Hercule Poirot · Book 38

The Mystery of Three Quarters

by Sophie Hannah Continuation author
  • A continuation of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, written by Sophie Hannah.
Published
1 January 2018
Pages
400
ISBN-13
9780008264468
Type
novel
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About this book

"The Mystery of Three Quarters" (2018) picks up the Hercule Poirot series after "Closed Casket", written by Sophie Hannah in the role of continuation author.

Key facts about The Mystery of Three Quarters

The Mystery of Three Quarters is a novel credited to Sophie Hannah. Readers have had it since 2018. It runs to 400 pages.

Our list holds 1 edition of The Mystery of Three Quarters. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780008264468 to find the main one.

The Mystery of Three Quarters is book 38 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

The Mystery of Three Quarters is book 38 in the Hercule Poirot series. It follows Closed Casket. It is followed by The Killings at Kingfisher Hill. 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…

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