Hercule Poirot's Silent Night
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Summary
The world's greatest detective， Hercule Poirot--legendary star of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile--puts his little grey cells to work solving a baffling Christmas mystery。 It's December 19， 1931。 Hercule Poirot and Inspector Edward Catchpool are looking forward to a much-needed， restful Christmas holiday， when they are called upon to investigate the murder of a man in a Norfolk hospital ward。 Cynthia Catchpool， Edward's mother， insists that Poirot stay with her in a crumbling mansion by the coast， so that they can all be together for the festive period while he solves the case。 As Poirot digs into the mystery， he discovers that the murdered man was a retired post office master， and by all accounts very well-liked。 The local constabulary's investigation failed to uncover how someone could have entered a hospital room and killed him under the noses of the staff。 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。 With no obvious motive or suspect， 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 。。。
Reviews
JeanneK
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Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night is Book 5 in the new Hercule Poirot Mystery Series by Sophie Hannah。 It is well written， entertaining， and the perfect mystery to read during the Christmas season。 I think even the wonderful， indomitable Agatha Christie would be proud as Hercule is determined to solve the murder of a retired post office master。 This has all the elements of a good mystery， including drama， suspense， danger and twists and turns at every angle as Hercule struggles to find the murderer Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night is Book 5 in the new Hercule Poirot Mystery Series by Sophie Hannah。 It is well written， entertaining， and the perfect mystery to read during the Christmas season。 I think even the wonderful， indomitable Agatha Christie would be proud as Hercule is determined to solve the murder of a retired post office master。 This has all the elements of a good mystery， including drama， suspense， danger and twists and turns at every angle as Hercule struggles to find the murderer one week before Christmas。 I especially liked Hercule’s charming， delightful， quirky new friend， Inspector Catchpool。 I received an Uncorrected Proof of this book and these opinions are my own。 I rated it a five。 。。。more
Sheila
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I received a free copy of， Hercule Poirot's Silent Night， by Sophie Hannah， from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 Whenever I picture Hercules Poirot I picture David Suchet， from the pbs version。 It's December 1931 and Hercules Poirot is on the case。 This is a great mystery， I really enjoyed it， Poirot is like no one else。 I received a free copy of， Hercule Poirot's Silent Night， by Sophie Hannah， from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 Whenever I picture Hercules Poirot I picture David Suchet， from the pbs version。 It's December 1931 and Hercules Poirot is on the case。 This is a great mystery， I really enjoyed it， Poirot is like no one else。 。。。more
Oliver
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Poirot is my favourite， Sophie Hannah is my favourite， what's not to love？I particularly enjoyed the psychological/psychoanalytical bent to this one， kicked off by Edward Catchpool's mother providing the entry point into the mystery。Catchpool himself is great: though he has all of Hastings' goodness and innocence and none of his more annoying traits， he still remains a character in his own right， with his own complexities and foibles。 And Hannah has， as always， managed to capture so many of Agat Poirot is my favourite， Sophie Hannah is my favourite， what's not to love？I particularly enjoyed the psychological/psychoanalytical bent to this one， kicked off by Edward Catchpool's mother providing the entry point into the mystery。Catchpool himself is great: though he has all of Hastings' goodness and innocence and none of his more annoying traits， he still remains a character in his own right， with his own complexities and foibles。 And Hannah has， as always， managed to capture so many of Agatha Christie's habits， themes， motifs and idiosyncrasies while bringing her own distinctive flavour to the mix。 This is overall a really satisfying read。 My thanks to HarperCollins and NetGalley for the ARC。 。。。more
Claire Cobb
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Honestly， I was struggling to get into this， but on page 229， I was starting to really get into it and enjoy it。 The story is a classic murder mystery in classic Hercule Poirot style。 I loved following his and Edwards' journey to discover the truth and was pleasantly surprised by the end of who the murderer actually was。 Honestly， I was struggling to get into this， but on page 229， I was starting to really get into it and enjoy it。 The story is a classic murder mystery in classic Hercule Poirot style。 I loved following his and Edwards' journey to discover the truth and was pleasantly surprised by the end of who the murderer actually was。 。。。more
