Set Agatha Christie. The Mysterious Incident at Styles, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The Big Four, Hercule Poirot's Christmas, A Tragedy in Three Acts, Poirot's Early Cases (of 6 books)

A set of 6 Christie novels, which in particular includes the famous investigations of Hercule Poirot.

The Mysterious Incident in Stiles

The Curious Affair at Styles is Agatha Christie's first novel. In this book, published in 1920, the reader meets for the first time the most famous detective of the 20th century - the mustachioed Belgian Hercule Poirot, as well as his friend and assistant Hastings. It was here that Poirot was first given the opportunity to demonstrate his deductive abilities and solve a mysterious crime (the poisoning of Mrs. Inglethorp, the mistress of the Stiles estate), relying on well-known facts.

Murder of Roger Ackroyd

At first, the murder of Esquire Roger Ackroyd did not seem mysterious to the police - everything pointed to the guilt of the murdered stepson. But Hercule Poirot, who recently moved to these places, thinks differently, once again deciding to retire. He was asked to help by Ackroyd's niece, who does not believe the young man is guilty. And Hercule Poirot begins an investigation, having many suspects around - relatives and acquaintances of the Esquire, each of whom was interested in his death. The narrative is told on behalf of Dr. Sheppard, the last person to see Ackroyd alive. With the help of his notes, Poirot will have to figure out the cunning criminal...

Big Four

An emaciated man in a soiled suit breaks into Hercule Poirot's house. He's barely alive. A few drops of cognac bring him to his senses. The man is trying to explain something, but he only has enough strength to write a large number “4” on a piece of paper several times...

Hercule Poirot's Christmas

To celebrate Christmas, the elderly millionaire Simeon Lee, for once, decided to gather all his numerous relatives. But the celebration was unexpectedly interrupted by the crash of furniture, followed by a terrible scream. Household members who came running to hear the noise found the head of the family lying in a pool of blood in the middle of his office. Inspector Sugden was called to the crime scene, who, by a lucky coincidence, was visiting the unrivaled detective Hercule Poirot at the time. Naturally, he also came to Li's house, where he discovered an atmosphere of general suspicion. Anyone could have killed the millionaire - because all his relatives secretly hated this family tyrant. There are many clues, but none of them point to anyone present. This is the real deal for the “gray cells” of the great Belgian...

Tragedy in three acts

A party at the villa of the famous actor Sir Charles Cartwright, who recently completed his theatrical career, gathers thirteen guests. An unlucky number becomes fatal for one of them, Pastor Babbington - he suddenly dies after taking a sip from his glass of cocktail. What is this - an accident or deliberate murder? The great detective Hercule Poirot, who was among the guests, takes up the investigation. However, a chemical examination showed that the glass of the deceased did not contain any poisons. And, what makes Poirot even more puzzling, there is absolutely no motive for the murder. However, the detective is convinced: there can be no talk of any accident...

Poirot's early cases

The collection of stories “The Early Cases of Poirot,” which became one of the last books written during his lifetime, appeared on bookstore shelves in the mid-seventies. However, the events described in it tell of those times when the great private detective was just beginning to become great - this happened in the 20-30s of the last century.