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I finished One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie on Sunday. Quite an enjoyable Poirot, with thrillerish tendencies. Specifically interesting to me, though, because it explicitly mentions the Case of the Augean Stables, which is one of the stories collected in The Labours of Hercules.
This book is from 1940, and Labours wasn't published until 1947. I had thought the stories were later - possibly even original to the collection - but now I realise I was misled by the fact that my otherwise-chronological Complete Stories collection includes the introduction to Labours before the 12 stories. Ultimately this just means I can get on and read the last few Poirot shorts now instead of waiting until I reach 1947, which is still quite a few books away.
Anyway, after that I started on The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard, which is interesting so far. It's not one of the seven books I bought in a moment of weakness in the Gollancz sale at the weekend. It was in the sale, but I already owned it.
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