Sahra
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Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the ARC。 Man， I really tried to read this。 I swear I read the first 15 pages at least 3 times， but I just could not make myself read any further。 I love Poirot， and Hannah continues to fail to capture his true nature over and over again。 I can't believe the Christie family continues to let her desecrate my man， Poirot。 I am going to give it another shot， eventually， but I remember the previous Poirot's Hannah wrote， and it makes me really rethink pickin Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the ARC。 Man， I really tried to read this。 I swear I read the first 15 pages at least 3 times， but I just could not make myself read any further。 I love Poirot， and Hannah continues to fail to capture his true nature over and over again。 I can't believe the Christie family continues to let her desecrate my man， Poirot。 I am going to give it another shot， eventually， but I remember the previous Poirot's Hannah wrote， and it makes me really rethink picking this one back up。 3 stars because I DNF。 。。。more
Caro Richard
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Confession/s - I've never read a Hercule Poirot book before or a Sophie Hannah story but a） I loved the TV show and b） I will read more Hannah now！ Bien， bien！ All the stars！ December 1931， told from Catchpool's point of view， we travel to Munby in Norfolk to Frellingsloe House to spend Christmas with the inhabitants which include Catchpool's Mum， a terminally ill man， his terrified wife， 4 squabbling kids， a curate and a doctor！ Poirot and Catchpool also desperately want to be back in London fo Confession/s - I've never read a Hercule Poirot book before or a Sophie Hannah story but a） I loved the TV show and b） I will read more Hannah now！ Bien， bien！ All the stars！ December 1931， told from Catchpool's point of view， we travel to Munby in Norfolk to Frellingsloe House to spend Christmas with the inhabitants which include Catchpool's Mum， a terminally ill man， his terrified wife， 4 squabbling kids， a curate and a doctor！ Poirot and Catchpool also desperately want to be back in London for Christmas！ And of course there is murder！ I was captivated by this book！ The author painted such a vivid picture， it was like I was transported back watching the TV show with my parents！ I could picture it all in my head！ Catchpool's Mum was so amusing， I don't think she meant to be but gawd， I laughed at her exploits！ I was busy pointing the finger at almost all of the characters， dismissing that and moving on but the perp and the reason for their actions made my jaw drop！ As I said before， I was enchanted with this read and now I've seen there are 4 other Poirot books by this author and I need them！ 。。。more
jean
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Sophie Hannah's little grey cells are working brilliantly again in this new Poirot book。 I wasn't 100% convinced by the motive， but I love her writing and the characters she brings to life。Thank you to netgalley and Harper Collins for an advance copy of this book Sophie Hannah's little grey cells are working brilliantly again in this new Poirot book。 I wasn't 100% convinced by the motive， but I love her writing and the characters she brings to life。Thank you to netgalley and Harper Collins for an advance copy of this book 。。。more
Randy
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A winner！ I couldn't put this book down until I found out who the murderer was！ Read it！ A winner！ I couldn't put this book down until I found out who the murderer was！ Read it！ 。。。more
Jewels
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Esther
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Dear Agatha has done it again。 Being one of my favorite authors I could be biased， but one of her best。 Recommended for Agatha lovers and all。
Hazel Newlands
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I enjoy the Sophie Hannah Hercule Poirot books， as I did Agatha Christie ones before her。 This is the fifth book but stands alone as they all do。This was a good mystery story which kept me guessing throughout but had the necessary grouping of all the characters together at the end to explain。My main disappointment was the use of a Verity Hunt character name feels a steal from Agatha Christie too far。
Kathryn
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How lucky are we to have Sophie Hannah？！ Just when all the Agatha Christie novels are read and re-read， it is a joy to have new and fresh stories with our beloved Christie characters。 The seasonal twist will make this the perfect Christmas gift and read。 Bravo Sophie Hannah！Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC
