Hercule Poirot Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Hercule Poirot books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Buy on Amazon1920
The Murder on the Links
Buy on Amazon1923
Poirot Investigates
Buy on Amazon1924
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Buy on Amazon1926
The Big Four
Buy on Amazon1927
The Mystery of the Blue Train
Buy on Amazon1928
Black Coffee
Buy on Amazon1930
Peril at End House
Buy on Amazon1932
Lord Edgware Dies / Thirteen at Dinner
Buy on Amazon1933
Three Act Tragedy / Murder in Three Acts
Buy on Amazon1934
Murder on the Orient Express / Murder in the Calais Coach
Buy on Amazon1934
Death in the Clouds / Death in the Air
Buy on Amazon1935
The A.B.C. Murders
Buy on Amazon1936
The ABC Murders
Buy on Amazon1936
Murder in Mesopotamia
Buy on Amazon1936
Cards on the Table
Buy on Amazon1936
Dumb Witness / Poirot Loses a Client
Buy on Amazon1937
Death on the Nile
Buy on Amazon1937
Murder in the Mews / Dead Man's Mirror
Buy on Amazon1937
Appointment with Death
Buy on Amazon1938
Hercule Poirot's Christmas / Holiday for Murder / Murder for Christmas
Buy on Amazon1938
The Girdle of Hyppolita
Buy on Amazon1939
The Nemean Lion
Buy on Amazon1939
Sad Cypress
Buy on Amazon1940
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe / Overdose of Death
Buy on Amazon1940
Evil Under the Sun
Buy on Amazon1941
Five Little Pigs / Murder in Retrospect
Buy on Amazon1942
The Hollow / Murder after Hours
Buy on Amazon1946
Taken at the Flood / There Is A Tide....
Buy on Amazon1948
Mrs. McGinty's Dead / Blood Will Tell
Buy on Amazon1952
After the Funeral / Funerals are Fatal
Buy on Amazon1953
Hickory Dickory Dock
Buy on Amazon1955
Dead Man's Folly
Buy on Amazon1956
Cat Among the Pigeons
Buy on Amazon1959
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding / The Theft of the Royal Ruby
Buy on Amazon1960
The Clocks
Buy on Amazon1963
Third Girl
Buy on Amazon1966
Hallowe'en Party / A Haunting in Venice
Buy on Amazon1969
Elephants Can Remember
Buy on Amazon1972
Curtain
Buy on Amazon1975
The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1997
Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore Folly
Buy on Amazon2013
The Adventure of the Cheap Flat
Buy on Amazon1923
The King of Clubs
Buy on Amazon1923
The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly
Buy on Amazon1923
The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman
Buy on Amazon1923
The Veiled Lady
Buy on Amazon1923
The Kidnapped Prime Minister
Buy on Amazon1923
The Plymouth Express
Buy on Amazon1923
The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan
Buy on Amazon1923
The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor
Buy on Amazon1923
The Affair at the Victory Ball
Buy on Amazon1923
The Adventure of the Western Star
Buy on Amazon1923
The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb
Buy on Amazon1923
The Submarine Plans
Buy on Amazon1923
The Adventure of the Clapham Cook
Buy on Amazon1923
The Lost Mine
Buy on Amazon1923
The Lemesurier Inheritance
Buy on Amazon1923
The Chocolate Box
Buy on Amazon1925
Double Sin
Buy on Amazon1928
Wasps' Nest
Buy on Amazon1929
The Second Gong
Buy on Amazon1932
The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest
Buy on Amazon1932
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Buy on Amazon1935
Triangle at Rhodes
Buy on Amazon1936
Poirot and the Regatta Mystery
Buy on Amazon1936
Yellow Iris
Buy on Amazon1937
The Incredible Theft
Buy on Amazon1937
The Dream
Buy on Amazon1937
The Mystery of the Spanish Chest
Buy on Amazon1960
Afternoon at the Seaside
Buy on Amazon1962
The Patient
Buy on Amazon1962
The Witness for the Prosecution
Buy on Amazon1983
Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Buy on Amazon1989
The Million Dollar Bond Robbery
Buy on Amazon1998
The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim
Buy on Amazon2012
The Market Basing Mystery
Buy on Amazon2013
The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge
Buy on Amazon2013
The Cornish Mystery
Buy on Amazon2013
Problem at Sea
Buy on Amazon2013
The Under Dog
Buy on Amazon2016
The Double Clue
Buy on Amazon2019
The Case of the Missing Will
Buy on Amazon2019
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Hercule Poirot series is publication order: 1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920), 2. The Murder on the Links (1923), 3. Poirot Investigates (1924), 4. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926), 5. The Big Four (1927), and 78 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Hercule Poirot series by Agatha Christie contains 83 books. The series began in 1920 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Hercule Poirot series is written by Agatha Christie. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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