31 The Body in the Library | The Body in the Library | 1942 | Miss Marple | Novel | Miss Marple investigates when an unknown young woman’s body is found in a colonel’s library. | TV Miniseries | Several TV adaptations including BBC and ITV. |
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32 Five Little Pigs | Five Little Pigs | 1942 | Hercule Poirot | Novel | Poirot reconstructs a murder from the past to prove a woman’s innocence. | TV Episode | Adapted for "Poirot" TV series. |
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33 The Moving Finger | The Moving Finger | 1942 | Miss Marple | Novel | Poison pen letters terrorize a small village — leading to murder. | TV Miniseries | Adapted by BBC and ITV. |
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34 Towards Zero | Towards Zero | 1944 | Superintendent Battle | Novel | What drives someone to murder? Christie lays the groundwork before the crime occurs. | Film, TV Film | 1945 film adaptation + French film version. |
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35 Death Comes as the End | Death Comes as the End | 1944 | None (Ancient Egypt setting) | Novel | A murder mystery set in 2000 BC Egypt — Christie’s only historical whodunit. | - | - |
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36 Sparkling Cyanide | Sparkling Cyanide | 1945 | Colonel Race | Novel | After a wealthy woman’s suspicious suicide, a second deadly party is arranged to trap the killer. | Film, TV Film | 1945 film (*Remembered*) + 1983 TV movie. |
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37 The Hollow | The Hollow | 1946 | Hercule Poirot | Novel | When Poirot arrives for a weekend gathering, he walks into a staged (and real) murder. | Film, TV Episode | Adapted in "Poirot" series and as a play. |
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38 The Labours of Hercules | The Labours of Hercules | 1947 | Hercule Poirot | Short Stories | Poirot takes on twelve cases, each inspired by the mythical labors of Hercules. | - | - |
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39 Taken at the Flood | Taken at the Flood | 1948 | Hercule Poirot | Novel | A young widow inherits a fortune after WWII — and becomes the target of dark family schemes. | TV Episode | Adapted for TV as part of "Poirot" series. |
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40 Crooked House | Crooked House | 1949 | Charles Hayward | Novel | After the death of a rich patriarch, suspicion falls on his entire dysfunctional family. | Film | 2017 film starring Glenn Close, Gillian Anderson. |
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