 First UK edition | |
| Author | Agatha Christie |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Not known |
| Language | English |
| Series | Hercule Poirot |
| Genre | Detective fiction |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club |
Publication date | 19 December 1938 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 256 first edition, hardback |
| Preceded by | Appointment with Death |
| Followed by | Sad Cypress |
Hercule Poirot's Christmas is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 19 December 1938[1] (although the first edition is copyright dated 1939).[2] It retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6).[2]
It was published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in February 1939 under the title of Murder for Christmas.[3] This edition retailed at $2.00.[3] A paperback edition in the US by Avon books in 1947 changed the title again to A Holiday for Murder. The book features the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and is a locked room mystery. The premise is a family reuniting for Christmas, and they find the host of the gathering murdered in a private room.
- ^ Ashley, Maurice Percy (17 December 1938). "Review". The Times Literary Supplement. p. 805.
- ^ a b Peers, Chris; Spurrier, Ralph; Sturgeon, Jamie (1999). Collins Crime Club: a checklist of the first editions (2nd ed.). London: Dragonby Press. p. 15.
- ^ a b "American Tribute to Agatha Christie, The Classic Years: 1935 - 1939". J S Marcum. May 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2014.