The Last Death of the Year
- A series continuation written by Sophie Hannah.
- Published
- 28 October 2025
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN-13
- 9780063424517
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Last Death of the Year (October 2025, 288 pages) is the sixth and most recent entry, following Hercule Poirot's Silent Night with a Greek island New Year's Eve murder for Poirot and Catchpool to untangle.
Key facts about The Last Death of the Year
The Last Death of the Year is a novel credited to Sophie Hannah. It has been out since 28 October 2025. The book has 288 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780063424517 to find the main one.
The Last Death of the Year is book 6 of 6 in The New Hercule Poirot Mysteries series. The series has 6 published books. However, the series starts with The Monogram Murders (2014). It is also the latest book in the series with a full release date.
Additionally, Sophie Hannah writes Hercule Poirot and Waterhouse and Zailer (Culver Valley Crime) 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 The New Hercule Poirot Mysteries
The Last Death of the Year is book 6 in the The New Hercule Poirot Mysteries series. It follows Hercule Poirot's Silent Night. See the full The New Hercule Poirot Mysteries reading order.
With the blessing of Agatha Christie's estate, psychological-thriller novelist Sophie Hannah became the first author authorized to write new Hercule Poirot mysteries since Christie's death, reviving the Belgian detective for a new generation of readers. The Monogram Murders (2014) introduces Edward Catchpool, a Scotland Yard inspector who becomes Poirot's regular Watson-figure for the series, in a triple-murder puzzle set in a London hotel. Hannah keeps Christie's signature ingredients — an ingenious, fair-play…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780063424517