The Big Four (Poirot)

Agatha Christie

Oct 2010 · HarperCollins UK

About this ebook

A ruthless international cartel seeks world domination...

Framed in the doorway of Poirot’s bedroom stood an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man’s gaunt face stared for a moment, then he swayed and fell.

Who was he? Was he suffering from shock or just exhaustion? Above all, what was the significance of the figure 4, scribbled over and over again on a sheet of paper? Poirot finds himself plunged into a world of international intrigue, risking his life to uncover the truth about ‘Number Four’.

Ratings and reviews

Poirot, as usual nailed the mystery. The sub-plots of the book are mind-blowing! (The mutton leg, chess mystery, yellow jasmine etc.) Hasting's narrative is good and the ending is worth it. Very interesting book.

Brilliant Poirot at his best.

its a must read!!!

About the author

Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over 100 foreign languages. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott.