canon of Hercule Poirot Books in Order
group of novels, short stories and one play written by Agatha Christie
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on AmazonThe Mysterious Affair at Styles
1920 · Agatha Christie
Set in the summer of 1917, war-wounded Captain Arthur Hastings visits the Styles St. Mary manor of his friend John Cavendish, where tension surrounds…
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Buy on Amazon1923 · Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot travels to Merlinville-sur-Mer after a distressing letter, only to find its author, millionaire Monsieur Renauld, stabbed to death in…
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Buy on Amazon1926 · Agatha Christie
Belgian Inspector Hercule Poirot has retired to King's Abbot, where Dr. Sheppard suspects he is a former hairdresser, until the murder of the wealthy…
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Buy on Amazon1927 · Agatha Christie
"The Big Four" is an international criminal group consisting of four members: a brilliant Chinese criminal, a wealthy American businessman, a…
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Buy on Amazon1928 · Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot is traveling on Le Train Bleu, a luxurious and peaceful train, when he meets Ruth Kettering, an American heiress. She is returning to…
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Buy on Amazon1932 · Agatha Christie
"Peril at End House" is a 1932 novel by Agatha Christie. The story follows Nick Buckley, a young woman whose life takes dangerous turns when her car…
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Buy on Amazon1933 · Agatha Christie
Lord Edgware Dies is a mystery novel by Agatha Christie, published in 1933. It was first released in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in September…
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Buy on Amazon1934 · Agatha Christie
Sir Charles Cartwright invites thirteen guests for dinner, but by the end of the evening, one of them is dead, having choked on a cocktail that…
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Buy on Amazon1934 · Agatha Christie
Traveling from Syria to Paris, the Orient Express is stopped by a snowdrift during a freezing winter night. A wealthy American passenger is found…
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Buy on Amazon1935 · Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot is seated at number nine on a short flight from Paris to London. He observes the other passengers: a young woman who is infatuated…
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Buy on Amazon1936 · Agatha Christie
A 1936 novel by Agatha Christie features four detectives—Superintendent Battle of Scotland Yard, Mrs. Ariadne Oliver, Col. Race of His Majesty's…
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Buy on Amazon1936 · Agatha Christie
There's a serial killer on the loose, bent on working his way through the alphabet. There seems little chance of the murderer being caught until he…
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Buy on Amazon1936 · Agatha Christie
"Murder in Mesopotamia" is a 1936 novel by Agatha Christie. The story follows Nurse Amy Leatheran, who travels to Hassanieh, an ancient site in the…
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Buy on Amazon1937 · Agatha Christie
The tranquillity of a Nile cruise is shattered when Linnet Ridgeway, young, stylish, rich, and beautiful, is found shot through the head. Hercule…
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Buy on Amazon1937 · Agatha Christie
Emily Arundel changed her will shortly before she died, leading to suspicions of murder. Hercule Poirot is called in to find out which of the…
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Buy on Amazon1940 · Agatha Christie
Roddy and Elinor, cousins by marriage and lovers by inclination, had a perfect life until an anonymous letter warned them that their rich Aunt Laura…
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Buy on Amazon1940 · Agatha Christie
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe is a mystery novel by Agatha Christie first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club in November 1940. It…
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Buy on Amazon1941 · Agatha Christie
A 1941 novel by Agatha Christie set at the Jolly Roger, a vacation resort on the southern coast of England. When a young bride is strangled to death…
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Buy on Amazon1942 · Agatha Christie
A 1942 novel by Agatha Christie. Sixteen years after Caroline Crale was convicted of murdering her husband Amyas Crale, her daughter Carla Lemarchant…
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Buy on Amazon1946 · Agatha Christie
The Hollow is a detective novel by Agatha Christie, first published in 1946. It was released in the United States by Dodd, Mead & Co. and in the…
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Buy on Amazon2005 · Agatha Christie
The Hollow is a play written by Agatha Christie. An e-book edition includes bonus material: an essay on The Hollow by Christie biographer Charles…
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Buy on Amazon1948 · Agatha Christie
A few weeks after marrying an attractive young widow, Gordon Cloade is killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz, leaving her in sole possession of…
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Buy on Amazon1952 · Agatha Christie
