The Killings at Kingfisher Hill: The New Hercule Poirot Mystery

Paperback Published on: 13/05/2021
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The Killings at Kingfisher Hill
A joy for Christie fans
Sophie Hanna's latest outing for Poirot has our Belgian detective and his friend Inspector Catchpool (the narrator of the tale) investigating a murder that... READ MORE
Jo Morpeth

Synopsis

The world's greatest detective, Hercule Poirot-legendary star of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile - returns to solve a fiendish new mystery.

Hercule Poirot is travelling by luxury passenger coach from London to the exclusive Kingfisher Hill estate, where Richard Devonport has summoned him to prove that his fiancee, Helen, is innocent of the murder of his brother, Frank. But there is a strange condition attached to this request: Poirot must conceal his true reason for being there.

The coach is forced to stop when a distressed woman demands to get off, insisting that if she stays in her seat, she will be murdered. Although the rest of the journey passes without anyone being harmed, Poirot's curiosity is aroused, and his fears are later confirmed when a body is discovered with a macabre note attached...

Could this new murder and the peculiar incident on the coach be clues to solving the mystery of who killed Frank Devonport? And if Helen is innocent, can Poirot find the true culprit in time to save her from the gallows?

Publisher information

  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • ISBN: 9780008264550
  • Number of pages: 352
  • Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 23 mm
  • Weight: 240g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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The Killings at Kingfisher Hill
Great fun
Sophie hannah's fourth Poirot outing is another fun, well written mystery. I'm not interested in comparing these new Poirot stories to the Christie origin... READ MORE
Book collector
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill
Very poor
This book is a major disappointment for Poirot fans. It has a confused plot and relies on barely believable coincidence. There is hardly any drama. The nar... READ MORE
Paul Basnett
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill
A classic murder mystery
Having only read a handful of Poirot books, I can’t claim to be an authority on Agatha Christie. My mum, on the other hand, probably could. She’s been read... READ MORE
Lisa S
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill
Classic Poirot
Sophie Hannah is right on the mark with Poirot - you'd never know this wasn't a classic Christie. This time Poirot and his sidekick Inspector Catchpool (h... READ MORE
Lucy Williams
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill
Not Christie, nor Poirot
I have read the other 3 Sophie Hannah “Agatha Christie “ novels , thinking I might change my mind if I persevered, but am sorry to say that this latest boo... READ MORE
Hannah Wauchope
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill
Another outing for Hercule Poirot ...
When Hercule Poirot and his friend Inspector Catchpool board a garish blue & orange coach in London to travel to the exclusive Kingfisher Hill estate they ... READ MORE
Lucy-Bookworm
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill
Very disappointing ending
I can't believe the lame ending after all the twists. So unbelievable. It's no Agatha Christie. Such a disappointment. I would not recommend this book.
Katherine Perry
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill
A fab read!
I’ve been a huge fan of Agatha Christie’s work for as long as I can remember - Hercule Poirot being one of my favourite characters. Needless to say, I was ... READ MORE
Dee
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill
Three and a half stars! Agatha Christie style whodunit - and why!
Hercule Poirot and his long suffering sidekick Edward Catchpool are travelling by coach to solve a mystery at Kingfisher Hill but on their journey they enc... READ MORE
Dana Farren
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill
Another great Poirot mystery
Another great Poirot mystery from the pen of Sophie Hannah. Full of the requisite number of rich people and servants with the usual romantic shenanigans an... READ MORE
jean
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill
Great story. Well written.
What a fantastic story. This is the first Sophie Hannah novel about Poirot that I’ve read and it won’t be the last. Excellent story that is well paced and ... READ MORE
Barbara