The Monogram Murders: The New Hercule Poirot Mystery (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
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The Monogram Murders: The New Hercule Poirot Mystery (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Library Binding – June 9, 2015

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$27.31
Publisher
Turtleback
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0606369381
Dimensions
5.2 x 1 x 7.8 inches
Weight
11.2 ounces

Description

Christie herself, some might say, could do no better.... Enough twists, turns, revelations and suspects to cook up a most satisfying red-herring stew. Literary magic. --Washington Post"Does Sophie Hannah s Poirot live up to our expectations? Yes, he does, and markedly so.... As tricky as anything written by Agatha Christie. The Monogram Murders has a life and freshness of its own. Poirot is still Poirot. Poirot is back. --Alexander McCall Smith, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency""Equal parts charming and ingenious, dark and quirky and utterly engaging I was thrilled to see Poirot in such very, very good hands. Reading The Monogram Murders was like returning to a favorite room of a long-lost home. --Gillian Flynn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl"Perfect...a pure treat. --Tana French, New York Times-bestselling author of The Secret Place"Sharply written and rigorously plotted, this Poirot mystery rivals many of Christie s own. --NPR"Sophie Hannah does an egoless, silky job of reviving Agatha Christie s beloved Belgian detective Hercule Poirot...enough so to hope that Hannah turns to Miss Marple next. --USA Today"Sophie Hannah is a prodigious talent. I can t wait to see what she does next. --Laura Lippman"Sophie Hannah s idea for a plot line was so compelling and her passion for my grandmother s work so strong, that we felt that the time was right for a new Christie to be written. --Mathew Prichard, grandson of Agatha Christie"Sophie Hannah s The Monogram Murders does Christie proud. Our favorite detective is back and in impeccable form! --Charles Todd, New York Times bestselling author of An Unwilling Accomplice"Terrific.... uncanny. As Hercule Poirot himself would say, Bravo, Madame Hannah. Bravo. --Boston Globe""Christie herself, some might say, could do no better.... Enough twists, turns, revelations and suspects to cook up a most satisfying red-herring stew. Literary magic."--Washington Post"Does Sophie Hannah's Poirot live up to our expectations? Yes, he does, and markedly so.... As tricky as anything written by Agatha Christie. The Monogram Murders has a life and freshness of its own. Poirot is still Poirot. Poirot is back."--Alexander McCall Smith, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency""Perfect...a pure treat."--Tana French, New York Times-bestselling author of The Secret Place"Terrific.... uncanny. As Hercule Poirot himself would say, 'Bravo, Madame Hannah. Bravo.' "--Boston Globe"A cracking mystery...As Hercule Poirot himself would say, 'Bravo, Madame Hannah. Bravo.'"--Boston Globe"Equal parts charming and ingenious, dark and quirky and utterly engaging...I was thrilled to see Poirot in such very, very good hands. Reading The Monogram Murders was like returning to a favorite room of a long-lost home."--Gillian Flynn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl"Literary magic...The stew is richly seasoned with Christie's iconic plot devices...I'd challenge any Christie-phile to find differences between her distinctive writing style and Hannah's mirroring of it...It's great to have the illustrious Poirot back on the case."--Washington Post"Perfect...a pure treat for Agatha Christie fans."--Tana French, New York Times-bestselling author of The Secret Place"Sharply written and rigorously plotted, this Poirot mystery rivals many of Christie's own."--NPR"Sophie Hannah does an egoless, silky job of reviving Agatha Christie's beloved Belgian detective Hercule Poirot...enough so to hope that Hannah turns to Miss Marple next."--USA Today"Sophie Hannah is a prodigious talent. I can't wait to see what she does next."--Laura Lippman"Sophie Hannah's idea for a plot line was so compelling and her passion for my grandmother's work so strong, that we felt that the time was right for a new Christie to be written."--Mathew Prichard, grandson of Agatha Christie"Sophie Hannah's The Monogram Murders does Christie proud. Our favorite detective is back and in impeccable form!"--Charles Todd, New York Times bestselling author of An Unwilling Accomplice

Features & Highlights

  • FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Since the publication of her first novel in 1920, more than two billion copies of Agatha Christie's books have been sold around the globe. Now, for the first time ever, the guardians of her legacy have approved a brand-new novel featuring Dame Agatha's most beloved creation, Hercule Poirot. Internationally bestselling author Sophie Hannah breathes new life into the incomparable detective. In this thrilling tale, Poirot plunges into a mystery set in 1920s London--a diabolically clever puzzle that will test his brilliant skills and baffle and delight longtime Christie fans and new generations of readers discovering him for the first time. Authorized by Christie's family, and featuring the most iconic detective of all time, this instant Christie classic is sure to be celebrated by mystery lovers the world over.

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