Collins, London, 1947
Dodd Mead, New York, 1947
To Edmund Cork
of whose labours on behalf of Hercule Poirot I am deeply appreciative this book is affectionately dedicated
Plot
(from HarperCollins "The Agatha Christie Collection" cover)
In appearance Hercule Poirot hardly resembled an ancient Greek hero. Yet - reasoned the detective - like Hercules he had been responsible for ridding society of some of its most unpleasant monsters.
So, in the period before he retired, Poirot made up his mind to accept just twelve more cases: his self-imposed 'Labours'. Each would go down in the annals of crime as a heroic feat of deduction.
The Nemean Lion
- Strand Magazine, Nov.1939
- Characters
- Hercule Poirot, Augustus, Captain Curtis, Amy Carnaby, Emily Carnaby, Thomas Carnaby, Miss Ellen Keble, Mrs. Samuelson, Jacob Samuelson, Shan Tung, Nanki Poo, Lady Julia Hartingfield, Mrs.Harte, Commander Blackleigh, Sir Joseph Hoggin, Lady (Milly) Hoggin, Miss Maltravers, Greta, Miss Lemon, George
The Lernean Hydra
- 'The Invisible Enemy'
- This Week, Sep.1939
- 'The Lernean Hydra'
- The Strand, Dec.1939
The Arcadian Deer
- The Strand, Jan.1940
The Eurymanthian Boar
- The Strand, Feb.1940
The Augean Stables
- The Strand, Mar.1940
The Stymphalean Birds
- 'The Vulture Women'
- This Week, Sep.1939
- 'Birds of Ill Omen'
- The Strand, Apr.1940
The Cretan Bull
- 'Midnight Madness'
- This Week, Sep.1939
- 'The Cretan Bull'
- The Strand, May.1940
The Horses of Diomedes
- The Strand, Jun.1940
The Girdle of Hippolyta
- 'The Disappearance of Winnie King'
- This Week, Sep.1939
- 'The Girdle of Hippolyte'
- The Strand, Jul.1940
The Flock of Geryon
- 'Weird Monster'
- This Week, May.1940
- 'The Flock of Geryon'
- The Strand, Aug.1940
The Apples of the Hesperides
- The Strand, Sep.1940
The Caputure of Cerberus
- "The Collins hardback edition", Sep.1947
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