Hercule Poirot · Book 24
The Labours of Hercules
- Published
- 1 January 1947
- Pages
- 263
- ISBN-13
- 9783442040544
- Type
- collection
About this book
"The Labours of Hercules" (1947, 263 pages) is a Hercule Poirot short-story collection, one of the entries Agatha Christie wrote alongside her 33 full-length novels between 1920 and 1975 -- included here for completeness among the Poirot canon's "little grey cells" puzzles.
Its place in Hercule Poirot
The Labours of Hercules is book 24 in the Hercule Poirot series. It follows The Hollow. It is followed by Taken at the Flood. 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 9783442040544