Is It Based on a Book?
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Movie · 1965

Is The Alphabet Murders based on a book?

Quick answer

Yes. The Alphabet Murders is based on the book The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie (1936).

The A.B.C. Murders is book 13 of the canon of Hercule Poirot series.

The movie was released in 1965.

The book behind The Alphabet Murders

The A.B.C. Murders cover

The A.B.C. Murders

by Agatha Christie · first published 1936 · 256 pages · thriller, crime fiction, detective fiction

1936 novel by Agatha Christie.

canon of Hercule Poirot: books by publication date

  1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)
  2. Murder on the Links (1923)
  3. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926)
  4. The Big Four (1927)
  5. The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928)
  6. Peril at End House (1932)
  7. Lord Edgware Dies (1933)
  8. Three Act Tragedy (1934)
  9. Murder on the Orient Express (1934)
  10. Death in the Clouds (1935)
  11. The A.B.C. Murders (1936)
  12. Murder in Mesopotamia (1936)
  13. Cards on the Table (1936)
  14. Dumb Witness (1937)
  15. Death on the Nile (1937)
  16. Appointment with Death (1938)
  17. Hercule Poirot's Christmas (1938)
  18. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (1940)
  19. Sad Cypress (1940)
  20. Evil Under the Sun (1941)
  21. Five Little Pigs (1942)
  22. The Hollow (1946)
  23. Taken at the Flood (1948)
  24. Mrs McGinty's Dead (1952)
  25. After the Funeral (1953)
  26. Hickory Dickory Dock (1955)
  27. Dead Man's Folly (1956)
  28. Cat Among the Pigeons (1959)
  29. The Clocks (1963)
  30. Third Girl (1966)
  31. Hallowe'en Party (1969)
  32. Elephants Can Remember (1972)
  33. Curtain (1975)

Other adaptations of The A.B.C. Murders

Common questions

Is The Alphabet Murders based on a book?

Yes. The Alphabet Murders is based on the book The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie (1936).

Who wrote the book The Alphabet Murders is based on?

The A.B.C. Murders was written by Agatha Christie and first published in 1936.

Is The A.B.C. Murders part of a series?

Yes, it is book 13 in the canon of Hercule Poirot series (11 books listed below in reading order).

How long is the book?

The A.B.C. Murders is about 256 pages long.

Should I read the book before watching?

If you like knowing the full story and characters first, read The A.B.C. Murders before you watch. Adaptations often change or cut plotlines, so the book is a different experience even if you've seen the movie.

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