The Last Death of the Year

By: Sophie Hannah, Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt

The new Hercule Poirot mystery by Sophie Hannah, follow-up to the bestselling Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night.

New Year's Eve, 1932.

Hercule Poirot and his good friend Inspector Edward Catchpool arrive on the Greek island of Lamperos for a little holiday…or is it?

Catchpool suspects Poirot has a different reason for being there — one he won't reveal. As the clock ticks towards the New Year and a festive guessing game takes a sinister turn, can Poirot stop a murderer who is determined to strike before midnight?

(P)2025 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"A delicious, twisty, delightful read, The Last Death of the Year has an opening hook worthy of Christie at her finest.” —Alex Michaelides

"A very clever and enjoyable whodunit." —Jake Kerridge, Sunday Telegraph

“Sophie Hannah does it again in this entertaining, page-turning resurrection of the great detective." —Nita Prose

"Fans hoping to beat Poirot to the mind-bogglingly ingenious solution are well-advised to concede the competition in advance." —Kirkus Review

“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

“Sophie Hannah is genuinely Christie’s heir.”—The Scotsman

Not a bad mystery but not Hercule Poirot

The mystery is okay with fairly good twists. At the same time, Poirot is too bland and feels barely there. I'd have enjoyed it better if it hadn't been promoted as a Poirot mystery.

Narrator is doing an excellent job however.