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Twisty, ingenious, unguessable . . . ''So clever, and has the perfect twist'' GILLIAN McALLISTER What if the only way to prevent a murder is by confessing to it? Jemma Stelling has confessed to a murder - one she can''t have committed. She has an unshakeable alibi: when Marianne Upton was stabbed to death outside her home, Jemma was at the police station confessing to a murderous obsession with Marianne and a plan to kill her in precisely the way she was killed. So is Jemma innocent? Or is she an ingenious, cold-blooded murderer? Read THE OPPOSITE OF MURDER to find out - the brilliant new mystery from the Sunday Times-bestselling author who creates plot twists like no one else!

''The twist is perfection. I think it''s just about the cleverest thing I''ve ever read'' Gillian McAllister You think it will never happen to you: the ring of the bell, the policeman on the doorstep. What he says traps you in a nightmare that starts with the words, ''I''m afraid...'' Sally Lambert is also afraid, and desperate enough to consider the unthinkable. Is it really, definitely, impossible to escape from this horror? Maybe not. There''s always something you can do, right? Of course, no one would ever do this particular something – except the Lamberts, who might have to. No one has ever gone this far. Until Sally decides that the Lamberts will...

KAN POIROT LÖSA FALLET INNAN JUL? Den 19 december 1931 kallas Hercule Poirot och inspektör Edward Catchpool till Norfolk sjukhus för att utreda mordet på en patient. Men Catchpools mamma, den oemotståndliga Cynthia, råkar bo i trakterna och insisterar på att den berömde detektiven ska fira jul i hennes fallfärdig herrgård en tilldragelse som framstår värre än ouppklarade mord för Poirot. Till råga på allt ska Cynthias vän Arnold snart läggas in på samma sjukhus och hans fru är övertygad om att han kommer att bli mördarens nästa offer, även om hon vägrar att förklara varför. På mindre än en vecka måste Poirot lösa brottet om han ska fly från detta mardrömsscenario i tid till jul och försäkra sig om att inga fler mord inträffar. Men det visar sig också snart att någon sätter käppar i hjulet och har idéer om vad som borde hända med Hercule Poirot . . . Hercule Poirots stilla natt är den femte fristående boken med den omisskännlige belgiske detektiven skriven av Sophie Hannah på uppdrag av Agatha Christies familj. Sophie Hannah är en brittisk författare och poet vars verk givits ut i trettio länder. Hon beskrivs som nydanande inom kriminallitteraturen och hyllas för sin psykologiska skärpa, och för sin enastående förmåga att förvalta Agatha Christies arv.

The Danish-American journalist Jacob Riis visited the slums of New York City to highlight the squalor in which the “other half” lived. He used flash photography (a new innovation), tables of statistics, and personal stories to vividly depict the city’s various neighborhoods and ethnic groups. But the book isn’t merely a factual documentary—it’s also a moralistic appraisal of greedy landlords, the abundance of cheap beer dives and saloons, the low character of the tenants, and the very low wages on which the poor tried to subsist. He described some reforms already implemented, as well as those still needed. How the Other Half Lives was written at a time when many people were crowding into New York City. It was first published as an article in Scribner’s Magazine in 1889, along with many illustrations that were based directly on Riis’s photography. It was expanded into a full book in the next year, with the inclusion of more illustrations and some of Riis’s original photographs. The middle and upper classes were shocked by what the book described, about which they knew very little. Christian organizations in New York and beyond had similar reactions. The book was widely praised, and led to the enactment of many reforms in the following years aimed at improving the conditions of the tenements and the working poor. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.

The world’s greatest detective, Hercule Poirot—legendary star of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile—puts his little grey cells to work solving a baffling Christmas mystery. It’s December 19, 1931. Hercule Poirot and Inspector Edward Catchpool are looking forward to a much-needed, restful Christmas holiday, when they are called upon to investigate the murder of a man in a Norfolk hospital ward. Cynthia Catchpool, Edward’s mother, insists that Poirot stay with her in a crumbling mansion by the coast, so that they can all be together for the festive period while he solves the case. As Poirot digs into the mystery, he discovers that the murdered man was a retired post office master, and by all accounts very well-liked. The local constabulary’s investigation failed to uncover how someone could have entered a hospital room and killed him under the noses of the staff. Cynthia’s friend Arnold is soon to be admitted to that same hospital, and his wife is convinced he will be the killer’s next victim, though she refuses to explain why. With no obvious motive or suspect, Poirot has less than a week to solve the crime and prevent more murders, if he is to escape from this nightmare scenario and get home in time for Christmas. Meanwhile, someone else—someone utterly ruthless—also has ideas about what ought to happen to Hercule Poirot…

19 décembre 1931, Hercule Poirot et l’inspecteur Catchpool sont appelés pour élucider le meurtre d’un homme dans un hôpital du Norfolk. La mère de Catchpool, l’impérieuse Cynthia, insiste pour que Poirot loge dans une maison croulante sur la côte, à proximité de l’hôpital, afin qu’ils puissent passer ensemble les fêtes de fin d’année pendant que Poirot enquête. Car Arnold, l’un de ses amis, doit bientôt être admis dans l’unité même où est survenu le meurtre, et sa femme est convaincue qu’il sera la prochaine victime, quoiqu’elle refuse d’expliquer d’où lui vient cette certitude. Si Poirot souhaite échapper à la perspective cauche-mardesque de passer Noël dans le Norfolk, il n’a plus que quelques jours pour résoudre l’affaire et empêcher de nouvelles morts. Mais pendant ce temps, quelqu’un a fomenté ses propres plans pour le célèbre détective belge... Traduction de l’anglais (Royaume-Uni) par Fabienne Gondrand

Make-up for You

記仇，是一種負面的表現？ 還在相信「放下會更好」的說法嗎？ 其實，一流領袖、國際巨星、奧斯卡獎得主、金牌選手的成功特質， 都懂得如何「正向記仇」！ ★ 《時代》雜誌2019年百大必讀好書 ★ 《紐約時報》、《華爾街日報》、《時人》雜誌等國際主流媒體讚譽推薦 ★ 隨書附有「記仇類型測驗」、「怨恨分級量表」、「記仇認知測驗」 ◎ 「記仇」很負面？但也帶來不少貢獻 提到「記仇」、「怨恨」、「復仇」，你會想到什麼？ 多數人的直覺反應是不好相處、小心眼、沒度量、愛計較⋯⋯ 然而，人會記仇，會試著放下怨恨，也會發現某人對自己記恨， 還經常在成功人士的受訪、得獎感言、社群媒體上看到相關言論： 「謝謝曾經看不好我的人⋯⋯」 「感謝那些一路打擊、嘲笑我的人⋯⋯」 「如果沒有那些傷害我的人，不會有今天的我⋯⋯」 「記仇」甚至啟發了歌曲、電影、書籍、政治、運動、建築⋯⋯ ．美國樂壇歌后泰勒絲經常以歌曲表現內心的怨恨，公諸於世，大受好評 ．奧斯卡獎得主安娜．坎卓克在推特發文：「我一輩子都在訓練自己記仇。」 ．《衛報》引述研究：「人類以建築表達怨恨」 ◎ 照料內心的不滿，有什麼不好？ 英國心理推理暢銷小說家蘇菲．漢娜，承認自己是個會記仇的人， 也發現很多成功人士都懂得如何「記仇」， 但社會的主流價值觀認為，「記仇」有損身心，應該學會原諒與寬容，才能往前走。 她為了顛覆大眾對記仇的刻板印象，推崇記仇是正面又有益的行為， 特地請教劍橋大學心理治療師與情緒治療師，提供專業心理觀點與意見。 其實，記仇是人生慘痛、受到傷害、被冒犯的不滿情緒，需要好好照料， 像是送給自己最有價值的紀念品，可以成為驅動自己前進的原動力。 ◎ 不懂記仇，最容易犯錯、受委屈 如果受到不公平的對待，還強迫自己放下不滿， 在長期忽視內在情緒的狀況下，除了無法記住過去的傷害，也容易重蹈覆轍， 還會模糊人際界線，讓人陷入得過且過、原地踏步的惡性循環。 ◎ 全方位分析「正向的記仇」和「不好的記仇」 記仇，也有好壞之分，但過去從來沒有人全方位分析記仇的類型， 因此漢娜根據心理主題和要點，提出最有意義的怨恨分類法， 列出29種正向的記仇和7種不好的記仇，搭配真實的案例與說明—— ．正向的記仇：背叛信任型、被拋棄型、被輕視型、不被接納型、受到無禮型…… ．不好的記仇：有毒型、防禦型、行動替代型、史古基型、繼承型、群體型…… 本書還附有「記仇類型測驗」、「怨恨分級量表」、「記仇認知測驗」， 可以分辨自己屬於哪種仇恨類型，還會教你管理仇恨、幫仇恨分級、何時該放下仇恨， 學會記仇的正確之道後，當你不甘心、被輕視、被冒犯、被嘲笑時， 能夠讓你記取教訓，牢記在心，把怨恨化為壯大自己、邁向成功的動力！ 熱情推薦 田定豐｜種子音樂創辦人、作家 李郁琳｜臨床心理師、作家 洪仲清｜臨床心理師 洪培芸｜臨床心理師、作家 鄧善庭｜諮商心理師、IG發瘋心理師 莎拉．萊爾｜《紐約時報》駐倫敦記者 「若有人一直長久猜想英國驚悚推理作家蘇菲．漢娜不尋常的腦袋裡，究竟是發生什麼事，可閱讀本書，內容十分有趣，也是了解她想法的絕佳作品。書中解釋她喜歡把人類動機解析到次原子的程度，說明她編寫的角色往往以異常行為回應正常事件，可以看出這些角色的內在邏輯（也有她的內在邏輯，畢竟是作者），只是在別人眼裡，看起來怪裡怪氣罷了。」──莎拉．萊爾（Sarah Lyall），《紐約時報》駐倫敦記者 「對於追求心靈的誠摯、輕盈不依附的關係、甜言蜜語又關愛的和善，她以開心調皮的語氣代替指責。」──《華爾街日報》 「本書讓你做好更周全的準備，評估以下這些人對你的重要性：對你強人所難的人、政治觀點與你不同的人、經常輕視你能力的人……。不要輕易原諒與遺忘，也許才是明智之舉。」──《時代》雜誌 「小心照料內在的不滿，有什麼不好的？英國推理小說家蘇菲．漢娜提出有趣又違反直覺的評論。」──《時人》（People）雜誌

