The Big Four

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The Big Four is an Agatha Christie detective novel featuring Hercule Poirot as he confronts a powerful international criminal organization.

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instanceOf crime novel ⓘ
detective novel ⓘ
work of fiction ⓘ
adaptation television adaptation ⓘ
author Agatha Christie ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
featuresCharacter Achille Poirot ⓘ
Captain Arthur Hastings ⓘ
linked to: Arthur Hastings

Hercule Poirot ⓘ
Inspector Japp ⓘ
featuresOrganization The Big Four ⓘ
firstEditionFormat hardcover ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1927 ⓘ
followedBy The Mystery of the Blue Train ⓘ
form novel ⓘ
genre detective fiction ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ
hasAlternativeDescription Hercule Poirot versus a powerful international criminal syndicate ⓘ
hasNumberOfParts 12 ⓘ
hasTheme espionage ⓘ
international conspiracy ⓘ
mastermind criminality ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryPeriod Golden Age of Detective Fiction ⓘ
mainCharacter Hercule Poirot ⓘ
narrator Captain Arthur Hastings ⓘ
linked to: Arthur Hastings
notableAntagonistGroupMember Li Chang Yen ⓘ
Number Four ⓘ
Number Three ⓘ
Number Two ⓘ
originalForm series of short stories ⓘ
originalPublicationMedium The Sketch magazine ⓘ
plotFocus confrontation with an international criminal organization ⓘ
precededBy The Murder of Roger Ackroyd ⓘ
protagonistNationality Belgian ⓘ
protagonistOccupation private detective ⓘ
publisher William Collins, Sons ⓘ
series Hercule Poirot series ⓘ
setting England ⓘ
France ⓘ
various international locations ⓘ
televisionAdaptationActorForPoirot David Suchet ⓘ
televisionAdaptationOf Agatha Christie's Poirot ⓘ
televisionAdaptationYear 2013 ⓘ

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Hercule Poirot → appearsInWork → The Big Four ⓘ
Hercule Poirot series → hasWork → The Big Four ⓘ
Arthur Hastings → appearsInWork → The Big Four ⓘ
Arthur Hastings → narratorOf → The Big Four ⓘ
The Big Four → featuresOrganization → The Big Four ⓘ
Chief Inspector Japp → appearsIn → The Big Four ⓘ