Closed Casket
- A continuation of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, written by Sophie Hannah.
- Published
- 1 January 2016
- Pages
- 302
- ISBN-13
- 9780062458827
- Type
- novel
About this book
"Closed Casket" (2016, 302 pages) is one of Sophie Hannah's authorised Poirot continuation novels, written in Poirot's original era since 2014 as an optional extra for readers who have finished Christie's own 33 books.
Key facts about Closed Casket
Closed Casket is a novel credited to Sophie Hannah. It has been out since 2016. The book has 302 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780062458827 to find the main one.
Closed Casket is book 37 of 41 in the Hercule Poirot series. The series has 41 published books. However, the series starts with The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920).
Additionally, Sophie Hannah writes Waterhouse and Zailer (Culver Valley Crime) and The New Hercule Poirot Mysteries as separate series. Those series sit on our mystery, psychological thriller and cozy mystery shelves. Meanwhile, The Opposite of Murder is the latest published Sophie Hannah book on file, from 29 January 2026.
About Sophie Hannah
Sophie Hannah is a British novelist and poet, whose parents are novelist Adèle Geras and political theorist Norman Geras, who published poetry from her early twenties before building parallel careers in crime fiction. She holds academic posts at Cambridge, including a role helping create and run the university's Masters in Crime and Thriller Writing. See every Sophie Hannah book in order.
Its place in Hercule Poirot
Closed Casket is book 37 in the Hercule Poirot series. It follows The Monogram Murders. It is followed by The Mystery of Three Quarters. See the full Hercule Poirot reading order.
Hercule Poirot is the fastidious, egg-headed Belgian detective who solves murders with his "little grey cells" rather than legwork — a private inquiry agent, former Belgian policeman, and refugee of the First World War who settles in England and becomes the most famous fictional detective after Sherlock Holmes. Agatha Christie built the character across 33 novels and dozens of short stories between 1920 and 1975, perfecting the fair-play puzzle mystery: a closed circle of suspects, a country house or a locked…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780062458827