#82 in Thriller
The A.B.C. Murders
- 260
- Pages
- about 5 h
- Reading time
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About the book
The A.B.C. Murders is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, featuring her characters Hercule Poirot, Arthur Hastings and Chief Inspector Japp, as they contend with a series of killings by a mysterious murderer known only as "A.B.C.". The book was first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 6 January 1936, sold for seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) while a US edition, published by Dodd, Mead and Company on 14 February of the same year, was priced $2.00.
Reading order · canon of Hercule Poirot
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7.87.8 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 64 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 30% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.1 | 64 | 100% |
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