«Geniale e squisitamente inquietante. Sophie Hannah si riconferma una maestra del grande thriller.» The Independent «In «Non scrivermi», con grande maestria Sophie Hannah ha creato uno dei personaggi più imprevedibili di sempre.» Sunday Express ««Non scrivermi» entra a pieno titolo tra i migliori libri scritti da Sophie Hannah.» Financial Times Ci sono libri che sembrano innocui. Ma tra le pagine nascondono oscuri segreti. E possono essere molto pericolosi. «In questa indagine i libri sono dappertutto.» Non c’è niente di più vero per i detective Simon Waterhouse e Charlie Zailer che, nella placida Culver Valley, sono alle prese con un’inchiesta tra le più complicate che abbiano mai condotto. Quattro omicidi perpetrati in luoghi e momenti diversi, stesso modus operandi e un singolo elemento a collegarli: accanto ai cadaveri l’assassino deposita sempre un taccuino bianco sulle cui pagine appare il verso di un celebre poeta. Che cosa significhino quelle citazioni, la polizia non è ancora in grado di capirlo. Ha scoperto che le vittime sono coppie di amici di vecchia data, ma non ci sono altri indizi. Nessun testimone. Nessun movente apparente. Fino a quando si fa avanti una donna: si chiama Kim Tribbeck, dice di aver ricevuto un taccuino simile a quello che l’omicida lascia sulla scena del crimine più di un anno prima, dopo una visita in libreria. Non ricorda più né il nome né il volto della persona che glielo ha consegnato, ma si dice estranea allo schema delle coppie di amici, che non è più da considerarsi una pista praticabile. Così, il mistero si infittisce e la polizia si ritrova punto e a capo. E allora, con l’aiuto di Kim, a Charlie Zailer e Simon Waterhouse non resta altro da fare che rimescolare i pezzi di un puzzle che promette di sbloccare i meccanismi di una mente oscura e imprevedibile. Sophie Hannah è considerata dalla stampa più autorevole una delle migliori autrici di thriller della scena letteraria internazionale. I suoi romanzi sono congeniati alla perfezione: tensione, colpi di scena, depistaggi e personaggi acutamente caratterizzati sono tutti elementi che non mancano mai tra le sue pagine da cui è impossibile staccarsi. Non scrivermi mette in scena una nuova indagine dei detective più amati dai lettori, Charlie Zailer e Simon Waterhouse, e ci svela il male che si nasconde nella vita di tutti i giorni.

Vuelve Hércules Poirot, el detective más célebre de la historia de la novela negra, en un nuevo y apasionante caso. Hércules Poirot viaja en un lujoso autocar a la exclusiva mansión Kingfisher Hill: Richard Devonport le ha pedido ayuda para demostrar que su prometida, Helen, es inocente del asesinato de su hermano, Frank, pese a que ella misma ha confesado el crimen. En el trayecto, una joven sufre un ataque de nervios y exige apearse: afirma que si permanece en su asiento será asesinada. Se organiza un cambio de asiento y el resto del viaje transcurre sin incidentes. Sin embargo, Poirot tiene un mal presentimiento; sus temores se verán confirmados cuando se descubre un cuerpo en la casa de los Devonport con una nota que se refiere al «asiento en el que no debería haberse sentado». ¿Podrían este asesinato y el peculiar incidente en el autocar ser pistas para resolver el misterio de quién mató a Frank Devonport? ¿Podrá Poirot encontrar al verdadero asesino?

Hercule Poirot wordt uitgenodigd om op een landgoed de moord op de zoon des huizes op te lossen.

***WINNER OF THE 2023 CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY*** ''Sophie Hannah, who can twist a conventional plot until it screams for mercy, puts an existential spin on the domestic-suspense novel'' New York Times ''Fiendishly clever'' Daily Mail ''Complex and sinister'' Observer ''A literary high-wire artist'' Sunday Express ''Prepare for sleep deprivation!'' Red All Beth has to do is drive her son to his Under-14s away match, watch him play, and bring him home. Just because she knows that her former best friend lives near the football ground, that doesn''t mean she has to drive past her house and try to catch a glimpse of her. Why would Beth do that, and risk dredging up painful memories? She hasn''t seen Flora Braid for twelve years. But she can''t resist. She parks outside Flora''s house and watches from across the road as Flora and her children, Thomas and Emily, step out of the car. Except... There''s something terribly wrong. Flora looks the same, only older - just as Beth would have expected. It''s the children that are the problem. Twelve years ago, Thomas and Emily Braid were five and three years old. Today, they look precisely as they did then. They are still five and three. They are Thomas and Emily without a doubt - Beth hears Flora call them by their names - but they haven''t changed at all. They are no taller, no older. Why haven''t they grown?

''A pleasure ... funny and immensely readable'' Guardian Happiness is one of life''s greatest mysteries. But what even is happiness? Why does it mean so many different things to different people? And how can we actually be happier? Drawing on decades of experience in crime writing, self-help and intensely curious observation of other people, Sophie Hannah sets out to solve the mystery. She lines up her cast of suspects and expert witnesses from ancient philosophers to modern self-help gurus, scientists to ordinary people from all walks of life. Leaving no stone unturned, she scrutinises the clues, evidence, and even the red herrings that unexpectedly lead to happiness. And she uncovers answers - from the secrets of a fulfilling relationship to the joys of boredom, or of the bliss of a cancelled meeting. Weaving in much-loved poems and hilarious observations from Sophie''s own life, this is the ultimate guide to happiness - and the clues that can lead us there.

