A wealthy patriarch demands that his estranged family gather for Christmas, but it's not a heartwarming affair. He bedevils his sons and announces plans to change his will, then winds up murdered. The fastidious Hercule Poirot is on the case to uncover the killer in Agatha Christie's classic tale.

Hercule Poirot's Christmas

Mysteries with the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. These can mostly be read as stand-alone in any order, but based on internal chronology The Mysterious Affair at Styles is the first Poirot story and Curtain was written to be the final Poirot story and should be read last. Other points to note are:1. Lord Edgware Dies should be read before After …