Series

Hercule Poirot series in reading order

There are 33 books in the Hercule Poirot series.

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

• 1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles — Agatha Christie · 206 pages
• 2. The Murder on the Links — Agatha Christie · 11 pages
• 3. Poirot Investigates — Agatha Christie · 14 pages
• 4. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd — Agatha Christie · 368 pages
• 5. The Big Four — Agatha Christie · 6 pages
• 6. The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6) — Agatha Christie · 317 pages
• 8. Peril at End House — Agatha Christie · 204 pages
• 9. Lord Edgware Dies — Agatha Christie · 288 pages
• 10. Murder on the Orient Express — Agatha Christie · 232 pages
• 12. Death in the Clouds — Agatha Christie · 15 pages
• 13. The ABC Murders — Agatha Christie · 331 pages
• 14. Murder in Mesopotamia — Agatha Christie · 352 pages
• 15. Death on the Nile — Agatha Christie · 333 pages
• 17. Dumb Witness (Hercule Poirot, #17) — Agatha Christie · 512 pages
• 19. Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19) — Agatha Christie · 224 pages
• 21. Sad Cypress — Agatha Christie · 336 pages
• 24. Evil Under the Sun — Agatha Christie · 8 pages
• 25. The Hollow — Agatha Christie · 8 pages
• 31. Ocho Casos de Poirot (Hercule Poirot, #31) — Agatha Christie · 202 pages
• 32. Mrs. McGinty's Dead — Agatha Christie · 9 pages
• 33. After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #33) — Agatha Christie · 256 pages
• 36. Third Girl — Agatha Christie · 276 pages
• 39. Hallowe'en Party — Agatha Christie · 8 pages
• Poirot's Early Cases — Agatha Christie · 12 pages
• Problem at Pollensa Bay — Agatha Christie · 227 pages
• The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding — Agatha Christie · 15 pages
• The Early Cases of Hercule Poirot — Agatha Christie · 250 pages
• The Labours of Hercules — Agatha Christie · 338 pages
• While the Light Lasts — Agatha Christie · 18 pages
• Peligro inminente — Agatha Christie · 183 pages

The 30 books listed here total 5,559 pages.

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