Hercule Poirot Books in Order
Agatha Christie has written 104 Hercule Poirot books, published between 1920 and 2019: 49 in the Hercule Poirot series and 55 related titles. The first book is The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) and the newest main-line book is The Grey Cells of Mr. Poirot (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 104
- Published
- 1920–2019
- Confirmed
- 101 of 104 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,539 in 28 of 104 books
Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot is a Belgian private investigator working murder cases in England, the centre of traditional English detective fiction. The Poirot catalogue reaches 104 entries, novels and short stories together, opening with The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920); the 1920s produced the densest run of new Poirot titles. Catalogued publications extend to 2019, and the sequence is closed.
How many Hercule Poirot books are there?
Hercule Poirot has 104 books, released between 1920 and 2019. 49 of them belong to the Hercule Poirot series, and 55 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas.
Hercule Poirot Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 104 Hercule Poirot books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 11920–3/4
- 21923–3/4
- 31923–3/4
- 419232323/4
- 51923–3/4
- 61923–3/4
- 71923–3/4
- 81923–3/4
- 91923–3/4
- 101923–3/4
- 11The Jewel Robbery at the Grand MetropolitanHercule Poirot Short Stories/Novellas #91923 · confirmed 3/41923–3/4
- 121923–3/4
- 131923–3/4
- 141923–3/4
- 151923–3/4
- 161923–3/4
- 171923–3/4
- 181923–3/4
- 191923–3/4
- 2019243203/4
- 211925–3/4
- 2219262883/4
- 2319272243/4
- 241927–3/4
- 2519283203/4
- 261928–3/4
- 271929–2/4
- 281929–3/4
- 2919301083/4
- 301932–3/4
- 311932–3/4
- 321932–3/4
- 3319332553/4
- 341934–3/4
- 35Murder on the Orient Express / Murder in the Calais CoachHercule Poirot #111934 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/419343363/4
- 3619353333/4
- 371935–3/4
- 381936–4/4
- 391936–3/4
- 4019362723/4
- 411936–3/4
- 421936–3/4
- 4319374113/4
- 441937–3/4
- 4519372883/4
- 461937–3/4
- 471937–3/4
- 481937–3/4
- 4919383203/4
- 50Hercule Poirot's Christmas / Holiday for Murder / Murder for ChristmasHercule Poirot #201938 · confirmed 3/41938–3/4
- 511939–3/4
- 521939–3/4
- 531939–3/4
- 541939–2/4
- 5519403363/4
- 561940–3/4
- 571940–3/4
- 581940–3/4
- 591940–3/4
- 601940–3/4
- 611940–3/4
- 621940–2/4
- 631941–3/4
- 641942–3/4
- 651946–3/4
- 661947–3/4
- 671947–3/4
- 6819482793/4
- 6919482243/4
- 701951–3/4
- 711952–3/4
- 7219532563/4
- 731955–3/4
- 741956–3/4
- 7519593523/4
- 76The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding / The Theft of the Royal RubyHercule Poirot #341960 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/419602563/4
- 771960–3/4
- 781962403/4
- 791962403/4
- 801963–3/4
- 8119662243/4
- 8219693203/4
- 8319722123/4
- 841974–3/4
- 8519752153/4
- 861983–3/4
- 8719848613/4
- 881984–3/4
- 891989–3/4
- 9019972163/4
- 911998–3/4
- 922012–3/4
- 932013–3/4
- 942013–3/4
- 952013–3/4
- 962013–3/4
- 97Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore FollyHercule Poirot Short Stories/Novellas #522013 · confirmed 3/42013–3/4
- 982014–3/4
- 992016–3/4
- 100201613/4
- 1012019–3/4
- 1022019–3/4
- 1032019–3/4
- 1042019–3/4
Hercule Poirot Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the books of the Hercule Poirot series run from The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) to The Grey Cells of Mr. Poirot (2019), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Hercule Poirot in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Hercule Poirot books in order?
You should read the Hercule Poirot series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 55 related titles (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Hercule Poirot book also stands alone.
What order should you read Hercule Poirot books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920), the earliest published book in the Hercule Poirot series. After it come The Murder on the Links (1923), Poirot Investigates (1924), The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) and The Big Four (1927); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Hercule Poirot book?
The Grey Cells of Mr. Poirot (2019) is the newest book in the Hercule Poirot series. The newest related title is The Case of the Missing Will (2019).
Is there a new Hercule Poirot book coming?
No next Hercule Poirot book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Printable Hercule Poirot Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 104 books in publication order is on the Hercule Poirot reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Hercule Poirot at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Hercule Poirot title on record is The Grey Cells of Mr. Poirot (2019), 7 years ago.
- Release pace
- Hercule Poirot books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,539 pages across the 28 of 104 books with a recorded length, a median of 264 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Hercule Poirot books, 28 of 104, were published in the 1920s.
- Corroboration
- 1 of the 104 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 101 in at least three.
What the Hercule Poirot books are about
42 of the 104 Hercule Poirot books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: private investigators is tagged on 37 of 42. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Private investigators 37 of 42 books
- Mystery & detective 30 of 42 books
- Murder 13 of 42 books
- Belgians 8 of 42 books
- Poirot, hercule (fictitious character) 8 of 42 books
- English literature 6 of 42 books
- England 5 of 42 books
- Mystery & detective, traditional 5 of 42 books
More books by Agatha Christie
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Agatha Christie books in order 290 books