Christmas Adventure has not been published in this version in the Mystery of the Spanish Chest replaced The Mystery of the Spanish Chest in The Harlequin Tea (1932) appear in While the Light Lasts and other stories (1997) in the UK and in the US The Christmas Adventure (1923) and The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest Witness for the Prosecution and other stories (1948) and The Regatta Mystery and other stories Yellow Iris (1937) appear in Problem at Pollensa Bay and other stories (1991) in the UK and in  The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (short stories) 1960 not published in the USAįour Poirot short stories appear in non-Poirot short story collections: Second Gong (1932) and  The Labours of Hercules (short stories) 1947  Murder in the Mews (four novellas) 1937  The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest (short story) 1932  Black Coffee (play novelisation by Charles Osborne) 1997  Poirot's Early Cases (short stories) 1974  Poirot Investigates (short stories) 1924 Otherwise, it’s possible to read the Poirot books in any order – but we suggest the following: Three Act Tragedy should be read before Hercule Poirot’s Christmas Murder on the Orient Express should be read before Murder in Mesopotamia Mrs McGinty’s Dead should be read before Hallowe’en Party and Elephants Can

Lord Edgware Dies should be read before After the Funeralįive Little Pigs should be read before Elephants Can RememberĬat Among the Pigeons should be read before Hallowe’en Party The most important point to note is – make sure you read Curtain last. Suggested Reading order for Christie’s Poirot novels and short story collections

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