This book is a compilation of short stories written by agatha christie. The book was first published in the united kingdom by collins crime club in 1974. Agatha christie - poirot's early cases is basically a collection of stories portraying hercule poirot's career as a detective in its early days, before he was an internationally famed and acclaimed detective. Poirot first made his appearance in 1920 in the mysterious affair at styles. Since then he has been among the most celebrated fictional characters of literature for almost a century. Hercule poirot is known for his signature waxed moustache and grey cells. Several early case stories of hercule poirot have been charted in this book, including the affair at the victory ball, double sin, the plymouth express, the cornish mystery, the double clue, the adventure of the clapham cook, the lost mine, wasps nest, the veiled lady, the chocolate box, and problem at sea. Agatha christie - poirot's early cases was published in 2001 by harpercollins publishers and is available in paperback. Key features: the masterpiece edition of agatha christie - poirot's early cases is a 384 page book containing 18 of the most thrilling detective stories in one book. All of the stories appearing in this book have been adapted for television. They were a part of the famous itv series agatha christie's poirot. - from Amzon