Hercule Poirot · Book 11
Death in the Clouds
- Published
- 1 January 1935
- Pages
- 251
- ISBN-13
- 9780062073747
- Type
- novel

About this book
"Death in the Clouds" (1935) is the tenth Hercule Poirot novel, part of the 33-book run Agatha Christie built between 1920 and 1975 around the fastidious Belgian detective and his "little grey cells." It runs 251 pages.
Its place in Hercule Poirot
Death in the Clouds is book 11 in the Hercule Poirot series. It follows Three Act Tragedy. It is followed by The A.B.C. Murders. See the full Hercule Poirot reading order.
Hercule Poirot is the fastidious, egg-headed Belgian detective who solves murders with his "little grey cells" rather than legwork — a private inquiry agent, former Belgian policeman, and refugee of the First World War who settles in England and becomes the most famous fictional detective after Sherlock Holmes. Agatha Christie built the character across 33 novels and dozens of short stories between 1920 and 1975, perfecting the fair-play puzzle mystery: a closed circle of suspects, a country house or a locked…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780062073747