Questions tagged [hercule-poirot]
Questions about any of the novels involving Hercule Poirot, a fictional Belgian detective created by Agatha Christie. Use in conjunction with [agatha-christie].
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Meaning of "but it is all of a piece" in "The Murder on the Links"
I'm reading The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie. In chapter 21, "Hercule Poirot on the case", Poirot explains why Giraud has bad luck with the hair he found in the dagger. He says:
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What is the source of this poem/song Captain Hastings quotes in Agatha Christie's "The Market Basing Mystery"?
Agatha Christie's short story "The Market Basing Mystery," narrated by Hercule Poirot's companion Captain Arthur Hastings, includes the following:
"This is the life," said Japp. &...
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Customs at Calais in “The Mystery of the Blue Train”
In chapter 9 of Agatha Christie’s The Mystery of the Blue Train, which takes place in the late 1920s, one of the characters goes to a travel agency in London and asks for the best way to get to Nice. ...
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Did Poirot fabricate a fingerprint in "The ABC Murders"?
"I just can't believe it," said Meagan Barnard. "Could it be true?"
"It does explain why our murderer had two personalities," I said. "It's great that you got Clarke'...
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Definition of "Victorian vandal"
I'm reading Agatha Christie's book "Dumb witness", in which there is a passage after Poirot and Hastings have their lunch and head to the church.
Though an attractive specimen of what the ...
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What is the meaning of "The first rocket flamed to Heaven"?
From Agatha Christie's 'Peril at End House', Chapter 7 (emphasis mine):
Presently we all moved out into the garden to a place overlooking the sea and the harbour. A few chairs had been placed there ...
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Is Hercule Poirot religious?
I recently saw an episode of the Hercule Poirot series where he was portrayed as religious.
I have recently read the book the episode was based on and there is nothing about religion in the book.
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Which Agatha Christie book was this adaption with an Irish woman committing suicide based on?
When I was a young boy I viewed one filmed book from Agatha Christie on television with David Suchet. Now I would love to read that book but I forgot its name. I remember only few facts.
I remember ...
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Is there any merit to reading the Poirot novels in order?
Curtain is Poirot's last case and for fear of spoilers I have not looked up whether it is his last case because he dies.
I intend to read it only after I have read all the other novels featuring him.
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In which book did Poirot find a four-foot long clue?
In one of the Poirot books he mentions that though clues are often small he once found a four-foot long one.
Unfortunately I can't remember in which book he mentions this.
Does anyone know which ...
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How old was Hercule Poirot?
The New York Times record Hercule Poirot's age as "unknown" in their obituary:
Hercule Poirot, a Belgian detective who became internationally famous, has died in England. His age was ...
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To what extent did Agatha Christie base Captain Hastings on Dr. Watson?
I've noticed that there are quite a few parallels between Agatha Christie's Captain Arthur Hastings and Arthur Conan Doyle's Dr. John Watson:
Both served in the British military (Hasting in World War ...
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