The Killings at Kingfisher Hill is a 2020 mystery and detective novel by Sophie Hannah. It is the fourth continuation novel written by Hannah featuring Hercule Poirot, the fictional detective created by Agatha Christie, and Scotland Yard inspector Edward Catchpool, an original character created by Hannah.[1]
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| Author | Sophie Hannah |
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| Series | Hercule Poirot |
| Genre | Mystery |
Publication date | August 20, 2020 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| ISBN | 0062792377 |
| Preceded by | The Mystery of Three Quarters |
Background and publication history
editIn 2013, the estate of Agatha Christie announced that it had accepted a proposal from Sophie Hannah to publish a new Hercule Poirot novel.[2][3] The novel, The Monogram Murders, was published in September 2014 and became the first in a new series of Poirot novels by Hannah.The Killings at Kingfisher Hill is the fourth novel in this series, and is preceded by Closed Casket and The Mystery of Three Quarters.[1][4]
The Killings at Kingfisher HIll was published in the United Kingdom on August 20, 2020. It was published in the United States by HarperCollins on September 15, 2020.[5]
Reception
editThe Killings at Kingfisher Hill was reviewed positively in Publishers Weekly,[6] Star Tribune,[7] NPR,[4] and The Wall Street Journal.[8] In 2020, it was listed as one of "The Best Books to Give This Year” by The New York Times Book Review, which described it as "a psychological thriller with a characteristically intricate and humorous puzzle of a plot."[9]
Reviewers from other publications had more mixed reactions to the novel. A review in The Boar stated that "It's confusing at points and the eventual revelations are a little too unbelievable to be satisfying, but it's still a generally light read that mostly plays fair with the reader."[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sophie Hannah continues to test Poirot's powers of sleuthing". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ Brown, Mark; correspondent, arts (2013-09-03). "Hercule Poirot gets new lease of life, 38 years after being killed off". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
{{cite news}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - ^ "Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot will return in a new authorized novel". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ a b Valentine, Vikki (September 20, 2020). "Poirot's The Star, But His Sidekick Shines In 'Kingfisher Hill'". NPR. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "The Killings At Kingfisher Hill". Sophie Hannah. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ "The Killings at Kingfisher Hill: The New Hercule Poirot Mystery by Sophie Hannah". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ Tribune, Malcolm Forbes Special to the Star. "Review: 'The Killings at Kingfisher Hill,' by Sophie Hannah". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ Nolan, Tom. "Mysteries: No Door but the Exit". WSJ. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ "The Best Books to Give This Year". The New York Times. 2020-11-26. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ "The Boar". theboar.org. Retrieved 2023-04-17.