Hercule Poirot

Hercule Poirot consists of forty-six books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot #1)

★ 7.26 (4)

The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot #2)

★ 7.34 (3)

Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot #3)

★ 7.00 (1)

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot #4)

★ 8.34 (3)

The Big Four (Hercule Poirot #5)

★ 7.34 (32)

The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot #6)

★ 7.34 (3)

Black Coffee (Hercule Poirot #7)

★ 6.50 (2)

Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot #8)

★ 8.00 (3)

Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot #9)

★ 8.00 (3)

Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot #10)

★ 9.66 (3)

Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot #11)

★ 7.66 (3)

Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot #12)

★ 8.00 (3)

The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot #13)

★ 8.00 (3)

Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot #14)

★ 8.34 (3)

Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot #15)

★ 7.66 (3)

Murder in the Mews (Hercule Poirot #16)

★ 7.00 (1)

Dumb Witness (Hercule Poirot #17)

★ 8.50 (2)

Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot #18)

★ 8.00 (3)

Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot #19)

★ 7.66 (3)

Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot #20)

★ 8.00 (3)

The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot #21)

★ 7.00 (1)

Sad Cypress (Hercule Poirot #22)

★ 7.34 (3)

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (Hercule Poirot #23)

★ 7.00 (3)

Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot #24)

★ 7.00 (3)

Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot #25)

★ 7.34 (3)

The Hollow (Hercule Poirot #26)

★ 7.66 (3)

The Labors of Hercules (Hercule Poirot #27)

★ 8.00 (2)

The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot #28)

★ 7.50 (2)

Taken at the Flood (Hercule Poirot #29)

★ 7.00 (2)

Three Blind Mice and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot #30)

★ 7.00 (1)

The Under Dog and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot #31)

★ 7.00 (1)

Mrs. McGinty’s Dead (Hercule Poirot #32)

★ 6.34 (3)

After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot #33)

★ 7.00 (3)

Hickory Dickory Dock (Hercule Poirot #34)

★ 7.34 (3)

Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot #35)

★ 6.34 (3)

Cat Among the Pigeons (Hercule Poirot #36)

★ 7.34 (3)

The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (Hercule Poirot #37)

★ 7.00 (1)

Double Sin and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot #38)

★ 7.00 (1)

The Clocks (Hercule Poirot #39)

★ 6.66 (3)

Third Girl (Hercule Poirot #40)

★ 6.66 (3)

Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot #41)

★ 6.66 (3)

Elephants Can Remember (Hercule Poirot #42)

★ 7.00 (3)

Poirot's Early Cases (Hercule Poirot #43)

★ 7.00 (2)

Curtain (Hercule Poirot #44)

★ 8.00 (3)

Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot #45)

★ 7.00 (1)

The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot #46)

★ 7.00 (1)

Fictions and Others

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot #1)

1920 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery

The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot #2)

1923 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery

Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot #3)

1924 | short stories, collection, mystery, thriller, crime fiction

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot #4)

1926 | mystery, thriller, crime fiction

The Big Four (Hercule Poirot #5)

1927 | mystery, thriller, crime fiction

The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot #6)

1928 | mystery, thriller, crime fiction

Black Coffee (Hercule Poirot #7)

1930 | mystery, thriller, crime fiction

Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot #8)

1932 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery

Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot #9)

1933 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery

Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot #10)

1934 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery

Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot #11)

1935 | mystery, thriller, crime fiction

Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot #12)

1935 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery

The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot #13)

1936 | mystery, thriller, crime fiction

Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot #14)

1936 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery

Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot #15)

1936 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery

Murder in the Mews (Hercule Poirot #16)

1937 | short stories, collection, mystery, thriller, crime fiction

Dumb Witness (Hercule Poirot #17)

1937 | mystery, thriller, crime fiction

Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot #18)

1937 | mystery, thriller, crime fiction

Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot #19)

1938 | mystery, thriller, crime fiction

Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot #20)

1938 | short stories, thriller, crime fiction, mystery

The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot #21)

1939 | short stories, mystery, thriller, crime fiction

Sad Cypress (Hercule Poirot #22)

1940 | short stories, thriller, crime fiction, mystery

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (Hercule Poirot #23)

1940 | short stories, thriller, crime fiction, mystery

Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot #24)

1941 | short stories, thriller, crime fiction, mystery

Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot #25)

1942 | short stories, mystery, thriller, crime fiction

The Hollow (Hercule Poirot #26)

1946 | short stories, mystery, thriller, crime fiction

The Labors of Hercules (Hercule Poirot #27)

1947 | short stories, thriller, crime fiction, mystery

The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot #28)

1932 | short stories, collection, mystery, thriller, crime fiction

Taken at the Flood (Hercule Poirot #29)

1948 | mystery, thriller, crime fiction

Three Blind Mice and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot #30)

1950 | short stories, collection, mystery, thriller, crime fiction

The Under Dog and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot #31)

1951 | short stories, collection, mystery, thriller, crime fiction

Mrs. McGinty’s Dead (Hercule Poirot #32)

1952 | mystery, thriller, crime fiction

After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot #33)

1953 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery

Hickory Dickory Dock (Hercule Poirot #34)

1955 | mystery, thriller, crime fiction

Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot #35)

1956 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery

Cat Among the Pigeons (Hercule Poirot #36)

1959 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery

The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (Hercule Poirot #37)

1960 | mystery, thriller, crime fiction

Double Sin and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot #38)

1961 | short stories, collection, mystery, thriller, crime fiction

The Clocks (Hercule Poirot #39)

1963 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery

Third Girl (Hercule Poirot #40)

1966 | mystery, thriller, crime fiction

Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot #41)

1969 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery

Elephants Can Remember (Hercule Poirot #42)

1972 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery

Poirot's Early Cases (Hercule Poirot #43)

1974 | short stories, collection, thriller, crime fiction, mystery

Curtain (Hercule Poirot #44)

1975 | mystery, thriller, crime fiction

Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot #45)

1991 | short stories, collection, mystery, thriller, crime fiction

The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot #46)

1997 | short stories, collection, mystery, thriller, crime fiction