![]() ![]() In particular, Curtain happens in the same location as the very first story The Mysterious Affair at Styles, but apart from Poirot and his companion Hastings, it has entirely new characters, and the mysteries in the two are completely unrelated as well. But Curtain makes only minor references to a few of the earlier stories, and is readable independently of those. Indeed, Curtain is the last Poirot story in universe, and Agatha Christie has always intended so. At least this is what I believe from reading over a dozen of the 45 Poirot books, so there might be exceptions. ![]() Nor are the earlier books necessary to understand the plot of newer books. Other than that, the Poirot books sometimes mention earlier stories, but only in minor ways, and they never spoil them. Thus, if you read those short story collections, there is a risk that you get spoilers for several novels. ![]() There's no need to read the Poirot books in any particular order.Īgatha Christie has rewritten a few of the early Poirot short stories (see list) from the book Poirot's Early Cases (1923) and The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories (1939) and the posthumous collection While the Light Lasts and Other Stories (1997) into full novels later. ![]()
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