Series

Hercule Poirot series in reading order

There are 33 books in the Hercule Poirot series.

Published between 1920 and 2020. The publication order differs from the reading order — both are below.

Belgian refugee Hercule Poirot is living near Styles Court when the wealthy matriarch Emily Inglethorp is poisoned. With suspects ranging from family to servants, Poirot must untangle motives and alibis to find the killer. Christie's debut novel introduced one of literature's most enduring detective

30 of 33 books, in reading order

Hercule Poirot in publication order

  1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) — Agatha Christie
  2. The Murder on the Links (1923) — Agatha Christie
  3. Poirot Investigates (1924) — Agatha Christie
  4. While the Light Lasts (1924) — Agatha Christie
  5. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) — Agatha Christie
  6. The Big Four (1927) — Agatha Christie
  7. The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6) (1927) — Agatha Christie
  8. Peril at End House (1930) — Agatha Christie
  9. Peligro inminente (1932) — Agatha Christie
  10. Lord Edgware Dies (1933) — Agatha Christie
  11. Murder on the Orient Express (1933) — Agatha Christie
  12. Sad Cypress (1933) — Agatha Christie
  13. Death on the Nile (1934) — Agatha Christie
  14. Death in the Clouds (1935) — Agatha Christie
  15. The ABC Murders (1935) — Agatha Christie
  16. Problem at Pollensa Bay (1935) — Agatha Christie
  17. Murder in Mesopotamia (1936) — Agatha Christie
  18. Dumb Witness (Hercule Poirot, #17) (1937) — Agatha Christie
  19. Poirot's Early Cases (1937) — Agatha Christie
  20. Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19) (1938) — Agatha Christie
  21. Evil Under the Sun (1939) — Agatha Christie
  22. The Labours of Hercules (1939) — Agatha Christie
  23. The Hollow (1940) — Agatha Christie
  24. Third Girl (1941) — Agatha Christie
  25. Mrs. McGinty's Dead (1942) — Agatha Christie
  26. After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #33) (1953) — Agatha Christie
  27. The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (1960) — Agatha Christie
  28. Hallowe'en Party (1963) — Agatha Christie
  29. The Early Cases of Hercule Poirot (1974) — Agatha Christie
  30. Ocho Casos de Poirot (Hercule Poirot, #31) (2020) — Agatha Christie

The 30 books listed here total 5,559 pages.

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