Out of Christie’s detectives Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Tommy and Tuppence, Poirot is my favorite, with his stuffy demeanor, his outrageous mustaches, and his little grey cells. I thoroughly enjoyed “Hercule Poirot’s Christmas” by Agatha Christie and recommend it to any lover of classic mysteries and/or the work of Agatha Christie. So I think that I qualify as an amateur Christie expert. This has to be one of my favorite Poirot quotes from this Christie novel. A case like this could only be solved by the meticulous Belgian detective and his “little grey cells.” “The character of the victim always has something to do with his or her murder.” Lee, but to unearth the location of the missing diamonds and unmask the suspects for who they really are. Everyone has a motive.Įnter the infamous Hercule Poirot to solve not only the mystery of who murdered the elder Mr. On Christmas Eve Simeon Lee is brutally murdered in his own bedroom and a fortune in uncut diamonds goes missing. Every family member has a secret and old Simeon has several secrets of his own as well. Ridiculously wealthy Simeon Lee has invited all his children, even those estranged, home for the holidays. 3.2 Career as a private detective and retirement. 3 Books and short stories in chronological order. At last, a single volume that gathers together all of the short stories featuring Agatha Christies most famous creation, Hercule Poirot.
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Holiday murder - always more fun when it’s the holidays 2 Hercule Poirot Series in publication order.Agatha Christie mystery featuring her one and only Belgian detective.“Hercule Poirot’s Christmas” checked all the boxes for me: Now, for the first time ever, the guardians of her legacy have approved a brand new series featuring Dame Agatha's most beloved creation. I really love an Agatha Christie mystery, especially when it’s a Hercule Poirot mystery. Since the publication of her first book in 1920, Agatha Christie wrote 33 novels, two plays and more than 50 short stories featuring Hercule Poirot.