Can Hercule Poirot solve a baffling murder mystery in time for Christmas
It's 19 December 1931. Hercule Poirot and Inspector Edward Catchpool are called to investigate the murder of a man in the apparent safe haven of a Norfolk hospital ward. Catchpool's mother,the irrepressible Cynthia,insists that Poirot stays in a crumbling mansion by the coast,so that they can all be together for the festive period while Poirot solves the case. Cynthia's friend Arnold is soon to be admitted to that same hospital and his wife is convinced he will be the killer's next victim,though she refuses to explain why.
Poirot has less than a week to solve the crime and prevent more murders,if he is to escape from this nightmare scenario and get home in time for Christmas. Meanwhile,someone else - someone utterly ruthless - also has ideas about what ought to happen to Hercule Poirot...
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780008380793Number of pages: 384Weight: 590 gDimensions: 240 x 159 x 35 mm
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'What Sophie and Agatha have in common is a rare talent for fiendish unpredictability. They make you see how the impossible might be possible after all.'- Sunday Telegraph
'The latest in Sophie Hannah's series of mysteries featuring Agatha Christie's beloved detective is a magnificently intricate puzzle for Poirot's famous little grey cells.'- Daily Mail
'I was thrilled to see Poirot in such very,very good hands.'- Gillian Flynn,author of Gone Girl
'Perfect...a pure treat for Agatha Christie fans.'- Tana French
Sophie Hannah
Sophie Hannah is an internationally bestselling British novelist and poet,best known for her psychological crime fiction. She is also the author of a series based on Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot.
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The reigning queen of crime,Agatha Christie's life took her from her home in the Devon countryside to Cairo,Australia and,of course,a journey on the Orient Express. She created two of the most famous detectives in literature,the moustached Belgian super-sleuth Hercule Poirot and the deceptively genteel village investigator Miss Marple,as well as creating the longest running stage playThe Mousetrap.
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