Books in order

Agatha Christie books in order

Here are 3 of Agatha Christie's series in reading order — 50 main books in all. The earliest, Hercule Poirot, began in 1920. Each series is listed in its own numbered order, with page counts and reading times.

Hercule Poirot

33 books · 1920–1975 · 139 h 16 min
  1. #1The Mysterious Affair at Styles1920
  2. #2The Murder on the Links1923
  3. #3The Murder of Roger Ackroyd1926
  4. #4The Big Four1927
  5. #5The Mystery of the Blue Train1928
  6. #6Peril at End House1932
  7. #7Lord Edgware Dies1933
  8. #8Murder on the Orient Express1934
  9. #9Three Act Tragedy1935
  10. #10Death in the Clouds1935
  11. #11The A.B.C. Murders1936
  12. #12Murder in Mesopotamia1936
  13. #13Cards on the Table1936
  14. #14Dumb Witness1937
  15. #15Death on the Nile1937
  16. #16Appointment with Death1938
  17. #17Hercule Poirot's Christmas1938
  18. #18Sad Cypress1940
  19. #19One, Two, Buckle My Shoe1940
  20. #20Evil Under the Sun1941
  21. #21Five Little Pigs1942
  22. #22The Hollow1946
  23. #23Taken at the Flood1948
  24. #24Mrs McGinty's Dead1952
  25. #25After the Funeral1953
  26. #26Hickory Dickory Dock1955
  27. #27Dead Man's Folly1956
  28. #28Cat Among the Pigeons1959
  29. #29The Clocks1963
  30. #30Third Girl1966
  31. #31Hallowe'en Party1969
  32. #32Elephants Can Remember1972
  33. #33Curtain1975
Hercule Poirot reading order and reading times →

Tommy and Tuppence

5 books · 1922–1973 · 21 h 28 min
  1. #1The Secret Adversary1922
  2. #2Partners in Crime1929
  3. #3N or M?1941
  4. #4By the Pricking of My Thumbs1968
  5. #5Postern of Fate1973
Tommy and Tuppence reading order and reading times →

Miss Marple

12 books · 1930–1976 · 51 h 14 min
  1. #1The Murder at the Vicarage1930
  2. #2The Body in the Library1942
  3. #3The Moving Finger1942
  4. #4A Murder Is Announced1950
  5. #5They Do It with Mirrors1952
  6. #6A Pocket Full of Rye1953
  7. #74.50 from Paddington1957
  8. #8The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side1962
  9. #9A Caribbean Mystery1964
  10. #10At Bertram's Hotel1965
  11. #11Nemesis1971
  12. #12Sleeping Murder1976
  13. CompanionThe Thirteen Problems1932
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Reading Agatha Christie

What order should I read Agatha Christie's books in?
Each series stands on its own; read each one in its numbered order. By publication, Agatha Christie's series listed here began in this order: Hercule Poirot (1920), Tommy and Tuppence (1922), Miss Marple (1930).
Which Agatha Christie book should I read first?
Most readers start with the first book of the earliest series: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920), book 1 of Hercule Poirot.