Hercule Poirot · Book 34

Elephants Can Remember

by Agatha Christie

Published
1 January 1972
Pages
224
ISBN-13
9789994714094
Type
novel

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About this book

"Elephants Can Remember" (1972) is the 32nd 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 224 pages.

Its place in Hercule Poirot

Elephants Can Remember is book 34 in the Hercule Poirot series. It follows Hallowe'en Party. It is followed by Curtain: Poirot's Last Case. 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…

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