Agatha Christie Novels and Short Stories 1921 – 1997

Agatha ChristieA timeline of Agatha Christie novels, short stories and poetry in order of publication

1920 (October)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Hercule Poirot novel.
1922 (January)
The Secret Adversary
Tommy and Tuppence novel.
1923 (May)
The Murder on the Links
Hercule Poirot novel.
1924 (March)
Poirot Investigates
Hercule Poirot collection of short stories
1924 (22nd August)
The Man in the Brown Suit
Colonel Race novel.
1925 (January)
The Road of Dreams
Collection of poems
1925 (June)
The Secret of Chimneys
Superintendent Battle novel.
1926 (June)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Hercule Poirot novel.
1927 (27th January)
The Big Four
Hercule Poirot novel.
1928 (29th March)
The Mystery of the Blue Train
Hercule Poirot novel.
1929 (24th January)
The Seven Dials Mystery
Superintendent Battle novel.
1929 (16th September)
Partners in Crime
Tommy and Tuppence short story collection
1930 (April)
Giant’s Bread
Tragedy novel published under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott
1930 (14th April)
The Mysterious Mr Quin
Harley Quin short story collection
1930 (October)
The Murder at the Vicarage
Miss Marple novel.
1931 (7th September)
The Sittaford Mystery
Mystery novel
US title: The Murder at Hazelmoor
1931 (December)
The Floating Admiral
Agatha Christie contributed one chapter of this collaborative detective novel written by members of the Detection Club.
1932 (February)
Peril at End House
Hercule Poirot novel.
1932 (June)
The Thirteen Problems
Miss Marple short story collection
1933 (September)
Lord Edgeware Dies
Hercule Poirot novel.
Alternative US title: Thirteen at Dinner
1933 (October)
The Hound of Death
Short story collection
1933 (December)
Ask a Policeman
Agatha Christie contributed one chapter of this collaborative detective novel written by members of the Detection Club.
1934 (1st January)
Murder on the Orient Express
Hercule Poirot novel.
US title: Murder in the Calais Coach
1934 (March)
Unfinished Portrait
Semi-autobiographical novel written under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott
1934 (June)
The Listerdale Mystery
Short story collection
1934 (September)
Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?
Crime Novel.
Alternative US title: The Boomerang Clue
1934 (November)
Parker Pyne Investigates
Parker Pyne short story collection
1935 (January)
Three Act Tragedy
Hercule Poirot novel.
Alternative US title: Murder in three Acts
1935 (10th March)
Death in the Clouds
Hercule Poirot novel.
Alternative US title: Death in the Air
1936 (6th January)
The A. B. C. Murders
Hercule Poirot novel.
1936 (6th July)
Murder in Mesopotamia
Hercule Poirot novel.
1936 (2nd November)
Cards on the Table
Hercule Poirot novel.
1937 (during)
Six Against the Yard
Agatha Christie contributed one chapter of this collaborative detective novel written by members of the Detection Club.
1937 (15th March)
Murder in the Mews
Hercule Poirot short story
1937 (5th July)
Dumb Witness
Hercule Poirot novel.
Alternative US title: Poirot Loses a Client
1937 (1st November)
Death on the Nile
Hercule Poirot novel.
1938 (2nd May)
Appointment with Death
Hercule Poirot novel.
1938 (19th December)
Hercule Poirot’s Christmas
Hercule Poirot novel.
Alternative US titles: Murder for Christmas and A Holiday for Murder
1939 (5th June)
Murder is Easy
Superintendent Battle novel.
Alternative US title: Easy to Kill
1939 (6th November)
Ten Little Niggers
Mystery novel
Alternative US title: Ten Little Indians
After 1963 Title: And Then There Were None
1940 (March)
Sad Cypress
Hercule Poirot novel.
1940 (November)
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
Hercule Poirot novel.
Alternative US title: The Patriotic Murders
1941 (June)
Evil Under the Sun
Hercule Poirot novel
1941 (November)
N or M?
Tommy and Tuppence novel
1942 (February)
The Body in the Library
Miss Marple novel
1942 (May)
Five Little Pigs
Hercule Poirot novel
Alternative US title: Murder in Retrospect
1942 (July)