L。 A。
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Believable characters， amazing plot， and the great Hercule Poirot。 What more is there to say about this masterpiece of a novel。
Richard Angrave
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I have been reading Agatha Christie books for 50 years so the fact that Sophie Hannah is now writing Poirot books is great news for me。 I had previously read Closed Casket and enjoyed that and look forward to reading more Agatha Christie stories from Sophie Hannah。 Interestingly I have just returned from Norfolk the setting for Silent Night。 I am sure other Agatha Christie fans will enjoy this book as much as I did。 Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to ARC this book。
Robin
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Sophie Hannah， Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night The New Hercule Poirot Mystery， Harper Collins UK， Harper Fiction 26 October 2023。Thank you， NetGalley， for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review。This is the second of Sophie Hannah’s Hercule Poirot mysteries that I have read， and I came to it hoping that I would not be disappointed。 I have read Sophie Hannah’s other novels with enthusiasm， and some dread， at times。 Despite their often bizarre and unpleasant themes they are immensely rea Sophie Hannah， Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night The New Hercule Poirot Mystery， Harper Collins UK， Harper Fiction 26 October 2023。Thank you， NetGalley， for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review。This is the second of Sophie Hannah’s Hercule Poirot mysteries that I have read， and I came to it hoping that I would not be disappointed。 I have read Sophie Hannah’s other novels with enthusiasm， and some dread， at times。 Despite their often bizarre and unpleasant themes they are immensely readable， almost addictive， and some of my favourite in their genre。 I cannot say the same of the Monogram Murders， the first of Hannah’s Hercule Poirot mysteries I tried。 Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night is a distinct improvement。 In this novel Hannah replicates Agatha Christie’s lack of interest in making Hastings a permanent character in her Hercule Poirot novels。 Poirot’s companion， Edward Catchpool is a former police inspector， the son of one of the other characters， and， while advancing the narrative with the potential and then actual crime at its focus， also develops as a distinct character。 Although he follows Hastings in being unaware of the clues that Poirot so brilliantly perceives， maintaining the familiar relationship between the two， he has his own character which adds to the novel。 Unlike Hastings who had to be married off in Christie’s second Poirot novel， Murder on the Links， to avoid including him in every work featuring Poirot， Catchpool’s character has some interesting elements。 His relationship with his mother， a clearly negative character， and his police background gives him professional possibilities。 He is not reminiscent of any of Christie’s police characters （Japp， Slack， for example） and makes a positive contribution to the solution， although as Poirot suggests， not a brilliant as his own。 This is a clever use of some of Christie’s tactics while providing a plausible alternative to the known Christie characters。 Hannah also injects some of the familiar Christie humour into the novel， a welcome gesture towards Christie’s ability to mix murder and comic moments。 In Silent Night Hannah has also managed to adopt more of Christie’s touch in moulding Poirot’s physical features， thought processes and behaviour into the Poirot familiar from her novels。 Sophie Hannah has come a long way from her first attempt to emulate Christie’s work and I admire that。 However， I am not wedded to this collection of novels， although I am certainly ready to reread some of her independent work in the near future。 。。。more
HM
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I was delighted to receive a copy of Hercule Poirot's Silent Night， by Sophie Hannah - the fifth in the modern series following Agatha Christie's famous Belgian detective。 As with Sophie's other books， the feel of this novel is deliciously Golden Age， authentically capturing Poirot's mannerisms， dialogue and inimitable investigative style。 Compared to some of the other books， I felt this story was quite dialogue heavy， featuring less of an immersive setting than others。 As such， it felt like it I was delighted to receive a copy of Hercule Poirot's Silent Night， by Sophie Hannah - the fifth in the modern series following Agatha Christie's famous Belgian detective。 As with Sophie's other books， the feel of this novel is deliciously Golden Age， authentically capturing Poirot's mannerisms， dialogue and inimitable investigative style。 Compared to some of the other books， I felt this story was quite dialogue heavy， featuring less of an immersive setting than others。 