Book Review The Killings at Kingfisher Hill by Sophie Hannah

 Hello you,

So, unsurprisingly today's post is another book review. (Look at me go, I'm finally remembering I have this blog and keeping it up to date...ish)


Today's review is on The Killings at Kingfisher Hill. It is the New Hercule Poirot Mystery by Sophie Hannah. It's published by HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction. Huge thanks to them and Netgalley as always for letting me review this book.

First things first, as you may have gathered by reading earlier posts, I am a huge fan of crime and detective fiction and have read many of the original Poirot stories by Agatha Christie. When I heard that Ms Hannah was writing the first in a new series of adventures starting the Belgian detective with his 'little grey cells' I was intrigued. I read the first book The Monogram Murders a few years ago and really enjoyed it. If I am brutally honest though it did take a little while for the story to really grip me and I was missing Miss Lemon, Japp, and of course Hastings. But nevertheless, it was good to see Poirot back and it was an interesting read. Since then I have read some of the other stories and this The Killings at Kingfisher Hill is the latest. It is a great whodunit, as Poirot reasons his way to catching the culprit of the murder ably assisted by Catchpole the Scotland Yard detective. I was not sure I would warm to a new character like him, especially one who is paired closely with Poirot but it works well enough. However I feel the relationship lacks the warmth that Poirot had with Hastings or even Japp.  However Ms Hannah captures Poirot's spirit well and the story is well paced and is full of interesting characters. In typical Agatha Christie fashion there are the threads of evidence intermingled with the occasional red herrings. A great read. 


Take care you,


Until the next time. Rhi

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