BookBingeHercule Poirot Books in Order
The dapper Belgian detective with the famous 'little grey cells' solves ingenious murders in country houses, on trains, and across the globe.
Here is the complete Hercule Poirot reading order — all 33 books by Agatha Christie, in the order you should read them:
Publication order (recommended)
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles(1920)
- The Murder on the Links(1923)
- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd(1926)
- The Big Four(1927)
- The Mystery of the Blue Train(1928)
- Peril at End House(1932)
- Lord Edgware Dies(1933)
- Murder on the Orient Express(1934)
- Three Act Tragedy(1935)
- Death in the Clouds(1935)
- The A.B.C. Murders(1936)
- Murder in Mesopotamia(1936)
- Cards on the Table(1936)
- Dumb Witness(1937)
- Death on the Nile(1937)
- Appointment with Death(1938)
- Hercule Poirot's Christmas(1938)
- Sad Cypress(1940)
- One, Two, Buckle My Shoe(1940)
- Evil Under the Sun(1941)
- Five Little Pigs(1942)
- The Hollow(1946)
- Taken at the Flood(1948)
- Mrs McGinty's Dead(1952)
- After the Funeral(1953)
- Hickory Dickory Dock(1955)
- Dead Man's Folly(1956)
- Cat Among the Pigeons(1959)
- The Clocks(1963)
- Third Girl(1966)
- Hallowe'en Party(1969)
- Elephants Can Remember(1972)
- Curtain: Poirot's Last Case(1975)
Good news: for this series, publication order and chronological order are the same — just read straight down the list.
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How many books are in the Hercule Poirot series?
There are 33 books in the Hercule Poirot series by Agatha Christie, beginning with The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) and most recently Curtain: Poirot's Last Case (1975).
What is the first Hercule Poirot book?
The first book is The Mysterious Affair at Styles, published in 1920. That's where new readers should start.
Should I read Hercule Poirot in publication or chronological order?
Publication and chronological order are identical for this series, so just follow the list.