tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post3688794602581792620..comments2024-02-26T08:30:10.766+00:00Comments on 2606 Books and counting..........: 2,332: Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore Folly Falaisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296217731383114462noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post-54431717316884250362014-01-07T02:33:33.032+00:002014-01-07T02:33:33.032+00:00H have not read any Poirot books but have read sev...H have not read any Poirot books but have read several Miss Marple books. I have planned to read more of Christie's work but just haven't. Your review makes them more enticing!Sharonhttp://abookwormsblog1.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post-27212093902232438762014-01-06T15:47:39.999+00:002014-01-06T15:47:39.999+00:00Alex - I don;t think there's any real benefit ...Alex - I don;t think there's any real benefit to reading them all in order as, other than the Mystery at Stiles and Curtain, there's little sense of chronology. Having said that, some of the later books give away the solutions of some of the earlier books which could be inconvenient.<br /><br />Orient Express and Death on the Nile are probably the most well known two because of the Ustinov films but you may prefer top start with one of the others. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is the most innovative Poirot novel (IMHO)and I think that Five Little Pigs is probably the most subtle and "literary". I would avoid the Big Four (I actually don't think it's any good). The ABC Murders is excellent, as is Death in the Clouds, but my personal favourite Poirot novel is probably Cards on the Table.<br /><br />Alternatively, you could try one of the short story collections - I do like Poirot Investigates - and Poirot's Early cases includes the Chocolate Box, which is set in Brussels when Poirot was a detective in the Belgian police force.<br /><br />These are just personal opinions though and I am sure that others would differ! <br />Falaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01296217731383114462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post-33478453031013639032014-01-06T15:02:22.915+00:002014-01-06T15:02:22.915+00:00Here I am, based in Belgium and I've never rea...Here I am, based in Belgium and I've never read a Poirot book, even though. I'm a big fan of the TV series. I watched The Curtain a few weeks ago and got all teary. Always thought that I'd start with Orient Express - or shall I start at the beginning. What say you?Alex (The Sleepless Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03083761152675156469noreply@blogger.com