Books

Hercule Poirot (Series)

This series includes 15 books.


  1. Book 1

    The Mysterious Affair at Styles

    by Agatha Christie

    Description :

    Written in 1916 and published in 1920, this is a detective fiction novel by Agatha Christie. It is her first novel, and introduces Hercule Poirot, Chief Inspector Japp and Captain Arthur Hastings.

  2. Book 2

    Murder on the Links

    by Agatha Christie

    Description :

    A millionaire's been found stabbed in the back on his private golf course. Hercule Poirot finds no shortage of suspects in the victim's family tree, but even he is surprised when the killer strikes again.

  3. Book 3

    Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot Mysteries (Paperback))

    by Agatha Christie

    Description :

    Cross a movie star, an archaeologist, a French maid, a prime minister, a wealthy dowager, and an Italian count with Hercule Poirot and you get a collection of the detective's most intriguing criminal puzzles.

  4. Book 4

    The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery

    by Agatha Christie

    Description :

    Considered to be one of Agatha Christie’s most controversial mysteries, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd breaks all the rules of traditional mystery writing. A widow’s suicide has stirred rumors of blackmail, and of a secret lover named Roger Ackroyd, who was found stabbed to death in his study. The case is so unconventional that not even crack detective Hercule Poirot has a clue as to how to solve it.

  5. Book 5

    The Big Four

    by Agatha Christie, Jean-Pierre Boyer

    Description :

    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?

  6. Book 6

    The Mystery of the Blue Train

    by Agatha Christie

    Description :

    On the luxurious Blue Train, beautiful American heiress Ruth Kettering's dire predictions come true-she's murdered. With few clues, Hercule Poirot must look into Ruth's startling secret life.

  7. Book 7

    Peril at End House

    by Agatha Christie

    Description :

    Pit Poirot against peril and you get perfection. Someone is stalking the lady of End House. She claims her only friend is a ghost. Hercule Poirot has his more earthbound theories of what's happening.

  8. Book 8

    Lord Edgware Dies

    by Agatha Christie

    Description :

    Sure, actress Jane Wilkinson wants out of a miserable marriage, but is she guilty of stabbing her way out of it? She claims she's innocent. Hercule Poirot wonders if she's giving the performance of a lifetime.

  9. Book 9

    Murder on the Orient Express

    by Agatha Christie

    Description :

    Agatha Christie's most famous murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer -- in case he or she decides to strike again.

  10. Book 10

    Murder in Three Acts

    by Agatha Christie

    Description :

    Thirteen guests for dinner - and it did indeed prove an unlucky evening for Reverend Stephen Babbington, who choked on his cocktail and died. A chemical analysis showed there was no trace of poison - just as the great detective, Poirot, had predicted. There was also no motive.

  11. Book 11

    Death in the Clouds

    by Agatha Christie

    Description :

    In this "crime puzzle of the first order" (New York Times), an ordinary flight to London turns extraordinary when a female passenger is shot to death with a venom-tipped dart. Even more bizarre is that the murder went unnoticed by everyone on board-- including the brilliant Hercule Poirot.

  12. Book 12

    ABC Murders

    by Agatha Christie

    Description :

    Alice Ascher, a shopkeeper in Andover, is bludgeoned to death at her place of work. Next to die is Miss Bernard in Bexhill, then Mr. Clarke in Churston. More disturbing than the alphabetic sequence of the killings or the ABC Railway guide that the killer leaves at the scene of each crime are the taunting notes Hercule Poirot receives each time the killer is about to strike again. It is one of Poirot’s most challenging cases yet.

  13. Book 13

    Murder in Mesopotamia

    by Agatha Christie

    Description :

    When nurse Amy Leatheran agrees to look after American archaeologist Dr Leidner’s wife Louise at a dig near Hassanieh she finds herself taking on more than just nursing duties – she also has to help solve murders. Fortunately for Amy, Hercule Poirot is visiting the excavation site but will the great detective be in time to prevent a multiple murderer from striking again?

  14. Book 14

    Cards on the Table

    by Agatha Christie

    Description :

    It was the match-up of the century. Four sleuths -- Superintendent Battle of Scotland Yard, mystery writer Ariadne Oliver, Colonel Race of His Majesty's Secret Service, and the incomparable Hercule Poirot -- invited to play bridge with four specifically invited rivals, each of whom had once gotten away with murder. For the host it was irresistible entertainment -- until his own murder became part of the game. Now it's up to Poirot to play his hand and decipher one of Agatha Christie's most ingeniously plotted puzzles.

  15. Book 15

    Murder in the Mews

    by Agatha Christie

    Description :

    What's better than Poirot and Christie? Poirot and Christie times four! Four extraordinary cases that are not only unexpected...but unpredictable.


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