Poirot Investigates
- 192
- Pages
- about 3.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Poirot Investigates” offers Poirot in miniature: short, varied puzzles that take the detective from one kind of case to the next. Settings and subjects change from story to story, and some readers especially enjoy the mystery of the Egyptian tomb. Others miss what the novels provide (character, atmosphere, slowly built suspense), and some feel the tales reflect the stereotypes of their time. A good sampler for those who like their Christie brief.
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About the book
Poirot Investigates is a short story collection written by English author Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by The Bodley Head in March 1924. In the eleven stories, famed eccentric detective Hercule Poirot solves a variety of mysteries involving greed, jealousy, and revenge. The American version of this book, published by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1925, featured a further three stories. The UK first edition featured an illustration of Poirot on the dust jacket by W. Smithson Broadhead, reprinted from the 21 March 1923 issue of The Sketch magazine.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.4 across 219 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 60% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Classics average of 7.7. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.6 | 20 | 9% |
| Hardcover | 7.3 | 199 | 91% |
Frequently asked
How long is Poirot Investigates?
It has 192 pages — shorter than 98% of the ranked books in Classics.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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