Books like The Big Four by Agatha Christie
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What it is about
- Poirot, Hercule
- Private investigators
Ages
- Adult
Books like this one
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith · Adult
about 240 pages
Cover from Google BooksWhy: Both are detective books.
What both books share
- detective
The Big Four: "Fiction, mystery & detective" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Detectives" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
- detective
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Why: Both are detective books.
What both books share
- detective
The Big Four: "Fiction, mystery & detective" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
Naked in Death: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
- detective
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Why: Both are books about private investigators, set in London.
What both books share
- private investigators
The Big Four: "Private investigators" (OL subject); "Private investigators, fiction" (OL subject); "Private investigators--England--Fiction" (LoC 650)
The Cuckoo's Calling: "private investigators" (OL subject); "Private investigators, fiction" (OL subject); "Private investigators -- England -- London -- Fiction." (LoC 650) - London
The Big Four: "London" (WD narrative location)
The Cuckoo's Calling: "London" (OL subject); "London (england), fiction" (OL subject); "London" (OL place); "London" (WD narrative location)
- private investigators
What they share, at a glance
The Big Four next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Detective | London | Private investigators |
|---|---|---|---|
| The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Naked in Death | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Cuckoo's Calling | not shared | shared | shared |
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The Big Four: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- First published
- First published on January 27, 1927. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Series
- It is book 4 of the Hercule Poirot series. Source: agathachristie.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Hercule Poirot ... The Murder of Roger Ackroyd ... The Big Four
- Next in the series
- Book 5 is The Mystery of the Blue Train. Source: agathachristie.com, checked November 6, 2026.
The Big Four ... The Mystery of the Blue Train
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