Hercule Poirot has been summoned to the estate of Kingfisher Hill. Richard Devonport wrote to him to ask for help. His brother Frank had been killed, and his fiancee Helen had confessed to the murder and is about to be hanged. However, Richard is adamant that Helen had not killed his brother. He needs the help of the greatest crime solver in the country to save his beloved by figuring out who killed Frank.

Poirot, not one to travel to a puzzling crime scene on his own, insists that he is accompanied by Inspector Catchpool. But their adventure starts even before they can reach Kingfisher Hill, as the coach that they are taking from London to the estate is stopped shortly after they leave. A woman insists that the coach pull over so she can disembark.

Poirot speaks to the distraught woman outside the bus and finds out that she is upset because she had been told she would be murdered if she sat on the seventh seat back on the coach, and once she got on the bus, that was the only seat left. Poirot uses his power of persuasion to get her back on the bus, and he offers to sit in the seat she had been so fraught over.

As the journey continues, a series of odd events happens to Poirot and Catchpool, and they decide to investigate the strange occurrences as soon as they are able. But first, it is on to the mystery at Kingfisher Hill.

But as the days go on, and the investigation of Frank Devonport is in full swing, the two men find that some of the strange occurrences from the coach journey may be related to the man’s murder, especially when the upset woman from the bus is found murdered herself.

It is a magnificent mystery, and only the great mind of Hercule Poirot can put the pieces together and find the evil minds behind the crimes.

The genius of Agatha Christie lives on through the pen of Sophie Hannah in The Killings at Kingfisher Hill. Just as deliciously twisty as the original Christie mysteries, this new Poirot is filled with so many twists and turns, so many questions and clues, that it’s nearly impossible to deduce who the killer is before the man himself puts it all out in front of you.

I loved getting lost in this book. The Killings at Kingfisher Hill is a fascinating, thrilling roller coaster of a story, and I had so much fun trying to gather all the evidence and see if I could beat the great mind of Poirot. (If you’re wondering, I couldn’t.) Fans of Dame Agatha Christie and anyone who just loves a great thrill ride of a novel should add this to your bookshelf. Just make sure to set aside lots of time for it, because you won’t want to put it down once you start it.

Egalleys for The Killings at Kingfisher Hill were provided by William Morrow through NetGalley, with many thanks.