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Hercule Poirot is a fictional Belgian detective created by Agatha Christie and is one of the best-known figures in classic crime fiction. He first appeared in the 1920 novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles and is famous for his meticulous, cerebral approach to detection, his trademark moustache, and his reliance on the “little grey cells.” Poirot appears in more than 30 novels and numerous short stories, including landmark titles such as Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, The ABC Murders and Curtain (published 1975), Christie’s final Poirot novel. The character has been adapted repeatedly for stage, radio, television and film—most notably David Suchet’s long-running ITV series (1989–2013) which completed adaptations of the stories, and recent big-screen revivals directed by Kenneth Branagh (Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile). For someone searching the term, key points of interest are which novel or adaptation to start with, how portrayals differ between actors, and where to find definitive editions and screen adaptations.

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