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COMING 23 October in UK & 28 OCTOBER IN US
THE LAST DEATH OF THE YEAR
The brilliant Belgian detective rings in the New Year with a chilling murder investigation on a Greek island in this all-new holiday mystery from Sophie Hannah, author of Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night.
New Year’s Eve, 1932. Hercule Poirot and Inspector Edward Catchpool arrive on the tiny Greek island of Lamperos to celebrate the holiday with what turns out to be a rather odd community of locals living in a dilapidated house. A dark sense of foreboding overshadows the beautiful island getaway when the guests play a New Year’s Resolutions game after dinner and one written resolution gleefully threatens to perform “the last and first death of the year.”
Hours later, one of the house’s residents is found dead on the terrace.
In the light of this shocking murder, Poirot reveals to Catchpool the true reason he’s brought him to the island—the life of another community member has been threatened. Now both men resolve to ensure that the first murder will be the last…
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REVIEWS
“A delicious, twisty, delightful read, The Last Death of the Year has an opening hook worthy of Christie at her finest.”
Alex Michaelides, bestselling author of The Silent Patient and The Maiden
“Sophie Hannah does it again in this entertaining, page-turning resurrection of the great detective.”
Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid series
“Intricately constructed and brimming with clever misdirection, The Last Death of the Year is a sparkling puzzle box of a novel, and Sophie Hannah proves, once again, that Poirot is in the best possible hands . . . expect to see this one on everyone’s “Best of” lists at the end of the year.”
therealbookspy.com
“Once again, Hannah proves both a quick study and an inventive thinker, delivering a whodunit that honors Poirot’s history without feeling like a mere retread. Golden age mystery fans are in for a treat.”
Publishers Weekly, US
“Mind-boggingly ingenious”
Kirkus Review, US