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Hercule Poirot Books in Order

by Agatha ChristieLiterature & Fiction

39 books from The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) to Curtain: Poirot's Last Case (2007). Rated 4.6 across 103,245 listener reviews.

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  1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles

    Book 1 1920 4.6 (12.6k)

    A refugee of the Great War, Poirot is settling in England near Styles Court, the country estate of his wealthy benefactress, the elderly Emily Inglethorp.

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  2. The Murder on the Links

    Book 2 1923 4.6 (7.4k)

    Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is summoned to France after receiving a distressing letter with a urgent cry for help....

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  3. Poirot Investigates

    Book 3 1924 4.7 (4.8k)

    Poirot Investigates is a collection of short stories written by English author Agatha Christie and first published in the UK in March 1924.

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  4. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

    Book 4 1926 4.7 (9.2k)

    Read by Hugh Fraser Voted by the British Crime Writers’ Association as the "Best Crime Novel of all Time" Hercule Poirot comes out of retirement in one of Agatha Christie’s ten favorite novels, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.

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  5. The Big Four

    Book 5 1927 4.5 (1.5k)

    Read by Hugh Fraser Famed private eye Hercule Poirot tackles international intrigue and espionage in this classic Agatha Christie mystery.

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  6. The Mystery of the Blue Train

    Book 6 1928 4.6 (2.4k)

    Read by Hugh Fraser Robbery and brutal murder aboard a luxury transport ensnares the ever-attentive Hercule Poirot in The Mystery of the Blue Train, from Queen of Mystery Agatha Christie When the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, a…

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  7. Black Coffee

    Book 7 2007 4.5 (914)

    A novelization of the classic Christie play Black Coffee Sir Claud Amory's formula for a powerful new explosive has been stolen, presumably by a member of his large household.

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  8. Peril at End House

    Book 8 1932 4.7 (1.8k)

    Read by Hugh Fraser In the Agatha Christie classic Peril at End House, a young woman who has recently survived a series of very close calls appears to be the target of a dedicated killer—and it’s up to Hercule Poirot to save her life.

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  9. Lord Edgware Dies

    Book 9 1933 4.7 (1.2k)

    Read by Hugh Fraser When Lord Edgware Dies a most unnatural death, detective Hercule Poirot must solve a most confounding conundrum: if the obvious killer, the slain peer’s spiteful wife, didn’t do it, who did? A classic from the queen of…

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  10. Murder on the Orient Express

    Book 10 1933 4.7 (16.2k)

    Read by Dan Stevens The most widely-read mystery of all time, now a major motion picture directed by Kenneth Branagh and produced by Ridley Scott “What more…can a mystery addict desire?” —New York Times “The murderer is with us—on the…

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  11. Three Act Tragedy

    Book 11 2006 4.6 (1.2k)

    Read by Hugh Fraser In Agatha Christie’s classic, Three Act Tragedy, the normally unflappable Hercule Poirot faces his most baffling investigation: the seemingly motiveless murder of the thirteenth guest at dinner party, who choked to…

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  12. Death in the Clouds

    Book 12 1935 4.7 (1.3k)

    Read by Hugh Fraser Hercule Poirot must solve a perplexing case of midair murder in Death in the Clouds when he discovers that the woman in seat two of the airborne aeroplane he’s traveling on is quite unexpectedly—and…

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  13. The ABC Murders

    Book 13 2006 4.7 (2.5k)

    Read by Hugh Fraser Now an Amazon Prime original limited series! Agatha Christie’s beloved classic The A.B.C. Murders sets Hercule Poirot on the trail of a serial killer.

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  14. Murder in Mesopotamia

    Book 14 1936 4.4 (1k)

    Suspicious events at a Middle Eastern archaeological excavation site intrigue the great Hercule Poirot as he investigates Murder in Mesopotamia, a classic murder mystery from Agatha Christie.

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  15. Cards on the Table

    Book 15 1936 4.7 (1.9k)

    Read by Hugh Fraser In Agatha Christie’s classic mystery, Cards on the Table, the wily Hercule Poirot is on the case when a bridge night turns deadly Mr. Shaitana is famous as a flamboyant party host.

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  16. Dumb Witness

    Book 16 1937 4.7 (1.6k)

    Read by Hugh Fraser In Agatha Christie’s Dumb Witness, Hercule Poirot investigates the very suspicious death of an elderly spinster who, fearing the very worst, had written to the great detective prior to her demise.

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  17. Death on the Nile

    Book 17 1937 4.6 (8.6k)

    Read by David Suchet Now a major motion picture directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh alongside Gal Gadot. Beloved detective Hercule Poirot embarks on a journey to Egypt in one of Agatha Christie’s most famous mysteries.

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  18. Murder in the Mews

    Book 18 1955 4.6 (478)

    Agatha Christie’s classic Murder in the Mews presents four mystifying criminal conundrums that will seriously test the superior detecting skills of the unflappable Hercule Poirot.

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  19. Appointment with Death

    Book 19 1938 4.6 (1.4k)

    Read by Hugh Fraser The unstoppable Hercule Poirot finds himself in the Middle East with only one day to solve a murder in the classic Agatha Christie mystery, Appointment with Death.

