Character · Hercule Poirot’s circle · 33 books
Hercule Poirot
Hercule Poirot is a retired Belgian police officer living in London, small, vain and fastidious, with an egg-shaped head, magnificent moustaches and brilliant little grey cells.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)
- Latest appearance
- Curtain (1975)
- Books
- 33 (33 as lead)
- Series
- Hercule Poirot
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Also in books by
- Sophie Hannah (5 books)
- Circle
- Hercule Poirot’s circle
Where to meet Hercule Poirot
Hercule Poirot first appears in The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920), as the lead, book 1 of the Hercule Poirot series.
Every book with Hercule Poirot
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1920LThe Mysterious Affair at Styleslead · Hercule PoirotA refugee in EnglandBuy
- 1923LThe Murder on the Linkslead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1926LThe Murder of Roger Ackroydlead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1927LThe Big Fourlead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1928LThe Mystery of the Blue Trainlead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1932LPeril at End Houselead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1933LLord Edgware Dieslead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1934LMurder on the Orient Expresslead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1935LThree Act Tragedylead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1935LDeath in the Cloudslead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1936LThe A.B.C. Murderslead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1936LMurder in Mesopotamialead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1936LCards on the Tablelead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1937LDumb Witnesslead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1937LDeath on the Nilelead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1938LAppointment with Deathlead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1938LHercule Poirot’s Christmaslead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1940LSad Cypresslead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1940LOne, Two, Buckle My Shoelead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1941LEvil Under the Sunlead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1942LFive Little Pigslead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1946LThe Hollowlead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1948LTaken at the Floodlead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1952LMrs McGinty’s Deadlead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1953LAfter the Funerallead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1955LHickory Dickory Docklead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1956LDead Man’s Follylead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1959LCat Among the Pigeonslead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1963LThe Clockslead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1966LThird Girllead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1969LHallowe’en Partylead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1972LElephants Can Rememberlead · Hercule PoirotBuy
- 1975LCurtainlead · Hercule PoirotHis last caseBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Arthur HastingsPoirot’s friend and narrator | 8 |
| Inspector JappScotland Yard detective | 7 |
| Ariadne OliverCrime novelist and Poirot’s friend | 6 |
| Superintendent SpenceRetired police officer | 3 |
| Colonel RaceIntelligence officer | 2 |
| Miss LemonPoirot’s secretary | 2 |
Hercule Poirot in other authors’ books
- Sophie Hannah5 books · 2014 to 2023