27 must-read mystery books like Murder in Mesopotamia by François Rivière

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Murder in Mesopotamia

By: François Rivière

3.48

Format: 45 pages, Hardcover

Poirot finds himself embroiled in a murder mystery while on vacation in the Middle East. When an ar…

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1. The Man in the Brown Suit

By: Agatha Christie

3.95

Format: 381 pages, Paperback

Pretty, young Anne came to London looking for adventure. In fact, adventure comes looking for her—a… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"A man who has shot lions in large quantities has an unfair advantage over other men."

-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit

"You know I want you. You know that I’d give my soul to pick you up in my arms and keep you here, hidden away from the world, forever and ever."

-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit

"I wonder if husbands know as much about their wives as they think they do. If I had a husband, I should hate him to bring home orphans without consulting me first."

-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit

"But his face should really inspire you with confidence, my dear lady. No self-respecting murderer would ever consent to look like one. Crippen now, I believe was one of the pleasantest fellows imagin…"

-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit

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2. A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4)

By: Agatha Christie

4.01

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

"A Murder is Announced" is a staple of crime fiction and often considered as the best Miss Marple n… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"الناس في الظلام مختلفين كثيرا"

-Agatha Christie, A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4)

"Use that fluff of yours you call a brain."

-Agatha Christie, A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4)

"It's what's in yourself that makes you happy or unhappy."

-Agatha Christie, A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4)

"إن الجرائم الصغيرة تؤدي إلى الجرائم الكبيرة .. أليس كذلك ؟"

-Agatha Christie, A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple, #4)

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3. Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)

By: Agatha Christie

3.96

Format: 324 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A flamboyant party host is murdered in full view of a roomful of bridge players! Mr. Shaitana wa… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"I have always disapproved of murder."

-Agatha Christie, Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)

"Do you believe in the value of truth, my dear, or don’t you?"

-Agatha Christie, Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)

"Hercule Poirot spread out his hands in his most foreign manner."

-Agatha Christie, Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)

"There is the natural liar...Always says the thing that sounds best."

-Agatha Christie, Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)

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4. Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.08

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

The song. That’s what apprentice wizard and London Metropolitan Police Constable Peter Grant fi… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"He threw a fireball at me. I threw a chimney stack at him - that's the London way."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)

" Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards , I thought. For they are soggy and hard to light. "

-Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)

"First law of gossip - there's no point knowing something if somebody else doesn't know you know it."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)

"It's a sad fact of modern life that if you drive long enough, sooner or later you must leave London behind."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)

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5. Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

By: Agatha Christie

3.91

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Was it a misstep that sent a handsome stranger plummeting to his death from a cliff? Or something m… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"Why didn't they ask the Evans?"

-Agatha Christie, Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

"Young men are sadly degenerate nowadays."

-Agatha Christie, Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

"A woman would know all right about her own husband."

-Agatha Christie, Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

"Time, thought Bobby suddenly, was a very frightening thing."

-Agatha Christie, Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

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6. Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot, #11)

By: Agatha Christie

3.84

Format: 336 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Who wouldn't be pleased to attend a small dinner party being held by Sir Charles Cartwright, once t… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"There is only one thing to do - think."

-Agatha Christie, Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot, #11)

"Charles doesn’t go out of a room—he ‘makes an exit’—"

-Agatha Christie, Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot, #11)

"One knows so little. When one knows more it is too late."

-Agatha Christie, Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot, #11)

"It's the Only Thing To Do," he said, obviously speaking in capital letters."

-Agatha Christie, Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot, #11)

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7. Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)

By: Agatha Christie

4.20

Format: 274 pages, Paperback

Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the famous Orient Express in its tracks as it travels throug… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"I have learned to save myself useless emotion."

-Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)

"Ugly as sin, but she makes herself felt. You agree?"

-Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)

"​It was five o’clock on a winter’s morning in Syria."

-Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)

"You console me a little, but only a little,’ said Poirot."

-Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)

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8. Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)

By: Agatha Christie

4.01

Format: 287 pages, Paperback

Hercule Poirot is vacationing on the Cornish coast when he meets Nick Buckley. Nick is the young an… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"I always think loyalty's such a tiresome virtue. "

-Agatha Christie, Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)

"Courage, Mademoiselle. There is always something to live for."

-Agatha Christie, Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)

"Evil never goes unpunished, Monsieur. But the punishment is sometimes secret."

-Agatha Christie, Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)

"Never give in! That’s my motto. Don’t think of trouble and trouble won’t come!"

-Agatha Christie, Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)

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9. The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)

By: Agatha Christie

4.03

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

When Alice Asher is murdered in Andover, Hercule Poirot is already looking into the clues. Alphabet… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"Drink up your wine,' ordered Poirot."

-Agatha Christie, The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)

"A man in drink can be like a ravening wolf."

-Agatha Christie, The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)

"Women were very queer. Unexpectedly cruel and unexpectedly kind."

-Agatha Christie, The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)

"I admit that the second murder in the book often cheers things up."

-Agatha Christie, The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)

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10. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)

By: Agatha Christie

4.27

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Considered to be one of Agatha Christie's greatest, and also most controversial mysteries, 'The Mur… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"In fact-Dr. Sheppard!"

-Agatha Christie, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)

"What one does not tell to Papa Poirot he finds out."

-Agatha Christie, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)

"Beware of the blind—the blind—the little street that has no end to it."

-Agatha Christie, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)

"The things young women read nowadays and profess to enjoy positively frighten me."

-Agatha Christie, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)

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11. Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19)

By: Agatha Christie

3.98

Format: 574 pages,

Among the towering red cliffs of Petra sits the corpse of Mrs Boynton, a tiny puncture mark on her … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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12. The Sign of Four

By: Arthur Conan Doyle , Peter Ackroyd , Ed Glinert

4.00

Format: 162 pages, Paperback

As a dense yellow fog swirls through the streets of London, a deep melancholy has descended on Sher… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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13. Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)

By: Agatha Christie

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The tranquility of a lovely cruise along the Nile is shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgewa… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"... nu trecutul conteaza, ci viitorul."

-Agatha Christie, Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)

"It is not the past that matters,but the future"

-Agatha Christie, Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)

"Because I am Hercule Poirot, I do not need to be told."

-Agatha Christie, Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)

"Ah, but people don't run true to form in love affairs."

-Agatha Christie, Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)

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14. At Bertram's Hotel (Miss Marple, #11)

By: Agatha Christie

3.78

Format: 377 pages, Paperback

An old-fashioned London Hotel is not quite as reputable as it makes out! When Miss Marple comes up … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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15. Hickory Dickory Dock (Hercule Poirot, #30)

By: Agatha Christie , Hugh Fraser

4.00

Format: 199 pages, Audio CD

An outbreak of kleptomania at a student hostel was not normally the sort of crime that aroused Herc… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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16. Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #24)

By: Agatha Christie

5.00

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Amyas Crale, un peintre celebre, a ete assassine, et sa femme, condamnee pour ce meurtre. Seize ans… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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17. Sad Cypress (Hercule Poirot, #21)

By: Agatha Christie

3.66

Format: None pages, Paperback

Elinor Carlisle and Roddy Welman are the model English couple, perfect companions set for a life of… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #29) by Agatha Christie

18. After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #29)

By: Agatha Christie

3.78

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Hercule Poirot is called on to investigate the murder of a brother and sister in this classic from … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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19. A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #10)

By: Agatha Christie

3.68

Format: None pages, Paperback

There is no rest or relaxation for Miss Marple. Miss Jane Marple, Agatha Christie's most appealing… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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20. The Thirteen Problems (Miss Marple, #2)

By: Agatha Christie

3.68

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Tuesday Night Club is a venue where locals challenge Miss Marple to solve recent crimes...One T… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction

21. Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #23)

By: Agatha Christie

4.48

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

Set at the Jolly Roger, a posh vacation resort for the rich and famous on the southern coast of Eng… read more

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22. The Hollow (Hercule Poirot, #26)

By: Agatha Christie

3.80

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Lady Angkatell, intrigued by the criminal mind, has invited Hercule Poirot to her estate for a week… read more

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  • crime
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"I, Hercule Poirot, am not amused."

