Stories: The Lernean Hydra

One of Poirot's twelve labours - the Lernean Hydra appears in the form of ill-intentioned gossip, aimed at a physician accused of poisoning his wife. From The Labours of Hercules.

Stories: The Arcadian Deer

One of Poirot's labours - a young mechanic seeks his fleeting Arcadian Deer, a missing maid with whom he has fallen in love. From The Labours of Hercules.

Stories: The Stymphalean Birds

One of Poirot's labours - two women, with a remarkable resemblance to birds of prey, are causing unease among their fellow holidaymakers. From The Labours of Hercules.

Stories: The Cretan Bull

One of Poirot's labours - a young man, engaged to be married, breaks off the engagement on the insistence that he is going mad. From The Labours of Hercules.

Stories: The Horses of Diomedes

One of Poirot's labours - a young doctor is keen to protect four sisters from themselves, as they spiral further into cocaine addiction. From The Labours of Hercules.

Stories: The Apples of Hesperides

One of Poirot's labours - a beautiful chalice is stolen from an auction house, and the buyer wants it found. From The Labours of Hercules.

Stories: The Capture of Cerberus

One of Poirot's labours - his old love interest, Countess Vera Rossakoff, leads him to a nightclub called Hell and a hidden drug ring. From The Labours of Hercules.

Stories: The Case of the Missing Will

An intelligent young woman must “prove her wits” to gain her inheritance from her uncle.

Stories: The Mystery of the Spanish Chest

The morning after a party, a man’s body is found stabbed and hidden in a Spanish chest. From The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories.

Stories: The Under Dog

When Poirot arrives at a dinner party, he discovers that his host, Robert Astwell, is universally disliked. When Astwell is discovered murdered there are no shortage of suspects. From The Under Dog and Other Stories and The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding.