Poirot's name was derived from two other fictional detectives of the time: Marie Belloc Lowndes' Hercule … See more

Christie was purposely vague about Poirot's origins, as he is thought to be an elderly man even in the early novels. In An Autobiography, she admitted that she already imagined him to be an old man in 1920. At th… See more

Hastings, a former British Army officer, meets Poirot during Poirot's years as a police officer in Belgium and almost immediately after they both arrive in England. He becomes Poirot's lifelong friend and … See more

The Poirot books take readers through the whole of his life in England, from the first book (The Mysterious Affair at Styles), where he is a refugee staying at Styles, to the last Poirot book (Curtain), where he visits Style… See more

The first actor to portray Poirot was Charles Laughton. He appeared on the West End in 1928 in the play Alibi which had been adapted by Michael Morton from the novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. In 1932, the play was p… See more

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• Christie, Agatha (1939) [1920]. The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-61298-214-4.
• Christie, Agatha (1947). "Prologue". The Labours of Hercules. Collins.… See more