Hercule Poirot · Book 12
The A.B.C. Murders
- Published
- 1 January 1936
- Pages
- 227
- ISBN-13
- 9781611731613
- Type
- novel
About this book
"The A.B.C. Murders" (1936, 227 pages) ranks among the most influential Poirot mysteries and is regularly cited as one of the strongest entry points into the series, showcasing Christie's fair-play puzzle-plotting.
Its place in Hercule Poirot
The A.B.C. Murders is book 12 in the Hercule Poirot series. It follows Death in the Clouds. It is followed by Murder in Mesopotamia. 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 9781611731613