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  20. Hercule Poirot's Christmas

    Book 20 1939 4.6 (2.9k)

    Read by Hugh Fraser In Hercule Poirot’s Christmas, the holidays are anything but merry when a family reunion is marred by murder—and the notoriously fastidious investigator is quickly on the case.

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  21. Sad Cypress

    Book 21 1939 4.6 (1.1k)

    Read by David Suchet In Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery Sad Cypress, a woman damned by overwhelming evidence stands accused of murdering her romantic rival, and only Hercule Poirot stands between her and the gallows.

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  22. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

    Book 22 1940 4.6 (948)

    Read by Hugh Fraser The meticulous detective Hercule Poirot suspects the worst of the death of a dentist in this classic mystery by Queen of Whodunits, Agatha Christie.

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  23. Evil Under the Sun

    Book 23 1941 4.7 (1.5k)

    Read by David Suchet The classic Evil Under the Sun, one of the most famous of Agatha Christie’s Poirot investigations, has the fastidious sleuth on the trail of the killer of a sun-bronzed beauty whose death brings some rather shocking…

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  24. Five Little Pigs

    Book 24 1942 4.7 (2.1k)

    Read by Hugh Fraser In Agatha Christie’s classic, Five Little Pigs, beloved detective Hercule Poirot races to solve a case from out of the past.

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  25. The Hollow

    Book 25 1946 4.6 (1.3k)

    Read by Hugh Fraser Agatha Christie’s classic, The Hollow, finds Poirot entangled in a nasty web of family secrets when he comes across a fresh murder at an English country manor.

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  26. The Labors of Hercules

    Book 26 2007 4.7 (1.2k)

    Read by Hugh Fraser Like The Labors of Hercules, the twelve cases Poirot must solve in this captivating collection of short crime fiction stories are dangerous, demanding, and positively ingenious.

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  27. Taken at the Flood

    Book 27 1948 4.6 (978)

    Read by Hugh Fraser In Agatha Christie’s classic puzzler Taken at the Flood, the indefatigable Hercule Poiroit investigates the troubling case of a twice-widowed woman.

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  28. Mrs. McGinty's Dead

    Book 28 1951 4.7 (1.7k)

    Read by Hugh Fraser In Mrs. McGinty’s Dead, one of Agatha Christie’s most ingenious mysteries, the intrepid Hercule Poirot must look into the case of a brutally murdered landlady. Mrs.

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  29. After the Funeral

    Book 29 1953 4.7 (1.6k)

    Read by Hugh Fraser Hercule Poirot is called on to investigate the murder of a brother and sister, in this classic Agatha Christie mystery now available in an updated edition with a foreword Sophie Hannah.

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  30. Hickory Dickory Dock

    Book 30 2006 4.6 (795)

    An outbreak of kleptomania at a student hostel was not normally the sort of crime that aroused Hercule Poirot's interest. But then he saw the list of stolen and vandalized items: a stethoscope, some old flannel trousers, a box of…

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  31. Dead Man's Folly

    Book 31 1956 4.6 (1.2k)

    Read by David Suchet When a mock murder game staged for charity threatens to turn into the real thing, the intrepid Hercule Poirot is called in to take part in this Dead Man’s Folly, a classic from the queen of suspense, Agatha Christie.

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  32. Cat Among the Pigeons

    Book 32 1959 4.7 (1k)

    Read by Hugh Fraser Murder is part of the curriculum at an exclusive school for girls in Agatha Christie’s Cat Among the Pigeons, as the intrepid Poirot sets out to bring a stealthy killer to justice.

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  33. The Adventure Of Christmas Pudding

    Book 33 2006 4.5 (397)

    In this delightful tale, an Eastern Prince arrives in England with some family jewels which he's having reset as a gift for his fianceé. However, the Prince also has a mistress.

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  34. The Clocks

    Book 34 1963 4.6 (1.1k)

    Read by Hugh Fraser Time is ticking away for a murderer in Agatha Christie’s classic, The Clocks, as Hercule Poirot investigates the strange case of a corpse surrounded by numerous timepieces in a blind woman’s house.

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  35. Third Girl

    Book 35 1966 4.6 (965)

    Read by Hugh Fraser In this breathtaking Agatha Christie mystery, the Third Girl sharing a London flat with two others announces to Hercule Poirot that she’s a murderer and then disappears.

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  36. Hallowe'en Party

    Book 36 1969 4.4 (2.3k)

    Read by Hugh Fraser for the major motion picture A Haunting in Venice, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, coming in 2023! In this authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, a Halloween Party turns deadly, and it falls to Hercule…

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  37. Elephants Can Remember

    Book 37 1969 4.6 (995)

    Read by Hugh Fraser A classic Hercule Poirot investigation, Agatha Christie’s Elephants Can Remember has the expert detective delving into an unsolved crime from the past involving the strange death of a husband and wife.

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  38. Poirot’s Early Cases

    Book 38 1963 4.7 (199)

    Still in the formative years of his career, Hercule Poirot faces a most taxing case: who killed Lord Cronshaw? Was Coco Courtenay’s death on the same night a mere coincidence? And did she deliberately take an overdose of cocaine? No sooner…

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  39. Curtain: Poirot's Last Case

    Book 39 2007 4.8 (1.1k)

    Read by Hugh Fraser The legendary detective saves his best for last as he races to apprehend a five-time killer before the final curtain descends in Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case, the last book Agatha Christie published before her death.

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Hercule Poirot is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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