The Hollow
About this book
The Hollow is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the United States by Dodd, Mead & Co. in 1946 and in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club in November of the same year. The American edition retailed at $2.50 and the UK edition at eight shillings and sixpence (8/6). A paperback edition in the United States by Dell Books in 1954 changed the title to Murder after Hours.
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 109 readers · 282 pages · ≈ 5 h 13 m · Moderate
What order should I read the canon of Hercule Poirot series?
Read The Hollow first, then follow the publication order above — The Mysterious Affair at Styles, then Murder on the Links, then The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, then The Big Four, then The Mystery of the Blue Train, then Peril at End House, then Lord Edgware Dies, then Death in the Clouds.
How long does it take to read The Hollow?
About ≈ 5 h 13 m — 282 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Hollow?
282 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Hollow?
It sits on the Thriller shelves.
Has The Hollow been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include Le Grand alibi (2008).
Who wrote The Hollow?
Michael Connelly.
canon of Hercule Poirot — reading order
- → The Hollow you are here
- 1 The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)
- 2 Murder on the Links (1923)
- 3 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926)
- 4 The Big Four (1927)
- 5 The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928)
- 6 Peril at End House (1932)
- 7 Lord Edgware Dies (1933)
- 8 Death in the Clouds (1935)