 Dust jacket illustration of the first UK edition | |
| Author | Agatha Christie |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | W. Smithson Broadhead |
| Language | English |
| Series | Hercule Poirot |
| Genre | Detective fiction |
| Publisher | The Bodley Head |
Publication date | March 1924 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 310 (first edition, hardcover) |
| Preceded by | The Murder on the Links |
| Followed by | The Murder of Roger Ackroyd |
| Text | Poirot Investigates at Wikisource |
Poirot Investigates is a short story collection written by English author Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by The Bodley Head in March 1924.[1] In the eleven stories, famed eccentric detective Hercule Poirot solves a variety of mysteries involving greed, jealousy, and revenge. The American version of this book, published by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1925,[2] featured a further three stories.[3] The UK first edition featured an illustration of Poirot on the dust jacket by W. Smithson Broadhead, reprinted from the 21 March 1923 issue of The Sketch magazine.
The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6)[1] while the 1925 US edition was $2.00.[2]
- ^ a b The English Catalogue of Books. Vol XI (A-L: January 1921 – December 1925). Kraus Reprint Corporation, Millwood, New York, 1979 (page 310)
- ^ a b "American Tribute to Agatha Christie". The Classic Years 1920s. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ Cooper, John; Pyke, B. A. (1994). Detective Fiction – the collector's guide (Second ed.). Scholar Press. p. 87. ISBN 0-85967-991-8.