About the Book: The Labours of Hercules
Poirot sets himself a challenge before he retires to solve 12 cases which
correspond with the labours of his classical Greek namesake…
In appearance Hercule Poirot hardly resembled an ancient Greek hero. Yet
reasoned the detective like Hercules he had been responsible for ridding society
of some of its most unpleasant monsters.
So, in the period leading up to his retirement, Poirot made up his mind to
accept just twelve more cases: his self-imposed 'Labours. Each would go down in
the annals of crime as a heroic feat of deduction.
About the Author: Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie was born