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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.

 

September's Books

It’s a new Hercule Poirot mystery by Sophie Hannah, who took on the little Belgian detective in “The Monogram Murders.”She continues to capture the essence of the classic Agatha Christie mysteries, combining the well-known characters with intricately plotted murders. Poirot and the local detective are invited to the country house of a successful children’s author. The author has written a new will, which disinherits her children and leaves everything to her secretary, who has a fatal kidney disease. Why leave a sizeable estate to someone who is not expected to live for more than a few months? It’s a classic Christie country manor murder mystery. Hannah echoes the voice of Christie perfectly, and this second book by Hannah is more tightly written than the first. A treat for Poirot fans.

 

The Lake House by Kate Morton
The Newsmakers by Lis Wiehl
Closed Casket by Sophie Hannah
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer