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Purdaddy t1_j5tmqur wrote

Reply to comment by cookerg in Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie by starrynight179

What is your recommended reading order? Haven't ready anything by her yet, this is the year!

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cookerg t1_j5tz1bj wrote

I don't have a firm recommendation. I just think the Roger Ackroyd book and Poirot's Last Case in particular, were written after she had amassed a following who were very familiar with her books, and she had honed her craft. So personally I would go roughly in chronological order even though each book is independent with no overarching story line.

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cas-fortuit t1_j5ulhd6 wrote

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is her 6th novel and her third with Poirot. I disagree. I think it should be read early but not first.

Edit: actually I don’t disagree. Read in chron order and you’ll read Ackroyd third or fourth depending on the list.

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cookerg t1_j5ve4iv wrote

Wow, I didn't realize it was so early, but I still think it helps to read a few others first

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cas-fortuit t1_j5vgooe wrote

I think the first two Mysterious Affair of Styles and Murder on the Links are good intros to Poirot to read before. I think it’s worth reading Ackroyd early because it’s so easy to get spoiled.

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