Agatha Christie Novels in Order
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Agatha Christie wrote 66 novels in total so if you want to read them all, find out what order they were published or just see which ones you may not have discovered yet, we have the full list of every novel written by Agatha Christie (under her own name) below.
We have also listed out below the novels for Poirot and Miss Marple should you wish to read these specifically.
Although you do not have to read all the novels in order of publication, there are some references to earlier cases in the Poirot novels (these have *s next to their titles) – specifically:
- ‘Peril at End House’ makes reference to ‘The Mystery of the Blue’ train
- Three Act Tragedy is referred to in ‘Death in the Clouds’, ‘The ABC Murders’ and ‘Hercule Poirot’s Christmas’.
In the case of Miss Marple, the main books to read in order are ‘A Caribbean Mystery’ and ‘Nemesis’ – ‘Nemesis’ is a follow on novel to ‘A Caribbean Mystery’ and could include spoilers so I really recommend you wait until you read Nemesis if you haven’t yet read the first novel.
Every Poirot Novel in Order of Publication
As mentioned above, although you do not have to read these in any particular order but be aware of the following:
- ‘Peril at End House’ makes reference to ‘The Mystery of the Blue’ train
- Three Act Tragedy is referred to in ‘Death in the Clouds’, ‘The ABC Murders’ and ‘Hercule Poirot’s Christmas’.
Title Date Released
The Mysterious Affair at Styles 1920
Murder on the Links 1923
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 1925
The Big Four 1927
The Mystery of the Blue Train 1928
Peril at End House 1932
Lord Edgware Dies 1933
Murder on the Orient Express 1934
Three Act Tragedy 1935
Death in the Clouds 1935
The A.B.C. Murders 1936
Cards on the Table 1936
Death on the Nile 1937
Dumb Witness 1937
Title Date Released
Sad Cypress 1940
Evil Under the Sun 1941
Five Little Pigs 1942
Sparkling Cyanide 1945
The Hollow 1946
Taken at the Flood 1948
Mrs McGinty’s Dead 1952
After the Funeral 1953
Hickory Dickory Dock 1955
Dead Man’s Folly 1956
The Clocks 1963
Third Girl 1966
Hallowe’en Party 1969
Curtain 1975
Every Marple Novel in Order of Publication
As mentioned above, I really recommend you read ‘A Caribbean Mystery’ BEFORE ‘Nemesis’ as this is a follow on book which makes references to characters in the earlier novel.
For our full page of all the Miss Marple novels and more information on each just click here
Title Date Released
4.50 From Paddington 1957
The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side 1962
A Caribbean Mystery 1964
At Bertram’s Hotel 1965
Nemesis 1971
Sleeping Murder 1976