As such， it felt like it had quite a fast pace。 This is appropriate for a story set over a few days， but meant I read through it quite quickly and didn't really savour it in the way I would like to for a story featuring this character。 The ensemble cast worked exceptionally well - as a reader I struggled to like any of them， but this isn't necessary。 Just know that there is a good balance of characters where some are more obvious suspects than others。 The clues 'play fair' with the reader， such that I worked out the 'who' quite easily， but the 'why' took a little more thought。 The only thing I did not like was that， in several places， Poirot addresses some of the characters as Mr。 rather than M。 （Monsieur） - since he very rarely did this in the originals， it rather pulled me out of the story。 Still， a very enjoyable tale that is well written and worthy of a solid four stars。 。。。more
Megan Jones
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I am such a fan of Hannah's Poirot series and this is another great addition to the series。 Once again， Hannah really captures Poirot's character and the atmosphere is exquisite。 This has the added bonus of being set at Christmas which really added to the eerie， murderous vibes。 This book also sees the return of Catchpool who is an interesting character， has a good relationship with Poirot and helps to explain the plot to the reader。 The other characters in this book are strong and all add to th I am such a fan of Hannah's Poirot series and this is another great addition to the series。 Once again， Hannah really captures Poirot's character and the atmosphere is exquisite。 This has the added bonus of being set at Christmas which really added to the eerie， murderous vibes。 This book also sees the return of Catchpool who is an interesting character， has a good relationship with Poirot and helps to explain the plot to the reader。 The other characters in this book are strong and all add to the atmosphere and plot of the book。 This is another excellent read from Hannah featuring one of my favourite detectives， a welcome return to Poirot。 Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK for an advance copy。 。。。more
Tania
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Poirot & his friend Scotland Yard Inspector Edward Catchpool have a new case！ This story is a tangled web of deceit with a cast of suspicious suspects。 And a complicated family Christmas with humor & hijinks。 Very enjoyable。
Jennifer Girard
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Great story， great pace， fun of very interesting characters。 Hannah， wrote the perfect Agatha Christie’s novel。 When reading Agatha christie， I would always get a bit annoyed at the end， at the big reveal because Agatha christie would write the whole book in such way that all the clues are not revealed to the reader until that moment。 Therefore， we could never really guess who the murderer or murderers was/were before she would give the answer through Poirot！ In this novel， Hannah used that with Great story， great pace， fun of very interesting characters。 Hannah， wrote the perfect Agatha Christie’s novel。 When reading Agatha christie， I would always get a bit annoyed at the end， at the big reveal because Agatha christie would write the whole book in such way that all the clues are not revealed to the reader until that moment。 Therefore， we could never really guess who the murderer or murderers was/were before she would give the answer through Poirot！ In this novel， Hannah used that with Catchpool who like the reader is left with missing information and complain about it！ Catchpool was just like one of us reader， and I think because I totally identified to him throughout the book I loved it！ 。。。more
June Walters
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Poirot and his sidekick Catchpool are planning a quiet Christmas at Whitehaven Mansions。 The most serious concern they have is will it be turkey or duck？ However， an unexpected visitor has other plans for them， and it looks like Christmas may not be as peaceful as they were expecting as Frellingsloe House beckons。This is the fifth offering of Hannah on her vision of the continuation of the Poirot stories。 I am a big fan of Christie and I think this is where the problem lies。 As a detective serie Poirot and his sidekick Catchpool are planning a quiet Christmas at Whitehaven Mansions。 The most serious concern they have is will it be turkey or duck？ However， an unexpected visitor has other plans for them， and it looks like Christmas may not be as peaceful as they were expecting as Frellingsloe House beckons。This is the fifth offering of Hannah on her vision of the continuation of the Poirot stories。 I am a big fan of Christie and I think this is where the problem lies。 As a detective series， if it wasn’t for the Poirot connection， it would be really enjoyable。 Sadly most readers will compare with the originals instead of reading them as another version。I did enjoy the book， but was disappointed in Catchpool。 For a Scotland Yard Inspector he left a lot to be desired， obviously his little greys cells were a bit dusty。 As the story took a while to get going， it made the book seem very long。 Not quite a Christie denouement， but I liked it。All in all a good read， but perhaps better if you have never read a Christie Poirot novel。A good 3* read。Thank you NetGalley。 。。。more
