Hercule Poirot · Book 12

The A.B.C. Murders

Published
1 January 1936
Pages
227
ISBN-13
9781611731613
Type
novel
Cover of The A.B.C. Murders

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.

Key facts about The A.B.C. Murders

The A.B.C. Murders is a novel by Agatha Christie. Readers have had it since 1936. It runs to 227 pages.

Our list holds 1 edition of The A.B.C. Murders. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781611731613 to find the main one.

The A.B.C. Murders is book 12 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

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…

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