Hercule Poirot audiobooks in order
Novels spanning 55 years. Hugh Fraser, who played Hastings on television, narrates many of them on the UK store; David Suchet, who played Poirot himself, has recorded others.
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Agatha ChristieNarrated by Varies widely by title — Hugh Fraser reads many of the novels, with David Suchet, Kenneth Branagh, Dan Stevens and full-cast editions alongside · 33 booksPhoto: Joop van Bilsen for Anefo · CC0 · cropped, via Wikimedia CommonsWhich order should you listen in?
Almost entirely standalone, so start with a famous one rather than the first. Two real constraints: Curtain must be last, because it is the ending; and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd should be heard before anyone spoils it for you.
On screen: ITV series and films, From 1989. Every series here that has been adapted for the screen →
Hercule Poirot in publication order
- 1
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)Sold as several recordings: which to buy - 2
The Murder on the Links (1923)Read by Hugh Fraser · 6h unabridged - 3
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926)Sold as several recordings: which to buy - 4
The Big Four (1927)Read by Hugh Fraser · 5h 33m unabridged - 5
The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928)Read by Hugh Fraser · 7h 5m unabridged - 6
Peril at End House (1932)Sold as several recordings: which to buy - 7
Lord Edgware Dies (1933)Read by Hugh Fraser · 6h 31m unabridged - 8
Murder on the Orient Express (1934)Sold as several recordings: which to buy - 9
Three Act Tragedy (1935)Read by Hugh Fraser · 5h 48m unabridged - 10
Death in the Clouds (1935)Sold as several recordings: which to buy - 11
The A.B.C. Murders (1936)Sold as several recordings: which to buy - 12
Murder in Mesopotamia (1936)Read by Anna Massey · 6h 54m unabridged - 13
Cards on the Table (1936)Read by Hugh Fraser · 6h unabridged - 14
Dumb Witness (1937)Read by Hugh Fraser · 7h 19m unabridged - 15
Death on the Nile (1937)Sold as several recordings: which to buy - 16
Appointment with Death (1938)Sold as several recordings: which to buy - 17
Hercule Poirot's Christmas (1938)Read by Hugh Fraser · 6h 9m unabridged - 18
Sad Cypress (1940)Read by David Suchet · 6h 1m unabridged - 19
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (1940)Read by Hugh Fraser · 5h 20m unabridged - 20
Evil Under the Sun (1941)Sold as several recordings: which to buy - 21
Five Little Pigs (1942)Sold as several recordings: which to buy - 22
The Hollow (1946)Read by Hugh Fraser · 7h 11m unabridged - 23
Taken at the Flood (1948)Read by Hugh Fraser · 6h 17m unabridged - 24
Mrs McGinty's Dead (1952)Read by Hugh Fraser · 6h 8m unabridged - 25
After the Funeral (1953)Sold as several recordings: which to buy - 26
Hickory Dickory Dock (1955)Sold as several recordings: which to buy - 27
Dead Man's Folly (1956)Sold as several recordings: which to buy - 28
Cat Among the Pigeons (1959)Sold as several recordings: which to buy - 29
The Clocks (1963)Read by Hugh Fraser · 7h 13m unabridged - 30
Third Girl (1966)Read by Hugh Fraser · 6h 59m unabridged - 31
Hallowe'en Party (1969)Read by Hugh Fraser · 6h 28m unabridged - 32
Elephants Can Remember (1972)Read by Hugh Fraser · 5h 36m unabridged - 33
Curtain: Poirot's Last Case (1975)Read by Hugh Fraser · 5h 42m unabridged
Watch out for the graded readers
13 of these books are also sold as graded readers — the text rewritten to a controlled vocabulary for people learning English, listed under the book’s own title and costing the same single credit as the novel. They run 2 hrs 54 mins to 4 hrs 4 mins, which reads like an ordinary abridgement in a list of results.
On Audible the line under the title gives the level on every one, but on 7 of them only as a bare code such as “B2+”, with nothing to say what it means, so the title and heading are not a check you can rely on. They are perfectly good products for the audience they are written for. They are just not the novel.
| Book | Level under the title on Audible | Narrator | Length on Audible |
|---|---|---|---|
| After the Funeral | B2 | Roger May | 3 hrs 47 mins |
| Appointment with Death | B2+ | Roger May | 3 hrs 39 mins |
| Cat Among the Pigeons | B2+ | Roger May | 3 hrs 39 mins |
| Dead Man's Folly | B1 | Roger May | 2 hrs 54 mins |
| Death in the Clouds | Level 5, B2+ | Roger May | 3 hrs 35 mins |
| Death on the Nile | B1 | Roger May | 3 hrs 5 mins |
| Evil Under the Sun | Level 4 – upper- intermediate (B2) | Roger May | 3 hrs 58 mins |
| Hickory Dickory Dock | Level 5, B2+ | Roger May | 3 hrs 42 mins |
| Murder on the Orient Express | B1 | Roger May | 3 hrs 9 mins |
| Peril at End House | B2 | Roger May | 3 hrs 26 mins |
| The A.B.C. Murders | Level 4 – upper- intermediate (B2) | Roger May | 4 hrs 4 mins |
| The Murder of Roger Ackroyd | Level 5, B2+ | Roger May | 3 hrs 28 mins |
| The Mysterious Affair at Styles | Level 5, ELT Reader | Roger May | 3 hrs 37 mins |
Every one is on Audible too — found in a sweep of Audiobooks.com on 10 September 2026, then looked up title by title on Audible, where every listing was last read on 11 September 2026. And 6 of them are listed there under the plain novel title and web address, with only a bare level code beneath the title — the description is the clearest tell. How to spot one →
Which recording should you buy?
14 books in this series are sold as more than one recording. Each comparison says which to buy and why:
- Murder on the Orient Express6 recordings compared
- Death on the Nile4 recordings compared
- The A.B.C. Murders4 recordings compared
- Evil Under the Sun3 recordings compared
- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd5 recordings compared
- Peril at End House4 recordings compared
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles7 recordings compared
- Death in the Clouds3 recordings compared
- Appointment with Death4 recordings compared
- Cat Among the Pigeons4 recordings compared
- After the Funeral3 recordings compared
- Hickory Dickory Dock2 recordings compared
- Dead Man's Folly3 recordings compared
- Five Little Pigs2 recordings compared