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To Edmund Cork
of whose labours on behalf of Hercule Poirot I am deeply appreciative this book is affectionately dedicated
First Published
- UK
- Collins, London, Sep. 1947
- US
- Dodd Mead, New York, 1947
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.
Link
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Wikipedia: The Labours of Hercules
The Nemean Lion
- Strand Magazine, Nov. 1940
- a.k.a. 'The Case of the Kidnaped Pekinese'
- Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Sep. 1944
- a.k.a. 'The Case of the Nemean Lion'
- a.k.a. 'The Kidnaped Pekinese'
- 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
- Strand Magazine, Dec. 1939
- a.k.a. 'The Invisible Enemy'
- This Week, Sep.3 1939
- a.k.a. 'The Hydra of Lernea'
- a.k.a. 'The Case of the Gossipers'
The Arcadian Deer
- Strand Magazine, Jan. 1940
- a.k.a. 'Vanishing Lady'
- This Week, May.19 1940
The Erymanthian Boar
- Strand Magazine, Feb. 1940
- a.k.a. 'Murder Mountain'
- This Week, May.5 1940
- a.k.a. 'The Case of the Erymanthian Boar'
The Augean Stables
- Strand Magazine, Mar. 1940
The Stymphalean Birds
- Strand Magazine, Apr. 1940
- a.k.a. 'The Vulture Women'
- This Week, Sep.17 1939
- a.k.a. 'Birds of Ill Omen'
- a.k.a. 'The Case of The Vulture Women'
The Cretan Bull
- The Strand, May. 1940
- a.k.a. 'Midnight Madness'
- This Week, Sep.24 1939
- a.k.a. 'The Case of the Family Taint'
The Horses of Diomedes
- Strand Magazine, Jun. 1940
- a.k.a. 'The Case of the Drug Peddler'
- Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Jan. 1945
The Girdle of Hippolyta
- Strand Magazine, Jul. 1940
- a.k.a. 'The Disappearance of Winnie King'
- This Week, Sep.10 1939
- a.k.a. 'The Case of the Missing Schoolgirl'
The Flock of Geryon
- Strand Magazine, Aug. 1940
- a.k.a. 'Weird Monster'
- This Week, May.26 1940
The Apples of the Hesperides
- Strand Magazine, Sep. 1940
- a.k.a. 'The Poison Cup'
- This Week, May.12 1940
The Caputure of Cerberus
- a.k.a. 'Meet Me in Hell'
- This Week, Mar.16 1947
- a.k.a. 'Case of the Capture of Cerberus'
- a.k.a. 'Hercule Poirot in Hell'
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