Exciting news, Agatha Christie fans! William Morrow is publishing the first-ever new Agatha Christie novel, to be written by international bestseller Sophie Hannah. That's right…next September Hercule Poirot is making a comeback in yet another diabolically clever murder mystery! Agatha Christie introduced the Belgian detective in her first book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, published in 1920, and it has been 39 years since the final Poirot, Curtain.
“It was pure serendipity that led to Sophie Hannah being commissioned to write this book,” notes Mathew Prichard, Chairman of Agatha Christie Ltd and grandson of Agatha Christie. “Her agent happened to approach HarperCollins in exactly the same week that my colleagues and I started discussing a new Christie book. Her idea for a plot line was so compelling and her passion for my grandmother’s work so strong, that we felt that the time was right for a new Christie to be written.”
Hannah, a leading writer of psychological crime fiction says, “It is almost impossible to put into words how honored I am to have been entrusted with this amazing project."
Ahhh we have to wait a whole year! Well, maybe we'll be lucky enough to get a sneak peek and if we do, I'll be sure to share.
– Annie