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The Killings of Kingfisher Hill by Sophie Hannah

Belgian detective Hercule Poirot joins Scotland Yard Inspector Catchpool are on their way to Kingfisher Hill at the invitation of owner Richard Davenport. Richard’s brother Frank was pushed to his death, and Helen, his fiancée, is in prison for his murder. She confessed, but no one believes she is guilty. On the bus to the estate Poirot and Catchpool encounter two women, both mysterious in their own way.  One insists she is threatened by a mysterious man, the other confesses to murder.

This is the fourth Poirot mystery by Hannah, and she has sharpened her technique considerably since the first. The plots are sharper, but are as tangled and full of twists and turns as any Agatha Christie mystery. Poirot’s dialogue is spot on, and a treat to read. This may be Hannah’s best one yet.