Poirot Investigates
UK
John Lane (The Bodley Head), London, Mar. 1924
US
Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1925

Plot

First there wa the mystery of the film star and the diamond ... then came the 'suicide' that was murder ... the mystery of the absurdly cheap flat ... a suspicious death in a locked gun-room ... a million dollar bond robbery ... the curse of a pharaoh's tomb ... a jewel robbery by the sea ... the abduction of a Prime Minister ... the disappearance of a banker ... a phone call from a dying man ... and, finally, the mystery of the missing will.
What links these fascinating cases? Only the brilliant deductive powers of Hercule Poirot!

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short stories

The Adventure of the Western Star

The Sketch, April 11 1923
a.k.a. 'The Western Star', The Blue Book Magazine, February 1924

Characters

Hercule Poirot • Arthur Hastings • Mary Cavendish • Lord Cronshaw • Baron Cotteril (the third) • Hon. Maude Stopperton • Valerie Saintclair • Mr. Hoffberg • Miss Mary Marvell • Mrs. Murchison • Mullings • Lord George Yardly (the tenth viscount) • Lady Maude Yardly • Gregory "Greg" B. Rolf

Film & TV

The Adventure of the Western Star, ITV/UK, 1990
Agahta Christie's POIROT II

The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor

The Sketch, April 18 1923
a.k.a. 'The Marsdon Manor Tragedy', The Blue Book Magazine, March 1924

Characters

Hercule Poirot • Arthur Hastings • Mr. Everett • Dr. Ralph Bernard • Captain Black • Mr. Maltravers • Mrs. Maltravers • Alfred Wright

Film & TV

The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor, ITV/UK, 1991
Agahta Christie's POIROT III

The Adventure of the Cheap Flat

The Sketch, May 9 1923; The Blue Book Magazine, May 1924

Characters

Hercule Poirot • Arthur Hastings • Luigi Valdarno • Gerald Parker • Mr. Burt • Miss Elsa Hardt • Elsie Ferguson • Mrs. Stella Robinson • Mr. Robinson • Insp. James Japp

Film & TV

The Adventure of the Cheap Flat, ITV/UK, 1990
Agahta Christie's POIROT II
Yasu-MANSION no nazo, NHK/JP, 2004
Meitantei POIROT to MARPLE

The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge

The Sketch, May 16 1923
a.k.a. 'The Hunters Lodge Case', The Blue Book Magazine, June 1924

Characters

Hercule Poirot • Arthur Hastings • Baron Windsor (the fifth) • Mrs. Emery • Zoe Carrisbrook • William Crabb • Mrs. Selbourne • Zoe Havering • Roger Havering • Mr. Harrington Pace • the Paces • Mrs. Middleton • Insp. James Japp

Film & TV

The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge, ITV/UK, 1991
Agahta Christie's POIROT III

The Million Dollar Bond Robbery

The Sketch, May 2 1923
a.k.a. 'The Great Bond Robbery', The Blue Book Magazine, April 1924

Characters

Hercule Poirot • Arthur Hastings • Mr. Vavasour • Mr. Ventnor • Mr. Shaw • Miss Esmee Farquhar • Insp. McNeil • Mr. Philip Ridgeway

Film & TV

The Million Dollar Bond Robbery, ITV/UK, 1991
Agahta Christie's POIROT III

The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb

The Sketch, September 26 1923
a.k.a. 'The Egyptian Adventure', The Blue Book Magazine, August 1924
a.k.a. 'The Egyptian Tomb', The Saint Detective Magazine, August 1963

Characters

Hercule Poirot • Arthur Hastings • Lady Willard • Sir Guy Willard • Sir John Willard • Dr. Robert Ames • Mr. Schneider • Dr. Tosswill • Mr. Harper • Hassan • Mr. Bleibner • Rupert Bleibner • Lord Carnarvon

Film & TV

The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb, ITV/UK, 1993
Agahta Christie's POIROT V
EGYPT-funbo no nazo, NHK/JP, 2004
Meitantei POIROT to MARPLE

The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan

a.k.a. 'The Curious Disappearance of the Opalsen Pearls', The Sketch, March 14 1923
a.k.a. 'Mrs. Opalsen's Pearls', The Blue Book Magazine, October 1923

