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The Monogram Murders
A New Hercule Poirot Mystery (Related to this series)
- Author
- Sophie Hannah
- Narrator
- Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 9 September 2014
- Run Time
- 11 hours 13 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Rating
- 4.0 (2 reviews)
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What to expect
The new Hercule Poirot novel – another brilliant murder mystery that can only be solved by the eponymous Belgian detective and his ‘little grey cells’.
Since the publication of her first book in 1920, Agatha Christie wrote 33 novels, two plays and more than 50 short stories featuring Hercule Poirot. Now, for the first time ever, the guardians of her legacy have approved a brand new novel featuring Dame Agatha's most beloved creation.
Hercule Poirot's quiet supper in a London coffee house is interrupted when a young woman confides to him that she is about to be murdered. She is terrified, but begs Poirot not to find and punish her killer. Once she is dead, she insists, justice will have been done.
Later that night, Poirot learns that three guests at the fashionable Bloxham Hotel have been murdered, a cufflink placed in each one’s mouth. Could there be a connection with the frightened woman? While Poirot struggles to put together the bizarre pieces of the puzzle, the murderer prepares another hotel bedroom for a fourth victim…
In the hands of internationally bestselling author Sophie Hannah, Poirot plunges into a mystery set in 1920s London – a diabolically clever puzzle that can only be solved by the talented Belgian detective and his ‘little grey cells’.
Critics Review
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“Hannah gets it right in every particular – her extraordinary feat is to make the reader forget very quickly that the novel is not, in fact, written by Dame Agatha herself.”—The Times
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“Poirot purists will be in seventh heaven.”—Daily Telegraph
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“Within the first few pages of The Monogram Murders it is obvious that we are in safe hands. Sophie Hannah has written a novel that would have delighted the Queen of Crime.”—The Independent
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“A brilliant new murder mystery which picks up where the grande dame of crime left off”—Mail on Sunday
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“Both faithful to the character and an entirely worthy addition to the canon. The plot is as tricky as anything written by Agatha Christie. Nothing is obvious or predictable in this very difficult Sudoku of a novel. The Monogram Murders has a life and freshness of its own. Poirot is still Poirot. Poirot is back.”— Alexander McCall Smith in The New York Times
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“Sophie Hannah had large boots to fill… Nevertheless, she manages it with considerable wit, charm and ingenuity.”—Sunday Express
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“Equal parts charming and ingenious, dark and quirky and utterly engaging … I was thrilled to see Poirot in such very, very good hands. Reading The Monogram Murders was like returning to a favourite room of a long-lost home.”—Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl
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“Perfect … a pure treat for Agatha Christie fans.”—Tana French, author of The Secret Place
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“Sophie Hannah’s The Monogram Murders does Christie proud. Our favourite detective is back and in impeccable form!”—Charles Todd
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“Sophie Hannah is a prodigious talent. I can’t wait to see what she does next.”—Laura Lippman
User Reviews
Book 4.0
Narration 5.0
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3.0 5.0
The author succeeds well in bringing Poirot back to life, but I found the story a bit contrived. An interesting listen, but not one I’ll revisit.
blupip 2026-08-10 -
5.0 5.0
Absolutely wonderful! I have already read Sophie Hannah's Poirot books but could not remember the endings and this one did not fail to delight me all over again. It's more overtly witty than Agatha's work (though the original Poirot stories are witty too), and the brilliant narration plays this up. Poirot's exasperation with the sidekick Catchpool leads to detailed explanations which the reader (at least this one!) is as grateful for as the baffled inspector. The plot is extremely intricate with seemingly plausible solutions giving way to even more devious ones. The last few chapters, where all is revealed, are riveting. Great entertainment!
jackdor 2025-09-27
Details
- Author
- Sophie Hannah
- Narrator
- Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Duration
- 11 hours 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 9 September 2014
- ISBN
- 9780007554041
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Classic crime and mystery fiction
- Rating
- 4.0(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 5.0(2 reviews)
Synopsis
The new Hercule Poirot novel – another brilliant murder mystery that can only be solved by the eponymous Belgian detective and his ‘little grey cells’. Since the publication of her first book in 1920, Agatha Christie wrote 33 novels, two plays and more than 50 short stories featuring Hercule Poirot. Now, for the first time ever, the guardians of her legacy have approved a brand new novel featuring Dame Agatha's most beloved creation. Hercule Poirot's quiet supper in a London coffee house is interrupted when a young woman confides to him that she is about to be murdered. She is terrified, but begs Poirot not to find and punish her killer. Once she is dead, she insists, justice will have been done. Later that night, Poirot learns that three guests at the fashionable Bloxham Hotel have been murdered, a cufflink placed in each one’s mouth. Could there be a connection with the frightened woman? While Poirot struggles to put together the bizarre pieces of the puzzle, the murderer prepares another hotel bedroom for a fourth victim… In the hands of internationally bestselling author Sophie Hannah, Poirot plunges into a mystery set in 1920s London – a diabolically clever puzzle that can only be solved by the talented Belgian detective and his ‘little grey cells’.
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