Hercule Poirot Books in Order

A young woman can receive her inheritance only if she proves that her education has given her practical intelligence. Poirot helps her unravel her late uncle's challenging will before the promised fortune can slip out of reach.

When antique collector Marcus Hardman’s medieval jewels disappear during a tea party, only four guests could be responsible. Hercule Poirot examines the scene, where two apparently small clues, including a cigarette lighter, point toward the thief.

Twenty-five short adventures revisit Poirot’s formative investigations, drawn from stories published in The Sketch during 1923. Theft, disappearance, political peril, and murder test the Belgian detective’s orderly reasoning as he works through motives including greed, jealousy, and revenge.

This collection assembles 23 Hercule Poirot stories first published in The Sketch in 1923. Through thefts, disappearances, kidnappings, and murders, the detective relies on careful observation and deduction in early cases later reprinted, sometimes under different titles, in other Poirot collections.