Hercule Poirot · Book 36
The Monogram Murders
- A continuation of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, written by Sophie Hannah.
- Published
- 1 January 2014
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN-13
- 9780062297228
- Type
- novel
About this book
"The Monogram Murders" (2014, 320 pages) is the first of Sophie Hannah's authorised continuation novels, begun in 2014 and set in Poirot's original era for readers who've finished Christie's own run and want more without it reading as pastiche.
Its place in Hercule Poirot
The Monogram Murders is book 36 in the Hercule Poirot series. It follows Curtain: Poirot's Last Case. It is followed by Closed Casket. 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 9780062326089
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780062297228