num_pages: 400
description: From the publication of Agatha Christies very first book in 1920 to the release of Sir Kenneth Branaghs film Death on the Nile  this investigates the phenomenon of Hercule Poirot and celebrates a century of one of the worlds favorite fictional detectives.Hercule Poirot has had a near-permanent presence in the public eye ever since the 1920 publication of The Mysterious Affair at Styles. The detective who solves diabolical crimes using his little grey cells has enamored audiences not only in the original novels short stories and plays but also across radio television and movies.From Agatha Christies earliest conceptions and publication history to forays on the stage and screen the story of Poirot is as fascinating as it is enduring. Mark Aldridge tells this story decade-by-decade exploring and analyzing Poirots many and often wildly different appearances following the detective to present day when he is enjoying a worldwide renaissance. Packed with original research never-before-published correspondence and images from the Agatha Christie archives. 
language: English
title: Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World
publisher: William Morrow