Sue Plant
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would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this book a new poirot book by this author and i have to say it has been done very well。。。 its a slow build up before we find out who the murderer is but its well worth a read for any fans of agatha christie hercule poirot a murder has been committed in a hospital and hercule poirot and catchpool have been summoned to help investigate the murder， they have a week to find the culprit plenty of red herrings galore but but its all would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this book a new poirot book by this author and i have to say it has been done very well。。。 its a slow build up before we find out who the murderer is but its well worth a read for any fans of agatha christie hercule poirot a murder has been committed in a hospital and hercule poirot and catchpool have been summoned to help investigate the murder， they have a week to find the culprit plenty of red herrings galore but but its all down the the little grey cells to unmask the murderer and they are closer than you think 。。。more
Kath
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In Sophie Hannah's continuation of the Poirot mysteries， we have Inspector Edward Catchpool as a "narrator"。 In fact， in this book， he plays more than just sidekick as it is indeed his own mother who is instrumental in the involvement of him and the mighty Belgian Detective。 She， Cynthia， is staying with friends in a crumbling old mansion on the Norfolk coast for Christmas and pretty much insists on her son's attendance as there has been shenanigans。 Apparently， there was a murder committed a sh In Sophie Hannah's continuation of the Poirot mysteries， we have Inspector Edward Catchpool as a "narrator"。 In fact， in this book， he plays more than just sidekick as it is indeed his own mother who is instrumental in the involvement of him and the mighty Belgian Detective。 She， Cynthia， is staying with friends in a crumbling old mansion on the Norfolk coast for Christmas and pretty much insists on her son's attendance as there has been shenanigans。 Apparently， there was a murder committed a short while back。 A man in the local hospital。 The same hospital as the one that Cynthia's friend， and host， Arthur himself will be admitted in the New Year。 His wife being of the mind that， with the murderer still at large， Arthur will undoubtedly be his next victim！Determined to work out the who and why， and catch the blighter and return home before Christmas， Poirot and Catchpool start their investigation in earnest。。。I have to admit that， although I did enjoy reconnected with the great man himself， I still have reservations about Catchpool。 To me， he is kind of an amalgamation of Hastings and Japp from the original stories and still， after reading a few of these "continuations"， doesn't wholly work。 Maybe it is the many， many years of watching the wonderful TV adaptations and loving the relationships between the trio。 But， the author has obviously wanted to put her own stamp on the series and， it is what it is。 All that said， the story - both in plotting and execution - more than makes up for any personal niggles I still have。 Catchpool himself is a good solid character in his own right and I really should stop comparing， hard though it may be。 I think， by the end of the book I had actually warmed to him a bit more， but that may have just been sympathy regarding his mother！Other characters are just as well drawn and all act their parts very well indeed。 Some， I have to say， being a tad larger than life but keeping， just， the right side of caricature。 And the ending， when it came， the denouement， when Poirot spells it all out and reveals the truth to an astonished cast， including me as a reader！ Well， I didn't see that coming。 But then again， I've never been that good at guessing the original endings either so， well done for that！All in all， a credible and worthy continuation。 Long may it continue。 I know some thing it is sacrilege， and that's OK， Me， I'm happy to keep reading as long as it all still entertains。 My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book。 。。。more
Christine
