Poirot's Early Cases vs The Mystery of the Blue Train: Which Should You Read?
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Poirot's Early Cases
With his career still in its formative years, we learn many things about how Poirot came to exercise those famous "grey cells" so well. Fourteen of the eighteen stories collected herein are narrated by Captain Arthur…
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
Bound for the Riviera, detective Hercule Poirot has boarded Le Train Bleu, an elegant, leisurely means of travel, free of intrigue. Then he meets Ruth Kettering. The American heiress bailing out of a doomed marriage is…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Mystery of the Blue Train has the widest readership — 88785 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Poirot's Early Cases | The Mystery of the Blue Train | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (17165) | 3.9 (88785) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (39) | 3.6 (236) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (56) | 4.5 (516) |
Reception
| Poirot's Early Cases | The Mystery of the Blue Train | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 17165 | 88785 |
| Editions | 63 | 124 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 15513 | 40090 |
| Reading it now | 1538 | 5311 |
| Written reviews | 1029 | 6721 |
| Wikipedia attention | 8128 | 5431 |
| Pages | 304 | 264 |