Characters

Hercule Poirot • Arthur Hastings • Ed Opalsen • Mrs. Opalsen • Celestine

Film & TV

Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan, ITV/UK, 1993
Agahta Christie's POIROT V
GRAND METROPOLITAN no hoseki-tonan-jiken, NHK/JP, 2004
Meitantei POIROT to MARPLE

The Kidnapped Prime Minister

The Sketch, April 25 1923
a.k.a. 'The Knidnaped Premier', The Blue Book Magazine, July 1924

Characters

Hercule Poirot • Arthur Hastings • Edith • Mrs. Everard • Lord Estair • Frau Bertha Ebenthal • O'Murphy • Miss Daniels • Captain Daniels • Mr. Bernard Dodge • Major Norman • Detective Barnes • Mr. David MacAdam "Fighting Mac" • Captain Lyall • Detective Insp. James Japp

Film & TV

The Kidnapped Prime Minister, ITV/UK, 1990
Agahta Christie's POIROT II
Soridaijin no shisso, NHK/JP, 2004
Meitantei POIROT to MARPLE

The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim

The Sketch, March 28 1923
a.k.a. 'Mr Davenby Disappears', The Blue Book Magazine, Dec 1923
a.k.a. 'Hercule Poirot, Armchair Detective'

Characters

Hercule Poirot • Arthur Hastings • Billy Kellett • Mr. Davenheim • Mrs. Davenheim • Mr. Lowen • Miller • Insp. James Japp

Film & TV

Hercule Poirot, US, 1962
TV drama list
The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim, ITV/UK, 1990
Agahta Christie's POIROT II
DAVENHEIM Shisso-jiken, NHK/JP, 2005
Meitantei POIROT to MARPLE

The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman

The Sketch, October 24 1923
a.k.a. 'The Italian Nobleman', The Blue Book Magazine, December 1924

Characters

Hercule Poirot • Arthur Hastings • Signor Paolo Ascanio • Graves • Count Foscatini • Dr. Hawker • Miss Rider • Roberts • Insp. James Japp

Film & TV

The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman, ITV/UK, 1993
Agahta Christie's POIROT V

The Case of the Missing Will

The Sketch, October 31 1923
a.k.a. 'The Missing Will', The Blue Book Magazine, January 1925
a.k.a. 'Sporting Challenge'

Characters

Hercule Poirot • Arthur Hastings • Coghan • Albert Pike • Jessie Pike • Mrs. Baker • Jim Baker • Andrew Marsh • Miss Violet Marsh • Roger Marsh

Film & TV

The Case of the Missing Will, ITV/UK, 1993
Agahta Christie's POIROT V

The Veiled Lady

a.k.a. 'The Clue of the Veiled Lady', The Sketch, October 3 1923; The Blue Book Magazine, March 1925
a.k.a. 'The Case of the Veiled Lady'
a.k.a. 'The Chinese Puzzle Box'

Characters

Hercule Poirot • Arthur Hastings • Insp. James Japp • Lady Millicent Castle Vaughan • Croker • Duke of Southshire • Lavington • Reed

Film & TV

The Veiled Lady, ITV/UK, 1990
Agahta Christie's POIROT II

The Lost Mine

The Sketch, November 21 1923; The Blue Book Magazine, April 1925

Characters

Hercule Poirot • Arthur Hastings • Insp. James Japp • Wu Ling • Dyer • Mr. Pearson • Insp. Miller • Charles Lester

Film & TV

The Lost Mine, ITV/UK, 1990
Agahta Christie's POIROT II

The Chocolate Box

a.k.a. 'The Clue of the Chocolate Box', The Sketch, May 23 1923; The Blue Book Magazine, February 1925

Characters

Hercule Poirot • Arthur Hastings • Insp. James Japp • Mr. John Wilson • M. de Saint Alard • Jeannette • Denise • M. Paul Deroulard • Madame Deroulard • Madame Deroulard • Felicie • Francois • Virginie Mesnard

Film & TV

The Chocolate Box, ITV/UK, 1993
Agahta Christie's POIROT V

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Le Masque (#1014) 1968

Club de Masques (#96) 1970

Le Livre de Poche (#9513) 1992

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