September Review
There is a difference, Peter, between an unforgivable act and a person of unforgivable character.
― Sophie Hannah, The Mystery of Three Quarters
Quick View
| Book, Author | The Mystery of Three Quarters, Sophie Hannah |
| Publication | August 2018, Harper Collins |
| Genre | Detective , Mystery , Thriller , Crime |
Background
Sophie Hannah is an award winning author of crime fiction. In 2014, she wrote her first novel featuring Hercule Poirot in The Monogram Murders. In the years to follow, she further published Closed Casket and The Mystery of Three Quarters.
Hercule Poirot is a fiction character created originally by Agatha Christie. He is a crime solving detective who has featured in 33 novels and numerous short stories. After Christie, Sophie Hannah has continued to write with Hercule Poirot.
Plot Summary
The story is set in London 1930s when four people receive a letter singed by Hercule Poirot for accusing them of murder of BARNABAS PANDY. The letters come into Hercule’s knowledge only when Sylvia rule approaches him for such an outlandish allegation.
Then he begins his investigation with help of Edward Catchpool (A Scotland yard Detective). A series of interesting events and facts unfolds related to Barnabas’s natural death – as the family claims. Poirot realizes the Pandy family has not been completely honest with him and digs deeper to find out the underlying truth
Reader’s View
I am a huge of fan of mystery novels, and I love reading one which I can’t keep down. I found myself finishing the book really quickly. Sophie Hannah has written an engaging novel. The title, “The Mystery Of Three Quarters” is symbolic of piece of battenberg cake where each quarter represents the accused, and how one is separated from the other three.
Novel begins with Hercule Poirot finding out about the the four letters that have been sent out signed with his name, accusing Slyvia Rule, John McCrodden, Hugo Dockerill and Annabel Treadway for the murder of Barnabas Pandy! All four find this accusation absurd and are taken aback. Hercule takes the matter in his own hands, along with the Scottish detective he starts to find out Barnabas Pandy had died of a natural cause in December. Not convienced by the Pandy family, Hercule decides to investigate further – only to discover loose ends in each of their alibis.
I would certainly recommend the book, as a reader is hooked till the last page and one would never be able to solve the mystery before Poirot himself. Read the book to find out who is Barnabas Pandy and did any of the four people really kill him ?
As for me, The mystery reminded of Agatha Christie’s novels and I’ll be picking her The Killings at Kingfisher Hill soon!
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