While on a sabbatical, Hercule Poirot master sleuth, is sitting in a café enjoying some coffee when a women under duress appears fearing for her certain and earned death. She implores Poirot not to get involved. What follows is multiple murders, secrets on a level that take an entire village to contain, broken hearts, and revenge. The reader is taken on a journey of clues and misdirection until the ultimate conclusion that only Poirot is capable of delivering.
Poirot loves to hear himself talk! And he regularly does so in the third person. If I allowed myself to harken back to the timeframe in which this crime takes place (1920's -30's), and the flamboyance in which this character emerges, I had a good time reading. I identified most with his Scotland yard sidekick, Edward Catchpool, the often befuddled, not very good detective. Poirot's long-winded explanations and desire for an audience while he parsed out clues or reveals the whole crime along with perpetrators, just made Catchpool feel humiliated and annoyed for missing all the clues. Try as I might, I was unable to solve the crime(s).
I'd give this one 3 1/2 if possible, but will round to 4*

I love Agatha Christie novels that feature Hercule Poirot and The Monogram Murders written by Sophie Hannah was a new process for me I had no idea that this was done, I quite enjoyed reading this and reminiscing about Agatha’s work! I think this Poirot is as smart and charming and totally in control!! I did not quite get Mr. Carchpool being so unaware and just plan ineffective but maybe future storylines will see him grow into a better, more confident detective! The story was well thought out and fun to watch unravel! I was able to connect with a couple of the characters and disliked all the rest. I was surprised at a couple of twists and enjoyed the ending!!#NETGALLEY#THEMONOGRAMMURDERS

I began reading this book with a bit of worry. I"m a huge Agatha Christie fan. How on earth could someone else write a Poirot book? I almost decided not to read it. But, I pressed on and DID read it. Wow, what a surprise! It was actually a very good book. Very much in keeping with Agatha Christie's Poirot.

The mystery itself was a wily one. Full of twists and red herrings. It did seem to drag at times, I feel the story could have been wrapped up sooner. All in all, though, it was a good story.

Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins Publishers for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I love a good murder mystery and Sophie Hannah’s book does not disappoint. I was apprehensive to read this book because it wasn't written by the great Agatha Christie herself, but the Hannah's story did a good job portraying Hercule Poirot.

This is a twisted mystery with a little bit of humor thrown in. It kept me up late at night trying to finish it!! I enjoyed the writing style and will read more from this author in the future.

Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins Publishers for an ARC of this book in exchange for my opinion.

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Although I am not a Hercule Poirot fan, this was an amusing story with lots of twists and turns. It did seem to drag on occasionally, but the ending did come and it was believable.

This book just wasn’t my cup of tea. I didn’t connect with or enjoy the characters and The plot was lacking for me.

Hercule Poirot does it again! I enjoy reading mysteries but this had a very complex plot. There were a lot of characters to follow. I'm not sure the motive was believable

The Monogram Murders runs true to Agatha Christie's impressive legacy. Hercule Poirot falls into a case while he is supposed to be on break. Along with his young friend, Inspector Catchpool, a case falls into Poirot's laps that is twisty and mind bending. A multiple murder at a local hotel traces back to a small town tragedy from years ago. Catchpool shares the spotlight with Hercule Poirot as the great detective tries to retrain the young inspector's way of thinking and expand his skills. Interesting and a definite whodunit, the story is unpredictable and complex for a classic mystery feel. My voluntary, unbiased review is based upon a review copy from Netgalley.

This new beginning of Hercule Poirot mysteries begins with Poirot trying to calm a distressed woman at the Pleasant Coffee House. At the same time, Inspector Catchpool, Scotland Yard, has three dead guests at the Bloxham Hotel. These guests were laid out in similar fashion with initialed cufflinks in their mouths.
At this time, both Poirot and Catchpool were staying at a boarding house and when Poirot hears about the deaths, he believes that the woman from earlier is connected and decides to become involved.
As new evidence is brought forth and suspects multiple, it becomes apparent that something from the past plays an important part in getting to the truth. While everyone seems to be telling roughly the same story with slight variations, it is up to Poirot to determine who is telling the truth and who is lying.
Thank you Harper Collins and NetGalley for this e-copy of "The Monogram Murders".

I found the Monogram Murders to be overlong. What started out as a good plot idea just went on and on and on passed the point where it ws interesting. The cover of he book suggested it was an Agatha Christie book which it was not and it seemed to e written with the intent of not only keeping the reader confused, but also mislead.

Continuing in the style of Agatha Christie, a new tale Poirot and Scotland Yard solving three murders in a London hotel and trying to prevent a fourth murder. To solve the murder, it means understanding the death of a vicar and his wife from sixteen years earlier. Five of the community residents are directly involved or responsible for the tarnish of the vicar’s reputation, which leads to death of his wife and then him. Three of those persons are found dead in a London hotel sixteen years later. The twists and turns to untangle and follow the clues provide a interesting read.

I found this enjoyable and humourous. I always find Hercules Piroit funny with his very high estimation of himself and his quirky routines and I loved his interaction with the younger detective over this particular case. It was an interesting case and I loved how Piroit broke everything down but did find it all to be a bit drawn out.

This book features Poirot, one of Agatha Christie's great detective. It was an enjoyable read. I found it to be a little long winded and repetitive at times as the author has Poirot going over clues and his deductions. I would read another book by this author.

Love a good murder mystery and Sophie Hannah’s book does not disappoint. Hercule Poirot is back again and is the same eccentric detective from those wonderful Agatha Christie tales. The Monogram Murders is a great reading escape. There are the usual twists and turns leaving the reader with a number of suspects as one would expect with a good mystery story. I’m glad Hercule is back and I look forward to more adventures with Mr Poirot in the future.

I received a free copy of The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah via NetGalley. I was apprehensive to read a Hercule Poirot book not written by Agatha Christie since she is one of my favorite authors and he is one of my favorite characters but I’m so glad I did. Sophie Hannah’s novel does not disappoint. Hercule Poirot was the same eccentric, sophisticated detective I remembered. The story had lots of twists and turns, kept me reading late into the night. Anyone looking for an atmospheric escape should not hesitate to read The Monogram Murders.

I read Sophie Hannah's latest Hercule Poirot novel, The Killings at Kingfisher Hill, before I read The Monogram Murders. Did I miss out on anything? Absolutely not. I felt the same way about both books, which is to say more than a little cross-eyed and utterly bored. These stories lack all of the elegance and simplicity of Agatha Christie's originals - which by the end make you wonder how you missed something right in front of you and charmed at how Poirot put all the pieces together so concisely. Hannah's books seem to deal in obfuscation, throwing so many details in (necessary and unnecessary) to ultimately culminate in a long-winded explanation by Poirot to adoring fans that seems to take a quarter of the book itself. By the end you find yourself appreciating one thing about the newer stories; that they can make the originals that more beloved and beautiful in their straightforward storytelling and creativeness.

I’ve never read an Agatha Christie book before, but I love mysteries. At first The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah seemed clunky, but the premise hooked me in from the second chapter or so. I’ve been watching Sherlock (the Benedict Cumberbatch version) with my husband on date nights. We’ve read or watched almost every variation of the Sherlock Holmes stories. Hercule Poirot seemed very similar to Sherlock, and Catchpool to John Watson. If you like the Sherlock Holmes stories or the Maisie Dobbs books, you’ll like this one.

I received this e-book through NetGalley and was drawn in by "Agatha Christie" scrawled in big letters on the cover. Upon closer examination, I realized that it wasn't actually an Agatha Christie mystery. It was written by a contemporary writer, using established Agatha Christie characters (namely Hercule Poirot). That was a bit disappointing, but I still decided to give the story a go because I'm a big fan of mysteries. The story jumps right into the murder, starting immediately with the investigation of a triple murder in a fancy hotel in London in 1926. The first quarter of the book was very slow and there were parts of the narrative that were very odd and annoyingly broke up the pacing of the story (such as the flashbacks to Catchpool's--the Scotland Yard officer--childhood and aversion to the way the murdered bodies were arranged). These parts were never satisfactorily integrated into the story. Another issue with the story was that Poirot often admonishes Catchpool as well as praises himself (in the third person), which I understood as attempts to develop/establish the characters' traits and personalities, but they were very awkward attempts and didn't work well at all. About halfway through the story, the plot finally picks up enough to make the mystery interesting and intriguing. The pace also accelerates as the story hurls towards the final quarter, which involved quite a few twists and turns (although ultimately not entirely surprising who the culprit was) that culminates in an abrupt resolution and ending of the story. I would recommend this to Agatha Christie fans, or to anyone who's looking for a change of pace in what they're reading, but I wouldn't say that this was the most satisfying mystery. Although the writing does leave a lot to be desired, it's not entirely the author's fault. With the recent surge of true crime books and podcasts, some of which stories are stranger than fiction (and almost always told in a really interesting manner), I believe it takes a lot more for the narration, plot, and pace of a mystery novel to really capture readers' attention. I don't think I'll be reading any more books in this series, but I'm still glad I picked up this book.