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This book is the fifth of the new Poirot mysteries written by Sophie Hannah。 I've read all of them and have enjoyed the interesting plots。 I think she does an excellent job of capturing the essence of Hercule Poirot。 I also like the new character of Inspector Edward Catchpool of Scotland Yard， who assists Poriot and narrates the stories。 In this book， Poirot and Catchpool have less than a week to solve a murder before Christmastime， but some of the witnesses - including Catchpool's mother - are This book is the fifth of the new Poirot mysteries written by Sophie Hannah。 I've read all of them and have enjoyed the interesting plots。 I think she does an excellent job of capturing the essence of Hercule Poirot。 I also like the new character of Inspector Edward Catchpool of Scotland Yard， who assists Poriot and narrates the stories。 In this book， Poirot and Catchpool have less than a week to solve a murder before Christmastime， but some of the witnesses - including Catchpool's mother - are making it harder than it should be。 This book gets off to a somewhat slow start， but picks up in the middle building to a surprising and satisfying ending。 Hercule Poirot is one of my all-time favorite detectives so I am so glad Sophie Hannah has continued this series challenging Poirot with new cases。 I received an advance copy of this ebook at no cost from NetGalley and William Morrow Books， but my review is voluntary and unbiased。 。。。more
Anne
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Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night by Sophie Hannah harkens to the Gold Age of Mystery with her depiction of Poirot as right on as that of Agatha Christie。 It is a compelling tale of a man who is killed in hospital akin to the hospice of today。 Vivienne Laurier’s husband was dying。 Of that there was no doubt。 Her angst takes over when it is her dying husband who feels the need to solve the crime since he will shortly be a resident at the crime scene。 She is beside herself so her good friend， Cynthia Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night by Sophie Hannah harkens to the Gold Age of Mystery with her depiction of Poirot as right on as that of Agatha Christie。 It is a compelling tale of a man who is killed in hospital akin to the hospice of today。 Vivienne Laurier’s husband was dying。 Of that there was no doubt。 Her angst takes over when it is her dying husband who feels the need to solve the crime since he will shortly be a resident at the crime scene。 She is beside herself so her good friend， Cynthia Catchpool， yes， the mother of Poirot’s sidekick， arrives in London to convince Poirot to come and solve this crime。 He was Arthur Laurier’s hero and would surely not want to see him investigate as he was dying。 It was Christmas and so she insisted that her son and Poirot spend Christmas at Munby-on-the-Sea， after Poirot had solved the crime。 Insisting that they would not spend Christmas， they did hurry to catch the train and arrived to find people there to meet them。 Cynthia had been that certain of their acquiescence。 The characters， Poirot included， are exactly as you would expect them to be， although there were odd quirks about each and every one of the members of the household。 The Laurier’s two sons were present， as were their wives， sisters and children of the Surtees。 The sisters were as different as different could be and their mother was doing the cooking。 Sadly， she shouldn’t have been。 She was a terrible cook。 Her husband was the gardener。 The house was slowly falling into the sea。 A fact all of them had accepted， which led to the additional discomfort of the gathering。 Poirot got two clues from Laurier and started to look into the death。 It was an enjoyable read with a good plot and interesting characters。 If you are a fan of Christie， you will love it。 I was invited to read a free e-ARC of Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night by William Morrow through Netgalley。 All thoughts and opinions are mine。 #Netgalley #WilliamMorrow #SophieHannah #HerculePoirotsSilentNight 。。。more
Jules
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A must-read for Agatha Christie fans！Sophie Hannah takes a beloved Agatha Christie character and puts her own twist to the character while staying true to the Agatha Christie style/vibe that readers know and love。 Read courtesy of NetGalley
Denice Langley
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I love Agatha Christie's books。 I would be hard pressed to pick a favorite character as they all have their peculiar tweaks that make them impossible to rank so feeble as a number on a scale。 The mystery/thriller genre would possibly not even exist were it not for Christie's efforts to fool her readers into thinking they could predict "who done it"。 Of course， Agatha Christie died in 1976。 Many authors have tried to maintain her level of excellence and Sophie Hannah has done a great job of it。 W I love Agatha Christie's books。 I would be hard pressed to pick a favorite character as they all have their peculiar tweaks that make them impossible to rank so feeble as a number on a scale。 The mystery/thriller genre would possibly not even exist were it not for Christie's efforts to fool her readers into thinking they could predict "who done it"。 Of course， Agatha Christie died in 1976。 Many authors have tried to maintain her level of excellence and Sophie Hannah has done a great job of it。 When Hercule Poirot and Inspector Catchpool from Scotland Yard join forces again， they will investigate a murder in the St Walston's Hospital。 The investigation will be hampered by the "help" they receive from those outside the police。。。。。but this is always a sticking point for Poirot and one of the things that makes him so great。 Poirot will gather stories from many， adding clues together to surprise the killer when all of the suspects find themselves gathered together at Poirot's request。 If you've never read any Christie books。。。。。it's well past time you started。 。。。more
