The Hercule Poirot Mysteries Volume One: The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Murder on the Links, Poirot Investigates, and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Making his debut in The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Hercules Poirot is summoned to the home of heiress Emily Inglethorp where, behind the locked door of her bedroom, she succumbed to strychnine poisoning. The perceptive Poirot pursues a half-dozen suspects, painstakingly sifting through clues until he arrives at a most shocking conclusion. . . .

"A remarkably good detective story," Murder on the Links brings Poirot to France, where the discerning sleuth finds a body in a shallow grave next to a golf course ( The New York Times Book Review). Fatally stabbed, the murdered millionaire leaves behind a widow who claims her husband was abducted before his tragic death. With the help of his faithful assistant, Captain Hastings, Poirot follows evidence that becomes increasingly complex—unless you are Poirot of course.

In Poirot Investigates, the first collection of short stories to feature the famous detective, Poirot takes on the case of a Hollywood film star's highly coveted diamond, the curse of a pharaoh's tomb, the abduction of a Prime Minister, and much more.

With the eternally popular novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, expect "breathless reading from first to the unexpected last," as the eminent detective is called out of retirement to solve the murder of a friend in a mystery beloved by fans for its renowned twist ending ( The Observer).

"It is always a delight to meet Hercule Poirot again. He is one of the few detectives with real charm." —Dorothy L. Sayers, author of the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries