Agathi Christie's Poirot

Are the books worth reading? I always see the TV adaptations on ITV but never bothered to watch one.

I read a few a while back, they were good.

Hercule Poirot, eh has an awesome name and doesn't afraid of growing vegetable marrows.

ten little indians OR and then there were none
was a good book

>>3

Agreed. My little grey cells enjoyed it thoroughly.

>>4
But what about your glia?

I'd recommend:

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
The Pale Horse

First is one of the best of the Poirot series;  second not part of any series.  Also, if you like the style of British detective fiction of the "golden age", you really should read

E. C. Bentley, Trent's Last Case

This novel was written in reaction to the leading detective fiction of the 19th century (Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, Poe's C. Auguste Dupin), and in fact subverts the form - and yet became a key text for the "greats" of the earlier 20th century.  Also very much worth a read is

Wilkie Collins, The Moonstone

>>3

That novel has changed titles so many times it's just not funny!  Of course, the original title, drawn from a rhyme, was "Ten Little [word rhyming with "diggers"]" - largely acceptable to publishers and the reading public back in 1939 (when fascism was also kinda popular in Europe);  obviously the swiftest way to oblivion in the later 20th century.

One caveat for fans of the recent ITV "Poirot" and "Marple" series:  while visually fine, well acted (Suchet is superb), and very entertaining in themselves, several of these are in fact quite loose adaptations of the novels whose names they bear.  Of course, this has the advantage that the films are not necessarily spoilers for the plots of the books.

>>3,6

Cheers

>>6
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

WOW ! Just finished reading it, what a recommendation!