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If You Want to Read the Books in Publication If you want to read the books in publication order before you discuss them this is the list for you. For the books the year indicates the first publication, whether in the US or UK, and where possible we have given the alternative US/UK titles. The collections listed are those that feature the first book appearance of one or more stories: 1920 The Mysterious Affair at Styles 1922 The Secret Adversary 1923 Murder on the Links 1924 The Man in the Brown Suit 1924 Poirot Investigates – containing: The Adventure of the ‘Western Star’ The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor The Adventure of the Cheap Flat The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge The Million Dollar Bond Robbery The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan The Kidnapped Prime Minister The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman The Case of the Missing Will 1925 The Secret of Chimneys 1926 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 1927 The Big Four 1928 The Mystery of the Blue Train 1929 The Seven Dials Mystery 1929 Partners in Crime – containing: A Fairy in the Flat A Pot of Tea The Affair of the Pink Pearl The Adventure of the Sinister Stranger Finessing the King/The Gentleman Dressed in Newspaper The Case of the Missing Lady Blindman’s Buff The Man in the Mist The Crackler The Sunningdale Mystery The House of Lurking Death The Unbreakable Alibi The Clergyman’s Daughter/The Red House The Ambassador’s Boots The Man Who Was No.16 1930 The Mysterious Mr Quin – containing: The Coming of Mr Quin www.AgathaChristie.com The Shadow on the Glass At the ‘Bells and Motley’ The Sign in the Sky The Soul of the Croupier The Man from the Sea The Voice in the Dark The Face of Helen The Dead Harlequin The Bird with the Broken Wing The World’s End Harlequin’s Lane 1930 The Murder at the Vicarage 1931 The Sittaford Mystery US also as – Murder at Hazelmoor 1932 Peril at End House 1932 The Thirteen Problems US also as The Tuesday Club Murders containing: The Tuesday Night Club The Idol House of Astarte Ingots of Gold The Bloodstained Pavement Motive v Opportunity The Thumb Mark of St Peter The Blue Geranium The Companion The Four Suspects A Christmas Tragedy The Herb of Death The Affair at the Bungalow Death by Drowning 1933 Lord Edgware Dies 1933 The Hound of Death (not US) – containing: The Hound of Death The Red Signal The Fourth Man The Gipsy The Lamp Wireless The Witness for the Prosecution The Mystery of the Blue Jar The Strange Case of Sir Arthur Carmichael The Call of Wings The Last Séance S O S 1934 Murder on the Orient Express US also as Murder in the Calais Coach 1934 The Listerdale Mystery (not US) – containing: The Listerdale Mystery www.AgathaChristie.com Philomel Cottage The Girl in the Train Sing a Song of Sixpence The Manhood of Edward Robinson Accident Jane in Search of a Job A Fruitful Sunday Mr Eastwood’s Adventure The Golden Ball The Rajah’s Emerald Swan Song 1934 Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? US also as The Boomerang Clue 1934 Parker Pyne Investigates US also as Mr Parker Pyne, Detective containing: The Case of the Middle-Aged Wife The Case of the Discontented Soldier The Case of the Distressed Lady The Case of the Discontented Husband The Case of the City Clerk The Case of the Rich Woman Have You Got Everything You Want? The Gate of Baghdad The House of Shiraz The Pearl of Price Death on the Nile The Oracle at Delphi 1934 Three-Act Tragedy US also as Murder in Three Acts 1935 Death in the Clouds US also as Death in the Air 1936 The ABC Murders US also as The Alphabet Murders 1936 Murder in Mesopotamia 1936 Cards on the Table 1937 Dumb Witness US also as Poirot Loses a Client, Mystery at Littlegreen House, Murder at Littlegreen House 1937 Death on the Nile 1937 Murder in the Mews US also as Dead Man’s Mirror containing: Murder in the Mews The Incredible Theft Dead Man’s Mirror Triangle at Rhodes 1938 Appointment with Death 1938 Hercule Poirot’s Christmas www.AgathaChristie.com US also as Murder for Christmas, A Holiday for Murder 1939 Easy to Kill US also as Easy to Kill 1939 And Then There Were None US also as Ten Little Indians UK originally Ten Little Niggers 1939 The Regatta Mystery (not UK) containing: The Regatta Mystery The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest How Does Your Garden Grow? Problem at Pollensa Bay Yellow Iris Miss Marple Tells a Story The Dream In a Glass Darkly Problem at Sea 1940 Sad Cypress 1940 One, Two, Buckle My Shoe US also as The Patriotic Murders, An Overdose of Death 1941 Evil Under the Sun 