Mystery

Poirot Investigates

by Agatha Christie · Hercule Poirot series

Fourteen short mysteries featuring Hercule Poirot, the meticulous Belgian detective with an egg-shaped head and little grey cells. From locked rooms to vanishing jewels, each case demonstrates Christie's gift for the elegant puzzle and Poirot's unshakable confidence in his own brilliance. Early work, showcasing the detective in his prime.

Hercule Poirot in reading order

• 1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles — Agatha Christie
• 2. The Murder on the Links — Agatha Christie
• 3. Poirot Investigates — Agatha Christie
• 4. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd — Agatha Christie
• 5. The Big Four — Agatha Christie
• 6. The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6) — Agatha Christie
• 8. Peril at End House — Agatha Christie
• 9. Lord Edgware Dies — Agatha Christie
• 10. Murder on the Orient Express — Agatha Christie
• 12. Death in the Clouds — Agatha Christie
• 13. The ABC Murders — Agatha Christie
• 14. Murder in Mesopotamia — Agatha Christie
• 15. Death on the Nile — Agatha Christie
• 17. Dumb Witness (Hercule Poirot, #17) — Agatha Christie
• 19. Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19) — Agatha Christie
• 21. Sad Cypress — Agatha Christie
• 24. Evil Under the Sun — Agatha Christie
• 25. The Hollow — Agatha Christie
• 31. Ocho Casos de Poirot (Hercule Poirot, #31) — Agatha Christie
• 32. Mrs. McGinty's Dead — Agatha Christie
• 33. After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #33) — Agatha Christie
• 36. Third Girl — Agatha Christie
• 39. Hallowe'en Party — Agatha Christie
• Poirot's Early Cases — Agatha Christie
• Problem at Pollensa Bay — Agatha Christie
• The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding — Agatha Christie
• The Early Cases of Hercule Poirot — Agatha Christie
• The Labours of Hercules — Agatha Christie
• While the Light Lasts — Agatha Christie
• Peligro inminente — Agatha Christie

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