Third Girl
About this book
Three young women share a London flat. The first is a coolly efficient personal secretary; the second an artist. The third interrupts Hercule Poirot's breakfast of 'Brioche' and 'Chocolat' insisting she is a murderer – and then promptly disappears. Slowly, Poirot learns of the rumours surrounding the mysterious third girl, her family – and her disappearance. Yet hard evidence is needed before the great detective can pronounce her guilty, innocent or insane…
Reader Profile
4.1/5 · 150 readers · 262 pages · ≈ 4 h 51 m · Moderate
What order should I read the canon of Hercule Poirot series?
Read Third Girl first, then follow the publication order above — The Hollow, then 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.
How long does it take to read Third Girl?
About ≈ 4 h 51 m — 262 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Third Girl?
262 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Third Girl?
It sits on the Mystery, Fiction shelves.
Is Third Girl in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in Third Girl?
The main characters include Herule Poirot, Ariadne Oliver.
Where does Third Girl take place?
It is set in England.
Who wrote Third Girl?
Agatha Christie.
canon of Hercule Poirot — reading order
- → Third Girl (1966) you are here
- 1 The Hollow
- 2 The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)
- 3 Murder on the Links (1923)
- 4 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926)
- 5 The Big Four (1927)
- 6 The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928)
- 7 Peril at End House (1932)
- 8 Lord Edgware Dies (1933)