1941 N or M? 1942 The Body in the Library 1942 Five Little Pigs US also as Murder in Retrospect 1942 The Moving Finger US also as The Case of the Moving Finger 1944 Towards Zero US also as Come and Be Hanged 1944 Death Comes as the End 1945 Sparking Cyanide US also as Remembered Death 1946 The Hollow US also as Murder after Hours 1947 The Labours of Hercules - containing: The Nemean Lion The Lernean Hydra The Arcadian Deer The Erymanthian Boar The Augean Stables The Stymphalean Birds The Cretan Bull The Horses of Diomedes The Girdle of Hyppolita The Flock of Geryon The Apples of the Hesperides The Capture of Cerberus 1948 Taken at the Flood www.AgathaChristie.com US also as There is a Tide… 1948 Witness for the Prosecution (not UK) containing: The Witness for the Prosecution The Red Signal The Fourth Man S O S Where There’s a Will The Mystery of the Blue Jar Sing a Song of Sixpence The Mystery of the Spanish Shawl Philomel Cottage Accident Second Gong 1949 Crooked House 1950 A Murder is Announced 1950 Three Blind Mice (not UK) US also as The Mousetrap – containing: Three Blind Mice Strange Jest Tape-Measure Murder The Case of the Perfect Maid The Case of the Caretaker The Third-Floor Flat The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly Four and Twenty Blackbirds The Love Detectives 1951 They Came to Baghdad 1951 The Under Dog (not UK) - containing: The Under Dog The Plymouth Express The Affair at the Victory Ball The Market Basing Mystery The Lemesurier Inheritance The Cornish Mystery The King of Clubs The Submarine Plans The Adventure of the Clapham Cook 1952 Mrs McGinty’s Dead US also as Blood Will Tell 1952 They Do It with Mirrors US also as Murder with Mirrors 1953 After the Funeral US also as Funerals are Fatal, 1953 A Pocket Full of Rye 1954 Destination Unknown US also as So Many Steps to Death 1955 Hickory Dickory Dock US also as Hickory Dickory Death 1956 Dead Man’s Folly www.AgathaChristie.com 1957 4.50 from Paddington US also as What Mrs McGillicuddy Saw!, Murder She Said 1958 Ordeal by Innocence 1959 Cat Among the Pigeons 1960 The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (not US) - containing: The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding The Mystery of the Spanish Chest The Under Dog Four and Twenty Blackbirds The Dream Greenshaw’s Folly 1961 The Pale Horse 1961 Double Sin (not UK) – containing: Double Sin Wasps’ Nest The Theft of the Royal Ruby The Dressmaker’s Doll Greenshaw’s Folly The Double Clue The Last Séance Sanctuary 1962 The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side US also as The Mirror Crack’d 1963 The Clocks 1964 A Caribbean Mystery 1965 At Bertram’s Hotel 1966 Third Girl 1967 Endless Night 1968 By the Pricking of My Thumbs 1969 Hallowe’en Party 1970 Passenger to Frankfurt 1971 Nemesis 1971 The Golden Ball (not UK) – containing: The Listerdale Mystery The Girl in the Train The Manhood of Edward Robinson Jane in Search of a Job A Fruitful Sunday The Golden Ball The Rajah’s Emerald Swan Song The Hound of Death The Gipsy The Lamp The Strange Case of Sir Arthur Carmichael The Call of Wings Magnolia Blossom www.AgathaChristie.com Next to a Dog 1972 Elephants Can Remember 1973 Postern of Fate 1974 Poirot’s Early Cases US also as Hercule Poirot’s Early Cases Containing: The Affair of the Victory Ball The Adventure of the Clapham Cook The Cornish Mystery The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly The Double Clue The King of Clubs The Lemesurier Inheritance The Lost Mine The Plymouth Express The Chocolate Box The Submarine Plans The Third-Floor Flat Double Sin The Market Basing Mystery Wasps’ Nest The Veiled Lady Problem at Sea How Does Your Garden Grow? 1975 Curtain 1976 Sleeping Murder 1979 Miss Marple’s Final Cases (not US) – containing: Sanctuary Strange Jest Tape-Measure Murder The Case of the Caretaker The Case of the Perfect Maid Miss Marple Tells a Story The Dressmaker’s Doll In A Glass Darkly 1991 Problem at Pollensa Bay (not US) – containing: Problem at Pollensa Bay The Second Gong Yellow Iris The Harlequin Tea Set The Regatta Mystery The Love Detectives Next to a Dog Magnolia Blossom 1997 The Harlequin Tea Set (not UK) – containing: The Edge The Actress While the Light Lasts House of Dreams www.AgathaChristie.com The Lonely God Manx Gold Within a Wall The Mystery of the Spanish Chest The Harlequin Tea Set 1997 While the Light Lasts (not US) – containing: The House of Dreams The Actress The Edge Christmas Adventure The Lonely God Manx Gold Within a Wall The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest While the Light Lasts www.AgathaChristie.com .
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