Hercule Poirot book 11 · 1936
The A.B.C. Murders
A killer who signs himself A.B.C. writes to Hercule Poirot, announcing murders in alphabetical order: first in Andover, then in Bexhill. Each body is left with a copy of the ABC railway guide.
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Book facts
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Series
- Hercule Poirot, book 11 of 33
- Published
- 1936
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- High
The A.B.C. Murders on screen
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989–2013, series, ITV). David Suchet plays Poirot in seventy episodes that adapt every Poirot novel and almost all the stories.
- The ABC Murders (2018, miniseries, BBC One). John Malkovich plays an older Poirot, out of favour with the police, who is taunted by letters from a killer.
Who is in The A.B.C. Murders
3 recurring or key characters from Agatha Christie’s chart.
Lead 1
- Hercule PoirotBelgian detective who relies on his “little grey cells”Also in books by Sophie Hannah
Major 2
- Arthur HastingsPoirot’s friend and narrator
- Inspector JappScotland Yard detective
Also featuring these characters
Other Agatha Christie books that share the most characters with The A.B.C. Murders.
- Lord Edgware Dies1933 · Hercule Poirot · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Peril at End House1932 · Hercule Poirot · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Big Four1927 · Hercule Poirot · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles1920 · Hercule Poirot · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon