The Hollow
Book Review - The Hollow by Agatha Christie
Each month, author Sophie Hannah is chatting with readers about her favorite Agatha Christie novels. This is all leading up to the release of Sophie’s latest novel, The Killings at Kingfisher Hill, a new Hercule Poirot Mystery. I’m so excited to be in conversation with Sophie about The Hollow! Join us LIVE at 2pm Central on September 4, 2020. Click here to register in advance for this webinar. After our conversation, Sophie Hannah will take questions from the audience about all things Agatha Christie novels, and especially THE HOLLOW.
Book Review - The Hollow by Agatha Christie
The Hollow is book 25 of 43 in the Hercule Poirot Series, a series that Sophie Hannah continued (with the blessing of Agatha Christie’s family and estate) when she published The Monogram Murders in 2014. Since then, she’s also published Closed Casket and The Mystery of Three Quarters under the Hercule Poirot Series. The Hollow begins when Hercule is invited to lunch at Lucy Angkatell's country house, but when he arrives to find a dead body by the pool and the deceased’s wife standing over him with a revolver, he must get to work investigating the crime.
Book Review - The Hollow by Agatha Christie
Surprisingly, I think this might be the first Agatha Christie novel I’ve read. At least it is the first in recent memory, I may have picked one up in high school. I couldn’t help but draw comparisons to Clue. The plots are so similar: a group of people arrive at a house, a murder occurs, the rest of the book is spent trying to figure out which character (all of whom had motives) did the crime. In that sense, the novel doesn’t have any of the twisty psychological depth that is popular in murder mysteries being published today. But the characters are charming and I could see them playing out in my head much like in the movie Clue. I am so excited to chat with Sophie Hannah about why this is one of her favorite Agatha Christie novels, so mark your calendars and join us on September 4 and 2pm Central.
Book Review - The Hollow by Agatha Christie