-Agatha Christie, The Hollow (Hercule Poirot, #26)

"The past is sometimes a very good place to live"

-Agatha Christie, The Hollow (Hercule Poirot, #26)

"Some people are wise - they never expect to be happy. I did."

-Agatha Christie, The Hollow (Hercule Poirot, #26)

"What does one say to a woman who has just killed her husband?"

-Agatha Christie, The Hollow (Hercule Poirot, #26)

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23. Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41)

By: Agatha Christie

3.59

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A teenage murder witness is drowned in a tub of apples. At a Hallowe'en party, Joyce, a hostile th… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"Put that in your mustache and smoke it."

-Agatha Christie, Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41)

"You and I have a principle in common. We do not approve of murder."

-Agatha Christie, Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41)

"Flowers never look so lovely as they do in Paris in the market there."

-Agatha Christie, Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41)

"Nobody would ever get anything done nowadays if they weren't in a hurry."

-Agatha Christie, Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41)

24. Dumb Witness (Hercule Poirot, #16)

By: Agatha Christie

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

Everyone blamed Emily's accident on the stairs on her dog, but she was convinced someone was trying… read more

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25. Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20)

By: Agatha Christie

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

Motives for Murder: A fortune in uncut diamonds, hidden by an eccentric old man - A woman's love, t… read more

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26. Superman: Red Son

By: None , Mark Millar , Andrew Robinson , Kilian Plunkett , Walden Wong

4.30

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

Strange visitor from another world who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in his ba… read more

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27. The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)

By: Agatha Christie

3.82

Format: 191 pages, Hardcover

It’s seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. She… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"Here was a man who would never rail against fate but accept it and pass on to victory"

-Agatha Christie, The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)

"Because when you’re in love, you think you’re invincible. It blinds you. And you don’t seem to care."

-Agatha Christie, The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)

"What I feel is that if one has got to have a murder actually happening in one's house, one might as well enjoy it, if you know what I mean."

-Agatha Christie, The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)

"Bottled, was he?" Said Colonel Bantry, with an Englishman's sympathy for alcoholic excess. "Oh, well, can't judge a fellow by what he does when he's drunk? When I was at Cambridge, I remember I put a…"

-Agatha Christie, The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)

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28. The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)

By: Agatha Christie

3.87

Format: 199 pages, Paperback

When Hercule Poirot and his associate Arthur Hastings arrive in the French village of Merlinville-s… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"Two people rarely see the same thing."

-Agatha Christie, The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)

"Again you have the sentiment and not the logic!"

-Agatha Christie, The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)

"[...] She is not for you, that one! Take it from Papa Poirot!"

-Agatha Christie, The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)

"Mon ami, двоє людей рідко можуть похвалитись, що бачать однакові речі"

-Agatha Christie, The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)

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29. Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3)

By: Agatha Christie

3.91

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

First there was the mystery of the film star and the diamond... then came the “suicide” that was mu… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"Uncertainty creates panic."

-Agatha Christie, Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3)

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30. The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)

By: Agatha Christie

4.00

Format: 174 pages, Paperback

Agatha Christie's debut novel was also the first to feature Hercule Poirot, her famously eccentric … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"A man in love is a sorry spectacle."

-Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)

"A good conscience makes a sound sleeper"

-Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)

"An appreciative listener is always stimulating."

-Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)

"Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend."

-Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)

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31. Murder in Mesopotamia

By: François Rivière

3.48

Format: 45 pages, Hardcover

Poirot finds himself embroiled in a murder mystery while on vacation in the Middle East. When an ar… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • sequential art
  • comics
  • fiction
  • mystery
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