Once again Sophie Hannah brilliantly returns us to the world of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot with “Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night.”
When the mother of Poirot’s friend Inspector Edward Catchpool insists they join her at her friend’s home for Christmas, they almost refuse … until they hear of a murder and an impending murder.
Invited to solve that murder and prevent the second murder, they join her at Frellingsloe House, the home of Arnold and Vivienne Laurier. Arnold is dying and set to be admitted at the St. Walstan’s Hospital, where a man was killed in the room next to where Arnold will be staying. Believing whoever killed the man next door will also kill Arnold, his wife begs Poirot to come solve the murder and save her husband.
What follows is a story written very much in the style of the Grand Dame of Mystery herself. Hannah excellently takes on the tone and style of Christie to write a continuation story of Poirot along with a new sidekick Hannah created, one reminiscent of Christie’s Hastings.
She does a great job of keeping the reader guessing, questioning motives and alibis and adding red herrings and misdirections.
Due out Oct. 24, “Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night” is a classic whodunnit for the fans of murder mysteries everywhere.
Five stars out of five.
William Morrow provided this complimentary copy through NetGalley for my honest, unbiased review.
“Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night” (The New Hercule Poirot Mystery, #5) by Sophie Hannah