The Monogram Murders

The New Hercule Poirot Mystery

By: Sophie Hannah, Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt

Hercule Poirot's quiet supper in a London coffeehouse 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 a fashionable London Hotel have been murdered, and a cufflink has been 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…

Since the publication of her first novel in 1920, more than two billion copies of Agatha Christie's books have been sold around the globe. Diabolically clever, packed with style and wit, The Monogram Murders is a splendid addition to the world's biggest-selling series.

great!

it kept me guessing the entire time - and was great to listen to while I did chores... The time flew by.

Too long

the story dragged on and seemed to lose its way at times. it was clear this was not written by Agatha Christie herself.

Mystery is terrific; writing craft is Not

I will try this author one more time because the mystery she conceived was definitely worthy of Christy. The issue is the writing. Sophie Hannah needed an editor to tell her that one long wrap-up monologue is expected but to stop the book over and over again for pages upon pages of droning explanation is incredibly boring. Christie’s deft hand with sparkling dialog is nowhere apparent. What Christie did so well is ha

Poirot Returns

Good story and plot. A bit burdensome to begin with Poirot's compulsions, but that is over quickly. The introduction of a new inspector is both welcome and disappointing to some degree. Disappointing in that familiar characters are not available; welcome because we now have the potential for growth in the universe. Over all, the story is done well and fun. Recommended it for all Christie fans.

Wonderful reading of an inadequate story

Julian Rhind-Tutt made Poirot come alive so well that I thought it was David Suchet himself. His other character voices were phenomenal as well! I'm a new fan. The story itself was unimpressive and totally unbelievable. And while Hannah did a decent job with Poirot, he was too long winded.