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Closed Casket

Sophie Hannah

The world's most famous detective - and Agatha Christie's most famous creation - returns in this new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Monogram Murders: a diabolically clever mystery soaked in period atmosphere and loaded with clues, suspense, and danger.

Praise for the New York Times bestseller THE MONOGRAM MURDERS:

"I was thrilled to see Hercule Poirot in such very, very good hands." -Gillian Flynn

"Perfect . . . a pure treat." -Tana French

"As tricky as anything written by Agatha Christie." -Alexander McCall Smith

"Terrific . . . uncanny. Bravo!" -The Boston Globe

"Sharply written and rigorously plotted, this Poirot mystery rivals many of Christie's own." -NPR

Book Details

  • Publisher: William Morrow & Company
  • Publish Date: Jun 6th, 2017
  • Pages: 320
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.90in - 5.30in - 0.70in - 0.50lb
  • EAN: 9780062458834
  • Categories: Mystery & Detective - TraditionalShort Stories (single author)Classics

About the Author

Christie, Agatha: -

Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.

Hannah, Sophie: -

Sophie Hannah is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous psychological thrillers, which have been published in 51 countries and adapted for television, as well as The Monogram Murders, the first Hercule Poirot novel authorized by the estate of Agatha Christie, and its sequels Closed Casket, The Mystery of Three Quarters, The Killings at Kingfisher Hill, and Hercule Poirot's Silent Night. Sophie is also the author of a self-help book, How to Hold a Grudge, and hosts the podcast of the same name. She lives in Cambridge, UK.

More books by Sophie Hannah

Book Cover for: Hercule Poirot's Silent Night, Sophie Hannah
Book Cover for: The Monogram Murders: A New Hercule Poirot Mystery, Sophie Hannah
Book Cover for: The Mystery of Three Quarters: The New Hercule Poirot Mystery, Sophie Hannah
Book Cover for: The Couple at the Table, Sophie Hannah
Book Cover for: Perfect Little Children, Sophie Hannah
Book Cover for: The Monogram Murders: The New Hercule Poirot Mystery, Sophie Hannah
Book Cover for: How to Hold a Grudge: From Resentment to Contentment--The Power of Grudges to Transform Your Life, Sophie Hannah
Book Cover for: The Other Woman's House: A Zailer and Waterhouse Mystery, Sophie Hannah
Book Cover for: The Last Death of the Year, Sophie Hannah
Book Cover for: The Killings at Kingfisher Hill: The New Hercule Poirot Mystery, Sophie Hannah
Book Cover for: Keep Her Safe, Sophie Hannah
Book Cover for: Kind of Cruel, Sophie Hannah
Book Cover for: The Truth-Teller's Lie: A Zailer and Waterhouse Mystery, Sophie Hannah
Book Cover for: The Carrier: A Zailer and Waterhouse Mystery, Sophie Hannah
Book Cover for: Beauty, Hair, Style, Sophie Hannah
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Praise for this book

"Classic Christie . . . Captures the essence of the originals without being a slavish imitation . . . Clues emerge, but the case remains perplexing. Christie aficionados will delight in the familiar repartee and the intricate deduction of the solution." -- Washington Post

"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 for Agatha Christie fans." -- Tana French, New York Times betselling author of The Secret Place

"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

"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