Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World

Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World

Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World

Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World

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Overview

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Any fan of Agatha Christie, and mysteries in general, feels most wedded to the character Hercule Poirot. We view him as real as any friend or family member. He now gets his full biography and a chance for us to know him even better.

From the very first book publication in 1920 to the upcoming film release of Death on the Nile, this investigation into Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot celebrates a century of probably the world’s favourite fictional detective.

This book tells his story decade-by-decade, exploring his appearances not only in the original novels, short stories and plays but also across stage, screen and radio productions. The hardback edition includes more than 400 illustrations.

Poirot has had near-permanent presence in the public eye ever since the 1920 publication of The Mysterious Affair at Styles. From character development, publication history and private discussion concerning the original stories themselves, to early forays on to the stage and screen, the story of Poirot is as fascinating as it is enduring.

Based on the author’s original research, review excerpts and original Agatha Christie correspondence, Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World is a lively and accessible history of the character, offering new information and helpful pieces of context, that will delight all Agatha Christie fans, from a new generation of readers to those already highly familiar with the canon.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780008296612
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 04/13/2021
Pages: 512
Sales rank: 397,292
Product dimensions: 9.30(w) x 6.10(h) x 1.90(d)

About the Author

Dr Mark Aldridge is Associate Professor of Screen Histories at Solent University, Southampton. His previous publications include the definitive book about the film and television adaptations of Agatha Christie’s work, Agatha Christie on Screen, which was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2016. Originally from Devon, he now lives in Hampshire with his partner, James, and is currently writing Agatha Christie’s Marple.

Table of Contents

Foreword Mark Gatiss xiii

Introduction xvii

Chapter 1 The 1920s

The Mysterious Affair at Styles 2

The Murder on the Links 11

Poirot Investigates 18

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 26

The Big Four 32

The Mystery of the Blue Train 37

Alibi 43

Chapter 2 The 1930s

Black Coffee 51

Austin Trevor as Hercule Poirot 55

Peril at End House 64

Lord Edgware Dies 70

Murder on the Orient Express 75

Three Act Tragedy 82

Death in the Clouds 86

The ABC Murders 92

Murder in Mesopotamia 98

Cards on the Table 104

Murder in the Mews 109

Poirot's First Appearances on Television and Radio 114

Dumb Witness 122

Death on the Nile 127

Appointment with Death 133

Hercule Poirot's Christmas 139

Chapter 3 The 1940s

Sad Cypress 147

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe 153

Evil Under the Sun 160

Five Little Pigs 165

Poirot Returns to the Radio 171

The Hollow 178

The Labours of Hercules 183

Taken at the Flood 191

Chapter 4 The 1950s

Mrs McGinty's Dead 201

After the Funeral 207

Hickory Dickory Dock 214

Poirot Returns to the Airwaves 219

Dead Man's Folly 226

Cat Among the Pigeons 231

Chapter 5 The 1960s

The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding 239

Hercule Poirot 247

The Clocks 253

The Alphabet Murders 259

Third Girl 271

Hallowe'en Party 277

Chapter 6 The 1970s

Elephants Can Remember 285

Poirot on Radio and Television 290

Poirot's Early Cases 294

Murder on the Orient Express 305

Curtain: Poirot's Last Case 314

Death on the Nile 320

Chapter 7 The 1980s and 1990s

Evil Under the Sun 332

Thirteen at Dinner 338

Dead Man's Folly and Murder in Three Acts 344

Murder by the Book 351

Appointment with Death 358

Agatha Christie's Poirot, Series 1-6 366

The Centenary Celebrations 389

Chapter 8 2000 and Beyond

Agatha Christies Poirot, Series 7-8 394

Murder on the Orient Express 399

Agatha Christie's Poirot, Series 9-13 402

Reinventing Poirot 413

The Monogram Murders 422

Murder on the Orient Express 429

The ABC Murders 438

Death on the Nile 443

Epilogue 449

Key Names 451

Selected Bibliography 453

Endnotes 455

Index 481

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