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cookerg t1_j5tz1bj wrote

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

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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