The Moving Finger
Miss Marple novel
1944 (June)
Towards Zero
Superintendent Battle novel
1944 (August)
Absent in the Spring
Tragedy novel written under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott
1944 (October)
Death Comes as the End
Mystery novel
1945 (February)
Sparkling Cyanide
Colonel Race novel
Alternative US title: Remembered Death
1946 (November)
The Hollow
Hercule Poirot novel
1946 (November)
Come Tell Me How You Live
Autobiography and travel book
1947 (September)
The Labours of Hercules
Hercule Poirot short story collection
1948 (during)
The Witness for the Prosecution
Short story collection
1948 (March)
Taken at the Flood
Hercule Poirot novel
Alternative US title: There is a Tide…
1948 (November)
The Rose and the Yew Tree
Tragedy novel written under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott
1949 (March)
Crooked House
Mystery novel
1950 (during)
Three Blind Mice and Other Stories
Short story collection
1950 (June)
A Murder is Announced
Miss Marple novel
1951 (during)
The Under Dog and Other Stories
Hercule Poirot short story collection
1951 (5th March)
They Came to Baghdad
Mystery novel
1952 (February)
Mrs McGinty’s Dead
Hercule Poirot novel
1952 (17th November)
They do it with Mirrors
Miss Marple novel
Alternative US title: Murder with Mirrors
1952 (24th November)
A Daughter’s a Daughter
Tragedy novel written under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott
1953 (March)
After the Funeral
Hercule Poirot novel
Alternative US title: Funerals are Fatal
1953 (9th November)
A Pocket Full of Rye
Miss Marple novel
1954 (1st November)
Destination Unknown
Mystery novel
Alternative US title: So Many Steps to Death
1955 (31st October)
Hickory Dickory Dock
Hercule Poirot novel
1956 (October)
Dead Man’s Folly
Hercule Poirot novel
1956 (12th November)
The Burden
Mystery novel written under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott
1957 (November)
4:50 from Paddington
Miss Marple novel
Alternative US title: What Mrs McGillicuddy Saw!
1958 (3rd November)
Ordeal by Innocence
Mystery novel
1959 (2nd November)
Cat Among the Pigeons
Hercule Poirot novel
1960 (24th October)
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and a Selection of Entrees
Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple short story collection
1961 (during)
Double Sin and Other Stories
Short story collection
1961 (6th November)
The Pale Horse
Mystery novel
1962 (12th November)
The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side
Miss Marple novel
Alternative US title: The Mirror Crack’d
1963 (7th November)
The Clocks
Hercule Poirot novel
1964 (16th November)
A Caribbean Mystery
Miss Marple novel
1965 (1st November)
Star Over Bethlehem and Other Stories
Religious Poetry and Short Story Collection
1965 (15th November)
At Bertram’s Hotel
Miss Marple novel
1966 (November)
Third Girl
Hercule Poirot novel
1967 (30th October)
Endless Night
Mystery novel
1968 (November)
By the Pricking of My Thumbs
Tommy and Tuppence novel
1969 (November)
Hallowe’en Party
Hercule Poirot novel
1970 (September)
Passenger to Frankfurt
Mystery novel
1971 (during)
The Golden Ball and Other Stories
Short Story Collection
1971 (November)
Nemesis
Miss Marple novel
1972 (November)
Elephants Can Remember
Hercule Poirot novel
1973 (October)
Postern of Fate
Tommy and Tuppence novel
1973 (October)
Poems
Collection of poetry
1974 (September)
Poirot’s Early Cases
Hercule Poirot short story collection
Alternative US title: Hercule Poirot’s Early Cases
1975 (September)
Curtain
Hercule Poirot novel
1976 (October)
Sleeping Murder
Miss Marple novel
1977 (November)
An Autobiography
Recollections of Agatha Christie
1979 (October)
Miss Marple’s Final Cases and Two Other Stories
Miss Marple short story collection
1991 (November)
Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories
Short story collection
1997 (14th April)
The Harlequin Tea Set
Short story collection
1997 (4th August)
While the Light Lasts and Other Stories
Short story collection

 

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