Hercule Poirot · Book 25
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.
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