Lois
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I won a publisher’s galley copy。 This review reflects my honest opinion。Hercule Poirot is one of my favorite literary characters。 Sophie Hannah writes a decent Poirot mystery， but it isn’t exceptional。 The setting of this one， a mansion on the edge of a cliff at Christmas is quite Christiesque。 Catchpool is annoying。 He whines too much， especially about his mother who is obnoxious。 He is the main secondary character， yet he’s almost one-dimensional。 Only the Christmas tree scene saves him from b I won a publisher’s galley copy。 This review reflects my honest opinion。Hercule Poirot is one of my favorite literary characters。 Sophie Hannah writes a decent Poirot mystery， but it isn’t exceptional。 The setting of this one， a mansion on the edge of a cliff at Christmas is quite Christiesque。 Catchpool is annoying。 He whines too much， especially about his mother who is obnoxious。 He is the main secondary character， yet he’s almost one-dimensional。 Only the Christmas tree scene saves him from being completely flat。 And even that， with his silly placement theory， makes him seem downright stupid。 The murderer is too obvious once you figure how it could have been accomplished。If you need a Christmas cozy with more atmosphere than challenge， this is a good choice。 。。。more
Colleen Martin
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I thoroughly enjoyed this novel。 There were spots where the storyline became convoluted making it more difficult to follow the plot。 The author acknowledged this by having the main character Inspector Catchpool write lists for each of the characters providing the reader with a visual aid to refer back to as the story evolves。 The author maintains the flavor of an Agatha Christie novel， but I felt it lacked more descriptive language regarding the background rooms， homes， people's clothing etc。 Ag I thoroughly enjoyed this novel。 There were spots where the storyline became convoluted making it more difficult to follow the plot。 The author acknowledged this by having the main character Inspector Catchpool write lists for each of the characters providing the reader with a visual aid to refer back to as the story evolves。 The author maintains the flavor of an Agatha Christie novel， but I felt it lacked more descriptive language regarding the background rooms， homes， people's clothing etc。 Agatha Christie was able to place the reader in the space with the characters。 This book can be read at any time of year。 I was waiting to read it around the holidays， but other than mentions of Christmas trees and the need for the main characters to return home for the holiday， the time of year had little to do with the storyline。 。。。more
Vicki
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A big， crumbling house on the Norfolk coast is the setting for the latest Poirot mystery。 All the usual suspects appear， including an incompetent police officer， quarrelling family members， grumpy staff & our hero， M Poirot & his hesitant sidekick， Inspector Catchpool。 Written in the Christie style， it feels familiar， although I could have done without quite so many characters， I struggled to keep track of exactly who was who at the beginning of the story & it did seem that a number of them were A big， crumbling house on the Norfolk coast is the setting for the latest Poirot mystery。 All the usual suspects appear， including an incompetent police officer， quarrelling family members， grumpy staff & our hero， M Poirot & his hesitant sidekick， Inspector Catchpool。 Written in the Christie style， it feels familiar， although I could have done without quite so many characters， I struggled to keep track of exactly who was who at the beginning of the story & it did seem that a number of them were superfluous at the end， which I suppose is the Christie way。 However， I enjoyed the story and the writing。 It’s a good Christmas read。 With thanks to NetGalley for an early copy。 。。。more
Laura A
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Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book。 Hercule is asked to take a look at a man who was found murdered。 This book kept me guessing。
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