Listen to a sample
Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night
A New Hercule Poirot Mystery (Related to this series)
- Author
- Sophie Hannah
- Narrator
- Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 26 October 2023
- Run Time
- 8 hours 59 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: police procedural, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Historical crime and mysteries, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Fiction based on or inspired by true events
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 reviews)
Not available in your country
We don't have the rights to sell this audiobook where you are. If it's already in your library you can still listen to it in My Books.
What to expect
CAN HERCULE POIROT SOLVE A BAFFLING MURDER MYSTERY IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS?
It’s 19 December 1931. Hercule Poirot and Inspector Edward Catchpool are called to investigate the murder of a man in the apparent safe haven of a Norfolk hospital ward. Catchpool’s mother, the irrepressible Cynthia, insists that Poirot stays in a crumbling mansion by the coast, so that they can all be together for the festive period while Poirot solves the case. Cynthia’s friend Arnold is soon to be admitted to that same hospital and his wife is convinced he will be the killer’s next victim, though she refuses to explain why.
Poirot has less than a week to solve the crime and prevent more murders, if he is to escape from this nightmare scenario and get home in time for Christmas. Meanwhile, someone else – someone utterly ruthless – also has ideas about what ought to happen to Hercule Poirot …
Critics Review
-
‘Fiendishly plotted, this is a triumphant festive treat’
-
—Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday
-
‘Sophie Hannah's latest case for Agatha Christie's Belgian detective is a dark psychological thriller with an ingenious resolution and it certainly takes the kitsch out of Christmas.
-
—Daily Record
See more reviews See fewer reviews
-
‘If you want a Christie for Christmas, you couldn't do better than this.’
-
—Alex Michaelides
-
'Close enough to Christie's own style that the reader could segue from Murder on the Orient Express into this without a stumble.'
-
—New York Journal of Books
-
‘Infused with such love and energy … Poirot is exactly as Christie created him, with a vitality that recalls her very best novels.’
-
—Daily Telegraph
-
“Perfect…a pure treat for Agatha Christie fans.”
-
—Tana French
-
‘A magnificently intricate puzzle for Poirot’s famous little grey cells.’
-
—Daily Mail
-
“What Sophie and Agatha have in common is a rare talent for fiendish unpredictability: they make you see how the impossible might be possible after all.”
-
— Sunday Telegraph
-
“The latest in Sophie Hannah’s series of mysteries featuring Agatha Christie’s beloved detective is a magnificently intricate puzzle for Poirot’s famous little grey cells.”
-
— Daily Mail
-
“I was thrilled to see Poirot in such very, very good hands.”
-
— Gillian Flynn, bestselling author of Gone Girl
-
“Does Sophie Hannah’s Poirot live up to our expectations? Yes, he does, and markedly so … Poirot is still Poirot. Poirot is back.”
-
— Alexander McCall Smith
-
“Sophie Hannah is genuinely Christie’s heir.”
-
— The Scotsman
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
-
5.0 5.0
Brilliant book and narration, both do justice to Christie's original creation in my opinion. I found this comfortingly familiar in the same way as I do AC's classics, I found it atmospheric and enjoyed meeting all the characters through Poirot and Catchpool. I think there are good, fair play clues if you are looking for them but I just like to let the story unfolded and it kept me gripped.
NancyH 2025-12-04 -
5.0 5.0
Absolutely superb! Sophie Hannah is an already established genius at intricately plotted psychological thrillers. This is a highly entertaining, witty and suspenseful murder mystery, a 'channelling' of Christie with Poirot at his infuriating best, with all the vanities and mannerisms fans of Christie have grown to love. The narration is faultless. I would give both author and narrator ten stars if I could.
jackdor 2024-12-25
Details
- Author
- Sophie Hannah
- Narrator
- Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Duration
- 8 hours 59 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 October 2023
- ISBN
- 9780008380762
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: police procedural, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Historical crime and mysteries, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Fiction based on or inspired by true events
- Rating
- 5.0(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 5.0(2 reviews)
Synopsis
The world’s greatest detective, Hercule Poirot – legendary star of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile – puts his little grey cells to work solving a baffling Christmas mystery. CAN HERCULE POIROT SOLVE A BAFFLING MURDER MYSTERY IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS? It’s 19 December 1931. Hercule Poirot and Inspector Edward Catchpool are called to investigate the murder of a man in the apparent safe haven of a Norfolk hospital ward. Catchpool’s mother, the irrepressible Cynthia, insists that Poirot stays in a crumbling mansion by the coast, so that they can all be together for the festive period while Poirot solves the case. Cynthia’s friend Arnold is soon to be admitted to that same hospital and his wife is convinced he will be the killer’s next victim, though she refuses to explain why. Poirot has less than a week to solve the crime and prevent more murders, if he is to escape from this nightmare scenario and get home in time for Christmas. Meanwhile, someone else – someone utterly ruthless – also has ideas about what ought to happen to Hercule Poirot …
About xigxag and the x-book®
xigxag is an independent, UK-based audiobook platform and the UK's only B Corp certified audiobook company. We offer nearly 150,000 audiobooks, all with professional human narration. No AI-generated voices. xigxag is rated an Ethical Consumer Best Buy for audiobooks and a top-rated ethical bookshop.
Our x-book® format is the only fully integrated listen-and-read experience available. See the text on screen as you listen, look up words, take notes, search within the book, and share quotes. It is especially useful for accessibility, language learning, and getting more from non-fiction. Look for the purple x-book® ribbon on the cover, or filter your search by "x-book" to find them.
There is no subscription. You buy the audiobooks you want, you own them permanently, and prices start at $13.95. The more you listen over the year, the less you pay per book, and there is always a selection in Listen for Less from $7.95. You can also send audiobooks as gifts using our audiobook gift cards or in-app gifting.
Every audiobook on xigxag has honest reviews covering both the book and the narration, and our community features make it easy to share what you are listening to, discover what others recommend, and find your next listen.
Download or stream on iOS, Android, or in your browser. Browse the full catalogue at xigxag.co.uk.