Taken at the Flood
- Published
- 1 January 1948
- Pages
- 224
- ISBN-13
- 9780006140238
- Type
- novel
About this book
Published 1948 at 224 pages, "Taken at the Flood" is Poirot's 23rd case -- a fair-play puzzle mystery in Christie's classic mould, with a closed circle of suspects and a drawing-room reveal at the end.
Key facts about Taken at the Flood
Taken at the Flood is a novel by Agatha Christie. Readers have had it since 1948. It runs to 224 pages.
Our list holds 2 editions of Taken at the Flood. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780006140238 to find the main one.
Taken at the Flood is book 25 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
Taken at the Flood is book 25 in the Hercule Poirot series. It follows The Labours of Hercules. It is followed by Mrs McGinty's Dead. 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 9780061755118
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780006140238