{"product_id":"the-mystery-of-three-quarters-the-new-hercule-poirot-mystery-9780062859204","title":"The Mystery of Three Quarters: The New Hercule Poirot Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe world's most beloved detective, Hercule Poirot--the legendary star of Agatha Christie's \u003cem\u003eMurder on the Orient Express\u003c\/em\u003e and most recently \u003cem\u003eThe Monogram Murders\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eClosed Casket\u003c\/em\u003e--returns in a stylish, diabolically clever mystery set in the London of 1930.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"We Agatha Christie fans read her stories--and particularly her Poirot novels--because the mysteries are invariably equal parts charming and ingenious, dark and quirky and utterly engaging. Sophie Hannah had a massive challenge in reviving the beloved Poirot, and she met it with heart and no small amount of little grey cells. I was thrilled to see the Belgian detective in such very, very good hands. Reading \u003cem\u003eThe Monogram Murders\u003c\/em\u003e was like returning to a favorite room of a long-lost home.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- Gillian Flynn, author of \u003cem\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHercule Poirot returns home after an agreeable luncheon to find an angry woman waiting to berate him outside his front door. Her name is Sylvia Rule, and she demands to know why Poirot has accused her of the murder of Barnabas Pandy, a man she has neither heard of nor ever met. She is furious to be so accused, and deeply shocked. Poirot is equally shocked, because he too has never heard of any Barnabas Pandy, and he certainly did not send the letter in question. He cannot convince Sylvia Rule of his innocence, however, and she marches away in a rage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShaken, Poirot goes inside, only to find that he has a visitor waiting for him -- a man called John McCrodden who also claims also to have received a letter from Poirot that morning, accusing him of the murder of Barnabas Pandy... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoirot wonders how many more letters of this sort have been sent in his name. Who sent them, and why? More importantly, who is Barnabas Pandy, is he dead, and, if so, was he murdered? And can Poirot find out the answers without putting more lives in danger?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHannah, Sophie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSOPHIE HANNAH is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of numerous psychological thrillers, which have been published in 51 countries and adapted for television, as well as \u003cem\u003eThe Monogram Murders\u003c\/em\u003e, the first Hercule Poirot novel authorized by the estate of Agatha Christie, and its sequels \u003cem\u003eClosed Casket, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mystery of Three Quarters, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Killings at Kingfisher Hill\u003c\/em\u003e. Sophie is also the author of a self-help book, \u003cem\u003eHow to Hold a Grudge\u003c\/em\u003e, and hosts the podcast of the same name. She lives in Cambridge, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503024410898,"sku":"9780062859204","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3f23e380-d88f-4a27-9ab5-8ddb8a3eecf2.jpg?v=1730781156","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mystery-of-three-quarters-the-new-hercule-poirot-mystery-9780062859204","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}