A 1952 novel by Agatha Christie. Poirot, disillusioned by the senseless cruel brutality of modern crime, initially ignores the case of Mrs. McGinty,…
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Buy on Amazon1953 · Agatha Christie
Cora was murdered with a hatchet, and her earlier comment about her brother Richard's death takes on new meaning. At the reading of Richard's will,…
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Buy on Amazon1955 · Agatha Christie
A 1955 novel by Agatha Christie in which Hercule Poirot investigates petty thefts at a youth hostel as a favor to his secretary Miss Lemon, whose…
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Buy on Amazon1956 · Agatha Christie
A 1956 novel by Agatha Christie. While organizing a mock murder hunt for a village fete hosted by Sir George and Lady Stubbs, crime novelist Ariadne…
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Buy on Amazon1959 · Agatha Christie
A 1959 novel by Agatha Christie features an e-book exclusive with a biographer's essay on Cat Among the Pigeons and a guide to all the cases of…
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Buy on Amazon1963 · Agatha Christie
Sheila Webb, a typist-for-hire, arrives at 19 Wilbraham Crescent in the seaside town of Crowdean for a new job. She finds a well-dressed corpse with…
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Buy on Amazon1966 · Agatha Christie
This 1966 novel by Agatha Christie centers on three young women sharing a London flat: a personal secretary, an artist, and a third who interrupts…
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Buy on Amazon1969 · Agatha Christie
Mystery writer Ariadne Oliver attends a Halloween party where an unpleasant adolescent girl known for tall tales of murder is later found drowned in…
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Buy on Amazon1972 · Agatha Christie
A 1972 novel by Agatha Christie. Twelve years after a husband apparently shot his wife and then himself (or the reverse, since both their…
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Buy on Amazon1975 · Agatha Christie
Curtain: Poirot's Last Case is a detective fiction novel written by British author Agatha Christie. It was first published in the UK in September…
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Buy on Amazon1976 · Agatha Christie
A 1938 novel by Agatha Christie set in Jerusalem. An English family headed by a bullying, overbearing mother is murdered, with suspicion falling on…
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Buy on Amazon1987 · Agatha Christie
A 1938 novel by Agatha Christie, also published as Hercule Poirot's Christmas and Murder for Christmas. On the night before Christmas, cruel and…
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Companion & related books
Short-story collections and companion titles in this series.
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Buy on AmazonDead Man's Mirror (Dead Man's Mirror / Murder in the Mews / Triangle at Rhodes)
1937 · Agatha Christie
A set of longer Poirot novellas, including a death staged to look like suicide in a locked study, a fatal shooting in a London mews on Guy Fawkes…
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Buy on Amazon1961 · Agatha Christie
A short story collection featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple, who match wits with a cunning and deadly killing crew, in tales ranging from…
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Buy on Amazon1939 · Agatha Christie
This 1939 short story collection by Agatha Christie illustrates the breadth of her talent, from sinister murder mysteries to light-hearted romances.…
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Buy on AmazonThe Under Dog and Other Stories [9 stories]
1926 · Agatha Christie
A gathering of Poirot short stories headlined by the title case, in which a domineering man is found dead and a household of suspects must be sorted…
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Buy on Amazon1947 · Agatha Christie
The Labours of Hercules is a collection of detective short stories written by Agatha Christie and first published in the US in 1947. The stories…
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Buy on Amazon2016 · Sophie Hannah
In this continuation novel authorized by the Christie estate, Poirot and Inspector Catchpool are guests at an Irish country house where a wealthy,…
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Buy on AmazonThe Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
1960 · Agatha Christie
A collection of five short stories featuring Hercule Poirot includes a sinister warning about plum pudding, a corpse found in a chest, a murder…
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Buy on Amazon1924 · Agatha Christie
The first 10 Agatha Christie mystery books featuring Hercule Poirot, in published order, are The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Murder on the…
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Buy on Amazon1974 · Agatha Christie
This short story collection offers insight into the early development of Hercule Poirot's detective skills. Fourteen of the eighteen stories are told…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the canon of Hercule Poirot books in?
Publication order — Widely recommended by readers and the official Agatha Christie website Start with “The Mysterious Affair at Styles.”
How many books are in the canon of Hercule Poirot series?
We list 43 books by Agatha Christie , published between 1920–2016.
Where can I buy the canon of Hercule Poirot books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.