Hercule Poirot Books in Order
Agatha Christie's mustachioed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, who solves crimes with his "little grey cells," stars in 33 novels published between 1920 and 1975. The series spans from his debut in The Mysterious Affair at Styles to his final case in Curtain.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on AmazonThe Mysterious Affair at Styles
1920 · Agatha Christie
While recovering from the war at the Styles Court estate, Captain Hastings sees the household thrown into chaos when its wealthy matriarch dies of…
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Buy on Amazon1923 · Agatha Christie
Poirot is summoned to France by a frightened millionaire, only to arrive and find the man already dead, stabbed and dumped in a freshly dug grave…
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Buy on Amazon1926 · Agatha Christie
In the quiet village of King's Abbot, the local doctor recounts the aftermath of a wealthy widow's apparent suicide, soon followed by the stabbing of…
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Buy on Amazon1927 · Agatha Christie
Poirot abandons a planned trip when a dazed, dying man stumbles into his rooms, drawing him into a struggle against a shadowy international syndicate…
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Buy on Amazon1928 · Agatha Christie
Aboard the luxurious Blue Train bound for the Riviera, an American heiress travelling with a famous ruby is found murdered in her compartment, the…
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Buy on Amazon1932 · Agatha Christie
Holidaying in Cornwall, Poirot meets a charming young woman who has narrowly survived a run of suspicious accidents. Convinced someone is trying to…
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Buy on Amazon1934 · Agatha Christie
Travelling home aboard the Orient Express, Poirot finds the train halted by a snowdrift and one passenger stabbed to death in his locked compartment…
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Buy on Amazon1935 · Agatha Christie
During a short flight from Paris to London, a wealthy French moneylender is found dead in her seat, apparently from a venomous insect sting, though…
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Buy on Amazon1936 · Agatha Christie
Poirot receives taunting letters from a killer who signs himself A.B.C. and announces each murder in advance, striking victims whose names and towns…
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Buy on Amazon1936 · Agatha Christie
At an archaeological dig in Iraq, the nervous wife of a renowned expedition leader is found bludgeoned in her room, having confided fears for her…
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Buy on Amazon1936 · Agatha Christie
The flamboyant Mr. Shaitana hosts a dinner where four sleuths, including Poirot, dine alongside four people he hints have each gotten away with…
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Buy on Amazon1937 · Agatha Christie
An elderly spinster writes to Poirot fearing for her safety after a fall she believes was no accident, but by the time he answers the letter she has…
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Buy on Amazon1937 · Agatha Christie
On a cruise down the Nile, a glamorous heiress newly wed amid scandal is shot dead in her cabin, with her jilted former friend the obvious suspect,…
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Buy on Amazon1938 · Agatha Christie
While travelling in the Middle East, Poirot encounters a tyrannical, widely loathed American matriarch who dominates her cowed family. When she is…
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Buy on Amazon1938 · Agatha Christie
A wealthy, spiteful old man gathers his resentful family for Christmas, then is found with his throat cut in a locked room as the household reels at…
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Buy on Amazon1940 · Agatha Christie
A young woman stands trial for poisoning her romantic rival, and the evidence against her looks damning. Poirot examines the events at the country…
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Buy on Amazon1940 · Agatha Christie
After a routine visit to his dentist, Poirot learns the man has apparently shot himself the same morning, and he refuses to accept it as suicide. As…
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Buy on Amazon1941 · Agatha Christie
At a sunny island holiday resort, a celebrated beauty and notorious flirt is found strangled on a secluded beach. With her brooding husband, her…
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Buy on Amazon1942 · Agatha Christie
A young woman asks Poirot to clear her late mother, who was convicted of poisoning her artist husband sixteen years earlier and died in prison.…
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Buy on Amazon1946 · Agatha Christie
At a weekend gathering at a country house called The Hollow, a philandering doctor is shot beside the swimming pool, with his wife standing over him…
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Buy on Amazon1948 · Agatha Christie
After the wealthy patriarch of the Cloade family dies in the Blitz, his fortune passes to his young widow, leaving his dependent relatives desperate.…
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Buy on Amazon1952 · Agatha Christie
A police superintendent troubled by a closed case asks Poirot's help: a charwoman was killed and her lodger convicted and sentenced to hang, yet…
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Buy on Amazon1953 · Agatha Christie
When a wealthy man dies and his family gathers for the funeral, his scatterbrained sister blurts out that he was murdered, then is herself killed the…
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Buy on Amazon1955 · Agatha Christie
Poirot's fastidious secretary is unsettled by a rash of petty thefts at the student hostel her sister manages, where odd, valueless items keep…
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Buy on Amazon1956 · Agatha Christie
Invited to a country fete where the novelist Ariadne Oliver has staged a mock murder hunt, Poirot grows uneasy when she senses something genuinely…
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Buy on Amazon1959 · Agatha Christie
At an exclusive English girls' school, a new term turns deadly when the games mistress is shot in the new sports pavilion, and more killings follow.…
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Buy on Amazon1963 · Agatha Christie
A young typist arrives for an assignment at a blind woman's house and finds a stranger lying dead in the parlor, surrounded by clocks all stopped at…
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Buy on Amazon1966 · Agatha Christie
A troubled young woman calls on Poirot saying she may have committed a murder, then flees, declaring he is too old to help her. Intrigued and…
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Buy on Amazon1969 · Agatha Christie
At a children's Halloween party, a boastful girl claims to have once witnessed a murder, and that evening she is found drowned in the apple-bobbing…
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Buy on Amazon1972 · Agatha Christie
Approached at a literary luncheon with a strange question about a long-ago tragedy, Ariadne Oliver brings the puzzle to Poirot: years earlier, the…
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Buy on Amazon1975 · Agatha Christie
Aged and frail, Poirot returns to Styles, the scene of his first English case, and summons Hastings with grave news: a murderer he calls X has…
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Companion & related books
Short-story collections and companion titles in this series.
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Buy on Amazon1924 · Agatha Christie
A collection of early short cases narrated by Captain Hastings, in which Poirot applies his order, method, and little grey cells to a range of…
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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 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 Amazon1947 · Agatha Christie
Before retiring, Poirot resolves to take only twelve final cases, each chosen to echo one of the legendary labours of Hercules. The linked stories…
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Buy on Amazon1960 · Agatha Christie
A short-story collection led by a case of forged miniatures and a coach-trip killing that Poirot unravels. The other entries gather assorted crimes…
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Buy on AmazonThe Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
1960 · Agatha Christie
A collection of Poirot stories anchored by a country-house Christmas in which a hidden ruby and a prank turn to genuine danger. The accompanying…
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Buy on Amazon1963 · Agatha Christie
A gathering of Poirot's earlier short cases, many narrated by Captain Hastings, showcasing the detective's reliance on psychology and order over…
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Buy on Amazon1967 · Agatha Christie
A mixed short-story collection whose Poirot entry, the title case, turns on a valuable diamond that vanishes during a wager at a riverside party. The…
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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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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the 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 Hercule Poirot series?
We list 31 books by Agatha Christie , published between 1920–1975.
Where can I buy the 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.