Hercule Poirot is a fictional character created by English author Agatha Christie. The Belgian detective is Christie’s most famous character. As a detective, he depends on logic and clues and prefers to solve mysteries conventionally.
Hercule Poirot has appeared in over 30 novels and over 50 short stories from the years 1920 until 1975. He has also appeared in several movies, stageplays and a TV series, portrayed by actors such as John Moffat, Albert Finney, Peter Ustinov, Ian Holm, Tony Randall, Alfred Molina and David Suchet.
Below is a list of all of the novels in which the Hercule Poirot character appears in order of when they were published:
Publication Order of Hercule Poirot Books
The Mysterious Affair at Styles |
(1920) |
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The Murder on the Links |
(1923) |
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Poirot Investigates |
(1924) |
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd |
(1926) |
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The Big Four |
(1927) |
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The Mystery of the Blue Train |
(1928) |
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Black Coffee |
(1930) |
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Peril at End House |
(1932) |
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Lord Edgware Dies / Thirteen at Dinner |
(1933) |
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Three Act Tragedy / Murder in Three Acts |
(1934) |
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Murder on the Orient Express / Murder in the Calais Coach |
(1934) |
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Death in the Clouds / Death in the Air |
(1935) |
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The A.B.C. Murders |
(1936) |
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Murder in Mesopotamia |
(1936) |
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Cards on the Table |
(1936) |
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Dumb Witness / Poirot Loses a Client |
(1937) |
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Death on the Nile |
(1937) |
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Murder in the Mews / Dead Man’s Mirror |
(1937) |
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Appointment with Death |
(1938) |
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Hercule Poirot’s Christmas / Holiday for Murder / Murder for Christmas |
(1938) |
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Sad Cypress |
(1940) |
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One, Two, Buckle My Shoe / Overdose of Death |
(1940) |
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Evil Under the Sun |
(1941) |
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Five Little Pigs / Murder in Retrospect |
(1942) |
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The Hollow / Murder after Hours |
(1946) |
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Taken at the Flood / There Is A Tide…. |
(1948) |
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Mrs. McGinty’s Dead / Blood Will Tell |
(1952) |
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After the Funeral / Funerals are Fatal |
(1953) |
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Hickory Dickory Dock |
(1955) |
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Dead Man’s Folly |
(1956) |
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Cat Among the Pigeons |
(1959) |
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The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding |
(1960) |
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The Clocks |
(1963) |
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Third Girl |
(1966) |
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Hallowe’en Party |
(1969) |
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Elephants Can Remember |
(1972) |
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Curtain |
(1975) |
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Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore Folly |
(2013) |