Closed Casket - Agatha Christie - Sophie Hannah

Closed Casket - Agatha Christie - Sophie Hannah

Closed Casket by Sophie Hannah is the second novel in the officially authorised New Hercule Poirot Mysteries series, bringing Agatha Christie's legendary Belgian detective into another intricately plotted murder case.

Lady Athelinda Playford has invited an unusual group of guests to her country house in County Cork, including Hercule Poirot and Scotland Yard detective Edward Catchpool.

During the gathering, Lady Playford announces that she intends to change her will, cutting off her children and leaving her fortune to someone who is already gravely ill.

When murder follows, Poirot must untangle a web of motives, secrets and carefully constructed lies to discover why the victim was targeted — and why Lady Playford seemed to expect violence before it happened.

Why You'll Love It

• Book 2 of The New Hercule Poirot Mysteries
• Written by Sophie Hannah
• Officially authorised continuation of Agatha Christie's Poirot stories
• Features Hercule Poirot and Edward Catchpool
• Classic country-house mystery
• Inheritance, secrets and family conflict
• Multiple suspects and motives
• Traditional Golden Age-style detective fiction
• Clever clues and twists
• Ideal for Agatha Christie and Poirot readers