De understudy van Sophie Hannah, BA Paris, Clare Mackintosh en Holly Brown is een razendsnelle psychologische thriller over verraad en moeders die als leeuwinnen hun dochters beschermen. Hoe ver zou je gaan om je dochter te beschermen? vragen auteurs Sophie Hannah, BA Paris, Clare Mackintosh en Holly Brown zich af in De understudy. Carolyn, Bronnie, Elise en Kendall zijn de moeders van vier meiden op de Orla Flynn Academy, een beroemde maar competitieve toneelschool. Hun dochters zijn elkaars beste vriendinnen. Alles wordt anders met de komst van een nieuw meisje, Imogen Curwood. Vanaf dag één vinden er gruwelijke incidenten plaats op school en de moeders vragen zich af of hun dochters nog wel veilig zijn. Ze richten hun pijlen op Imogen, maar is zij wel de schuldige? Als een van de meiden ternauwernood ontsnapt aan de dood en Imogen een waterdicht alibi heeft, zijn de moeders vastbesloten de waarheid boven tafel te krijgen. Maar blijft dat zo als ze daarvoor hun eigen geheimen moeten prijsgeven? De understudy is een razendsnelle psychologische thriller van een bestsellerteam bestaande uit Sophie Hannah, BA Paris, Clare Mackintosh en Holly Brown, over geheimen, verraad en moeders die als leeuwinnen hun dochters beschermen, koste wat het kost... ‘Vlijmscherp, sluw en mooi door elkaar verweven, net als tienervriendschappen zelf. Overtuigend!’ – The Guardian ‘Een geweldige thriller van vier topschrijvers. Ik zie nu al uit naar een nieuwe thriller van dit team.’ – onemorechapter.org

The New York Times bestselling author of The Monogram Murders and Woman with a Secret returns with a sharp, captivating, and expertly plotted tale of psychological suspense. All Beth has to do is drive her son to his soccer game, watch him play, and then return home. Just because she knows her ex-best friend lives near the field, that doesn’t mean she has to drive past her house and try to catch a glimpse of her. Why would Beth do that and risk dredging up painful memories? She hasn’t seen Flora for twelve years. She doesn’t want to see her today—or ever again. But she can’t resist. She parks outside the open gates of Newnham House, watches from across the road as Flora arrives and calls to her children Thomas and Emily to get out of the car. Except . . . There’s something terribly wrong. Flora looks the same, only older. Twelve years ago, Thomas and Emily were five and three years old. Today, they look precisely as they did then. They are Thomas and Emily without a doubt, but they haven’t changed at all. They are no taller, no older. Why haven’t they grown? How is it possible that they haven’t grown up?

Everybody has their secrets, and in Sophie Hannah''s fantastic stories the curtains positively twitch with them. Who, for instance, is the hooded figure hiding in the bushes outside a young man''s house? Why does the same stranger keep appearing in the background of a family''s holiday photographs? What makes a woman stand mesmerised by two children in a school playground, children she''s never met but whose names she knows well? And which secret results in a former literary festival director sorting soiled laundry in a shabby hotel? All will be revealed...but at a cost. As Sophie Hannah uncovers the dark obsessions and strange longings behind the most ordinary relationships, life will never seem quite the same again.

"How far would you go to protect your daughter? Four mothers must identify the true threat at their daughters'' school before it''s too late. Carolyn, Bronnie, Elise, and Kendall are bound together by one thing--their four daughters are best friends at the highly competitive Orla Flynn Academy for the Performing Arts. Last year the foursome exploded because of brutal bullying between the girls, but they''ve since forgiven each other. The mothers, however, haven''t been able to move on. When new threats surface and accidents begin to happen - just as a mysterious new girl enters the scene - the mothers take matters into their own hands. But they will have to risk their own secrets being exposed if they stand a chance at uncovering the truth."--Provided by publisher

“Hannahin paras Poirot-romaani tähän mennessä.” Sunday Express Maailman rakastetuin etsivä Hercule Poirot harjoittaa pieniä harmaita aivosolujaan 1930-luvun Lontoossa. Joku syyttää ihmisiä murhasta – Hercule Poirotin nimissä! Mestarietsivä Poirot yllätetään eräänä päivänä, kun hänen ovensa takana seisoo äkäinen nainen. Nainen vaatii tietää, miksi Poirot on lähettänyt hänelle kirjeen, jossa häntä syytetään Barnabas Pandyn murhasta – mies kun on hänelle täysin tuntematon. Myöskään Poirot ei ole koskaan kuullut Barnabas Pandystä. Kun käy ilmi, että kolme muuta ihmistä on saanut samanlaisen kirjeen Poirotin nimissä, on kyseessä todellinen mysteeri. Kuka on kirjeiden takana? Ja mikä vielä oleellisempaa, kuka on Barnabas Pandy ja onko hänet todella murhattu? Brittiläinen Sophie Hannah (s. 1971) on niittänyt kansainvälistä mainetta psykologisilla jännäreillä, joita on käännetty yli 30 kielelle, televisioitu ja palkittu. Lisäksi hän on Agatha Christien perikunnan siunauksella ja tiukasti dekkarikuningattaren kultakauden hengessä kirjoittanut uusia Hercule Poirot -mysteerejä, jotka ovat löytäneet paljon faneja ympäri maailmaa. Nimikirjainmurhat ilmestyi vuonna 2014 ja Suljettu arkku 2016. Hannah kertoo olleensa Christien vannoutunut ihailija viisivuotiaasta lähtien ja saaneensa tältä paljon vaikutteita.

The New York Times bestselling author of The Monogram Murders and Woman with a Secret returns with a disturbing tale of psychological suspense and obsession that hits at the heart of some of our most precious relationships. What if having a best friend could put you in the crosshairs of a killer? A psychopath the police have dubbed “Billy Dead Mates” is targeting pairs of best friends, and killing them one by one. Before they die, each victim is given a small white book. For months, detectives have failed to catch Billy, or figure out what the white books symbolize and why the killer leaves them behind. The police are on edge; the public in a panic. Then a woman, scared by what she’s seen on the news, comes forward. What she reveals shocks the investigators and adds another troubling layer to an already complex case. Stand-up comedian Kim Tribbeck has one of Billy’s peculiar little books. A stranger gave it to her at a gig she did last year. Was the stranger Billy, and is he targeting her—or is it something more nefarious? Kim has no friends and trusts no one, so how—and why—could Billy Dead Mates want to target her? If it’s not her, then who will be the next to die? Sophie Hannah raises the stakes with each successive page in this haunting and twisting thriller that reaffirms her place as one of today’s most talented suspense writers.

Hercule Poirot hendak menikmati makan malam yang tenang di sebuah kedai kopi di London, namun acaranya terganggu ketika seorang wanita muda mendatanginya. Wanita itu ketakutan karena akan dibunuh, tetapi dia meminta Poirot untuk tidak mencari dan menghukum pembunuhnya. Dia bersikeras bahwa setelah dirinya mati, keadilan telah ditegakkan. Sesudahnya, malam itu, Poirot mengetahui ada tiga tamu yang dibunuh di sebuah hotel mewah di London, dan sebuah manset dimasukkan ke mulut masing-masing korban. Apakah peristiwa ini berkaitan dengan wanita yang ketakutan itu? Sementara Poirot berusaha keras menyatukan keping-keping teka-teki yang aneh ini, si pembunuh mempersiapkan kamar lain di hotel, untuk korban keempat…

Mrs. Sylvia Rule muncul di depan rumah Hercule Poirot sambil marah-marah. Ia ingin tahu kenapa Poirot mengirim surat yang menuduhnya bertanggung jawab atas pembunuhan Barnabas Pandy padahal ia belum pernah bertemu dengan pria itu. Namun, Poirot juga belum pernah mendengar nama Barnabas Pandy dan tidak pernah mengirim surat apa pun kepada Mrs. Sylvia Rule. Tidak hanya Mrs. Sylvia Rule, tiga orang lain datang menemui Poirot dan menyatakan bahwa mereka juga menerima surat dari Poirot yang menuduh mereka sebagai pembunuh Barnabas Pandy. Kenapa ada orang yang memalsukan nama Poirot dan mengirim surat-surat itu? Siapa yang mengirimnya, dan kenapa? Yang lebih penting lagi, siapa sebenarnya Barnabas Pandy? Apakah ia masih hidup atau sudah tewas? Dan apabila ia memang sudah tewas, apakah ia dibunuh? Dengan bantuan Edward Catchpool, polisi Scotland Yard, Poirot pun mulai menyelidiki—mengerahkan sel-sel kelabunya untuk menguak teka-teki rumit yang melibatkan skandal, rahasia, dan kejahatan di masa lalu.

