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A review by shari_b
The Last Death of the Year by Sophie Hannah
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
4.0
Hercule Poirot and his little grey cells are back in the latest continuation novel by Sophie Hannah. It's New Year's Eve and Poirot and his sidekick, Inspector Catchpool of Scotland Yard, are on their way to a Greek island to stay in a community of Very Good Friends. The Community of Very Good Friends is about complete forgiveness, no matter what someone's done and the plan is to spread this new religion all over the world. First, though, they have to solve some problems closer to home as it quickly becomes clear that some of the people in this community are not quite the very good friends they seem to be. A game of resolutions commences, but it rapidly turns chilling when someone is threatened with death. When a death does indeed occur, Poirot and Catchpool become more and more tangled in a strange web of lies and changing stories about the people in the community and their past lives.
I enjoy these continuation novels and this one was no exception. There were a couple of times when Poirot said something that made me think, 'He wouldn't say that!' but this didn't really matter much. There are differences between the originals and these books, as one would expect from different writers, but I don't approach them as I would a Christie novel. I think they're good reads in their own right and I like seeing Poirot from another angle and surrounded by new people. Sophie Hannah is an excellent writer and crafts a great mystery here. The story was a page-turner and the ending was clever. I definitely recommend this book.
I thank NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for a digital review copy of this book.
I enjoy these continuation novels and this one was no exception. There were a couple of times when Poirot said something that made me think, 'He wouldn't say that!' but this didn't really matter much. There are differences between the originals and these books, as one would expect from different writers, but I don't approach them as I would a Christie novel. I think they're good reads in their own right and I like seeing Poirot from another angle and surrounded by new people. Sophie Hannah is an excellent writer and crafts a great mystery here. The story was a page-turner and the ending was clever. I definitely recommend this book.
I thank NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for a digital review copy of this book.