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[[File:Les adaptations étrangères d'Agatha Christie par François Rivière et Jean-François Miniac alias Solidor, cliché Miniac..JPG|thumb|400px|A few of the novels featuring M. Poirot]]

{{quote|''"There are moments when I have felt: 'Why-Why-Why did I ever invent this detestable, bombastic, tiresome little creature?...Eternally straightening things, eternally boasting, eternally twirling his moustaches and tilting his egg-shaped head...I point out that by a few strokes of the pen...I could destroy him utterly. He replies, grandiloquently: 'Impossible to get rid of Poirot like that! He is much too clever.'"''|'''[[Agatha Christie]]'''}}

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Notable associates of his include: Captain Arthur Hastings, war veteran, secretary and later Argentinian farmer; Ariadne Oliver, irritatingly popular mystery novelist; the Countess Vera Rossakoff, possibly an aristocratic Russian refugee, most definitely a talented conwoman; Miss Felicity Lemon, a most efficient secretary; and of course any number of solid, even stolid, English policemen who good-naturedly allow him to take over their crime scenes. After all, Mr Parrot's only a [[Funny Foreigner]]. What harm could it do?

Many different actors have played Poirot on screen. Peter Ustinov gained some fame for his many appearances as the character in the 1970s and 1980s, Albert Finney was nominated for an Oscar for playing him in 1974, but nowadays the definitive portrayal is believed to be David Suchet's ''[[Poirot]]''.

Many different actors have played Poirot on screen. [[Peter Ustinov]] gained some fame for his many appearances as the character in the 1970s and 1980s, [[Albert Finney]] was nominated for an Oscar for playing him in 1974, but nowadays the definitive portrayal is believed to be [[David Suchet]]'s ''[[Poirot]]''.

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== Novels in this series ==