No holiday for the world’s greatest detective

It’s December 19, 1931. Hercule Poirot and Inspector Edward Catchpool are looking forward to a much-needed, restful Christmas holiday, when they are called upon to investigate the murder of a man in a Norfolk hospital ward. Cynthia Catchpool, Edward’s mother, insists that Poirot stay with her in a crumbling mansion by the coast, so that they can all be together for the festive period while he solves the case.

As Poirot digs into the mystery, he discovers that the murdered man was a retired post office master, and by all accounts he was very well-liked. The local constabulary’s investigation failed to uncover how someone could have entered a hospital room and killed him undetected under the noses of the staff.

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“Sophie Hannah does an egoless, silky job of reviving Agatha Christie's beloved Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. …Enough so to hope that Hannah turns to Miss Marple next.”—USA Today

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