he died in prison. But the young man's innocence means that someone else killed the Argyle matriarch, and would certainly kill again to remain in the shadows. Shaded in the moral... (more)
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  Hercule Poirot: Book 31

  Cat Among the Pigeons

  by Agatha Christie

  Late one night, two teachers investigate a mysterious flashing light in the sports pavilion. There they find the body of the unpopular games mistress - shot through the heart. Chaos reigns as "the cat" strikes again, and one schoolgirl knows that without Poirot's help, she will be next.
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  Hercule Poirot: Book 18

  Appointment with Death

  by Agatha Christie

  Into the valley of death...Ahead, between the towering red cliffs of Petra, Sarah saw a cluster of tents and above them caves, hollowed out of the red rocks. She stared up at one of these which held a sitting figure. An idol? A gigantic squatting image? Her heart gave a sudden lurch of recognition... Gone, now, was the feeling of peace - of escape. Looming above her like an arch priestess of some... (more)
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  Hercule Poirot: Book 25

  The Labors of Hercules

  by Agatha Christie

  What do a lost Pekinese, a reputation poisoned by gossip, a man spiraling into madness, and a Russian countess in love have in common? Hercule Poirot.
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  Hercule Poirot: Book 5

  The Big Four

  by Agatha Christie

  An emaciated stranger approaches Hercule Poirot, shouts a warning about "the big four" and drops dead. Who knew Poirot's inquiry into the man's odd behavior would lead to an underground laboratory, an insane asylum, and rumors of a secret weapon?
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  Hercule Poirot: Book 30

  Dead Man's Folly

  by Agatha Christie

  It's a weekend party game of mock murder, but the fun stops when someone takes the game a little too seriously. With one dead player, Hercule Poirot and hostess Ariadne Oliver are playing detective to the end.
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  Hercule Poirot: Book 34

  Third Girl

  by Agatha Christie

  Everything about the young girl strikes Poirot as odd--from her confession to a murder she didn't commit to her disappearance. What's her secret? Poirot suspects that it's going to be a killer.
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  Hercule Poirot: Book 36

  Elephants Can Remember

  by Agatha Christie

  This book signals the return of Christie's two greatest creations: Mrs. Ariadne Oliver and Hercule Poirot, as this matchless pair follow a twisting trail of guilt and terror to a shocking crime committed long ago and a diabolical plot that now threatens to destroy a beautiful young girl's happiness.