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.
Key facts about The Labours of Hercules
The Labours of Hercules is a collection by Agatha Christie. Readers have had it since 1947. It runs to 263 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of The Labours of Hercules. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9783442040544 to find the main one.
The Labours of Hercules is book 24 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 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