In appearance Hercule Poirot hardly resembled an ancient Greek hero. Yet—reasoned the detective—like Hercules he had been responsible for ridding society of some of its most unpleasant monsters.
So, in the period leading up to his retirement, Poirot makes up his mind to accept just twelve more cases: his self-imposed “Labors.” Each would go down in the annals of crime as a heroic feat of deduction.
Nemean lion —
Lernean hydra —
Arcadian deer —
Erymanthian boar —
Augean stables —
Stymphalean birds —
Cretan bull —
Horses of Diomedes —
Girdle of Hyppolita —
Flock of Geryon —
Apples of the Hesperides —
Capture of Cerberus
About Author | Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.Agatha Christie is the best-selling author of all |
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Author | Agatha Christie |
Book Series | Hercule Poirot Series |
Format | Ebook |
ISBN | 9781581651447 |
Language | English |
Pages | 206 |
Publication Date | 02-15-2000 |
Publisher | Bantam Books |
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