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Verdens mest elskede detektiv, Hercule Poirot – den legendariske stjerne fra Agatha Christies Mordet i Orientekspressen og i nyere tid Monogram-mordene og Skæbnesvangert testamente – vender tilbage i en velskrevet, diabolsk snedig krimi, der foregår i 1930‘ernes London. Da Hercule Poirot kommer hjem fra frokost en dag, bliver han mødt af en vred kvinde, der venter uden for hans dør. Hun kræver at få at vide, hvorfor Poirot har sendt hende et brev, hvor han anklager hende for mordet på Barnabas Pandy – en mand, som hun aldrig har mødt eller hørt om. Poirot har heller aldrig hørt om Barnabas Pandy og har ikke anklaget nogen for mord. Rystet går han ind i sit hjem, for blot at opdage, at han har en gæst, der venter på ham – en mand, som også hævder at have modtaget et brev fra Poirot samme morgen, hvori han anklages for mordet på Barnabas Pandy. Poirot spekulerer på, hvor mange flere breve af den slags, der er blevet sendt i hans navn. Hvem har sendt dem, og hvorfor? Og vigtigere endnu: Hvem er Barnabas Pandy? Er han død? Og hvis det er tilfældet, blev han så myrdet? Og kan Poirot finde svarene uden at bringe flere menneskeliv i fare? "Er man fan af Hercule Poirot, vil man ikke blive skuffet her." - DBC Sophie Hannah (født 1971 i Manchester) er en gudsbenådet forfatter. Hun har skrevet lyrik, noveller, børnebøger, romaner og krimier og er blevet oversat til mere end 30 sprog. Agatha Christies arvinger har specifikt valgt Sophie Hannah til at føre Poirots arv videre og hædre et elsket forfatterskab, der i 2015 kunne fejre 125 års jubilæum.

Un giorno, rientrato a casa dopo pranzo, Hercule Poirot trova una donna visibilmente arrabbiata che lo aspetta davanti alla porta. Si chiama Sylvia Rule e vuole sapere perché Poirot le ha mandato una lettera accusandola dell''omicidio di Barnabas Pandy, un uomo di cui lei non ha mai sentito parlare né tantomeno ha mai incontrato. Poirot cade dalle nuvole: non ha nessuna idea di chi possa essere Barnabas Pandy e sa benissimo di non aver mandato la lettera a cui Sylvia fa riferimento. Ma non riuscendo a convincerla del contrario, lei se ne va infuriata. Immaginate poi la sorpresa quando, ancora turbato, Poirot entra in casa e trova un altro sconosciuto, un certo John McCrodden, che sostiene di aver ricevuto la stessa lettera con la stessa accusa nei suoi confronti. Chi è l''autore di queste missive? Ma soprattutto: chi è Barnabas Pandy? Ed è vivo o morto? Il più amato detective della letteratura, Hercule Poirot - il leggendario eroe di Assassinio sull''Orient Express di Agatha Christie e dei più recenti Tre stanze per un delitto e La cassa aperta - ritorna in un elegante, arguto e diabolico mystery ambientato negli anni Trenta a Londra.

The world’s most beloved detective, Hercule Poirot—the legendary star of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express and most recently The Monogram Murders and Closed Casket—returns in a stylish, diabolically clever mystery set in the London of 1930. “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 The Monogram Murders was like returning to a favorite room of a long-lost home.” — Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl Hercule 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. Shaken, 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... Poirot 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?

A story from Sophie Hannah to stir the heart and awaken vital conversations about love.

Ao regressar a casa após um almoço, Hercule Poirot depara-se com uma mulher à sua porta. Sylvia Rule está transtornada e exige saber por que motivo Poirot lhe enviou uma carta em que a acusa de ter assassinado Barnabas Pandy, quando nem sequer o conhece. Intrigado, pois também ele nunca ouviu falar de Pandy, Poirot entra em casa e constata que tem mais um visitante à sua espera: John McCrodden, que o acusa igualmente de difamação, pois recebeu uma carta semelhante. E a lista não termina aí... Quem terá enviado as cartas, e porquê? Mais importante ainda, quem será Barnabas Pandy? Estará, de facto, morto? Terá sido assassinado? E conseguirão as celulazinhas cinzentas de Poirot decifrar este mistério sem colocar mais vidas em perigo? Um novo enigma protagonizado pelo detetive mais querido do mundo. Com a ajuda de Edward Catchpool, da Scotland Yard, Hercule Poirot envolve-se numa complexa teia de relações, segredos escandalosos e delitos do passado.