Hickory Dickory Dock
- Published
- 1 January 1955
- Pages
- 128
- ISBN-13
- 9780007493616
- Type
- novel
About this book
"Hickory Dickory Dock" (1955) is the 26th Poirot case at 128 pages, one more instalment in Christie's fair-play puzzle-mystery formula: a closed circle of suspects and a scattering of clues Poirot walks the reader back through at the end.
Key facts about Hickory Dickory Dock
Agatha Christie wrote Hickory Dickory Dock, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1955. The book has 128 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780007493616 to find the main one.
Hickory Dickory Dock is book 28 of 41 in the Hercule Poirot series. The series has 41 published books. However, the series starts with The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920).
Additionally, Agatha Christie writes Tommy and Tuppence, Superintendent Battle and Miss Marple as separate series. Those series sit on our mystery shelf. Meanwhile, Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories is the latest published Agatha Christie book on file, from 1979.
About Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie was an English author who became the best-selling novelist in history, with an estimated two billion copies of her books sold worldwide — a sales record beaten only by the Bible and the works of Shakespeare. See every Agatha Christie book in order.
Its place in Hercule Poirot
Hickory Dickory Dock is book 28 in the Hercule Poirot series. It follows After the Funeral. It is followed by Dead Man's Folly. 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 9780007493616