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Books like Hercule Poirot: 9 series to read next

Hercule Poirot is mystery & detective and thriller & suspense, about political intrigue, set in europe, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Hercule Poirot is 9 books, 1923–1961.

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Barney Custer
Robert Langdon
Small Change
The Leviathan Trilogy
The Montglane Service
Duke de Richleau
The War That Came Early
Foundation
Lucifer Box

Barney CusterSeries

seriesEdgar Rice Burroughs3 books1914

Thriller & suspense, adventurous and tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in early 20th century and europe.

“Barney Custer is an American farmer from Nebraska who travels to the small European kingdom of Lutha only to discover he's the spitting image of its unstable ruler, King Leopold.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Mad King →

Robert LangdonSeries

seriesDan Brown6 books2000

Mysterious in tone, about faith and religion, set in contemporary.

“The Robert Langdon novel series is named after Robert Langdon, the protagonist of the novels by American author Dan Brown.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Angels & Demons →

Small ChangeSeries

seriesJo Walton4 books2006

Alternate history and science fiction, about totalitarianism, set in mid 20th century.

“As the series begins, Britain itself slides toward fascism.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Farthing →

The Leviathan TrilogySeries

seriesScott Westerfeld3 books2009

Steampunk and alternate history, about genetic engineering.

“Set in an alternate First World War, Leviathan splits the belligerents into Clankers, who fight with mechanical walkers, and Darwinists, who fight with fabricated living creatures built from spliced DNA.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Leviathan →

The Montglane ServiceSeries

seriesKatherine Neville2 books1989

Historical fiction, about magical artifacts and quests.

“Amazon: New York City, 1972—A dabbler in mathematics and chess, Catherine Velis is also a computer expert for a Big Eight accounting firm.”
from the catalogue description of The Eight

Start with The Eight →

Duke de RichleauSeries

seriesDennis Wheatley4 books1933

Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, set in early 20th century.

Start with The Forbidden Territory →

The War That Came EarlySeries

seriesHarry Turtledove6 books2009

Alternate history and war & military, about war.

“As is typical of Turtledove's alternate histories, the narrative follows a large cast of both fictional and historical characters.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Hitler's War →

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

Science fiction, about robots, set in far future.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Foundation →

Lucifer BoxSeries

seriesMark Gatiss3 books2004

Spy thriller and historical fiction.

Start with The Vesuvius Club →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Hercule Poirot?: Barney Custer — the closest match to Hercule Poirot on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Hercule Poirot?: The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Hercule Poirot.
How big is Hercule Poirot?: Hercule Poirot is 9 books, 1923–1961.
Is Hercule Poirot finished?: Yes — 9 books, 1923–1961.

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