Hercule Poirot and Scotland Yard Inspector Catchpool are visiting a small Greek island for New Year's Eve. Catchpool thinks it's just for a vacation but Poirot has been asked to visit by Nash, the man who runs The House of Perpetual Welcome, because of a recent possible attempt on a resident's life. When a different resident is murdered shortly after midnight, Poirot and Catchpool set about to discover the identity of the murderer.
This is the first of the New Hercule Poirot Mysteries that I've read and I really enjoyed it! There were moments that I forgot I wasn't reading and original Agatha Christie book. The author does a splendid job of capturing the essence of everyone's favorite Belgian detective.
Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for the ARC.

Hank Phillippi Ryan is a powerhouse and her newest book, All This Could Be Yours, stands as an excellent addition to her oeuvre.

Tessa Calloway stepped away from her corporate job three years ago to spend more time with her family and to write a book featuring Annabelle as her inspirational protagonist. Although Annabelle is not simply a fictional character; she has been in Tessa's head since early motherhood, offering support, advice, and a running commentary on Tessa's life. The book becomes a best seller, and Tessa embarks on a national book tour that finds her in a seemingly repetitive loop of bookstores, hotels, and airports. In one of her hotel rooms, she discovers a locket and immediately feels a kinship with the woman she presumes left it behind by mistake. She turns to her social media followers to help her find the owner of the locket and breaks down in tears during the filming of her crowd-sourced plea for assistance.

As Tessa continues her book tour, she encounters people who push the limits of the parasocial relationship between celebrity and fan. Some ask pointed questions about her past, which she never discusses, and about herself and her family in the present. Tessa continues to feel mounting concerns as she goes to the events that force her to think on her toes about how much she wants to share about her life.

The pace of the narrative is a slow burn: the events unfold at a leisurely clip, and an undercurrent of malice swirls below the surface. The mysteries held within unfold in a satisfying manner, and the story held my interest throughout its development. Fans of Ryan and her journalistic prose will surely be pleased with this one, as will thriller fans who enjoy strong and interesting female main characters.

Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for a digital review copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

These new Poirot books are so much fun to read! I really enjoyed the setting, the mystery and the cast of characters in this one. I also loved the bits of humor sprinkled throughout. At the beginning you are given a list of New Year's resolutions and are told that the murder could be solved by reading them. Unfortunately, that was true. There was only one resolution that implied murder, so it made the killer obvious before the book even started. Luckily there were plenty of other twists and reveals that surprised me! Normally I think Sophie Hannah does a fantastic job of capturing Hercule Poirot, but I have to admit that this time around he didn't quite seem like himself. There were times I found myself thinking that he wouldn't say that or act like that. Despite those complaints, I still thoroughly enjoyed reading The Last Death of the Year and found it practically impossible to put down. Catchpool is a great narrator, and I was completely invested in the story he was telling us. I would recommend this series to anyone who enjoys a good mystery. 4.5 stars!

Thank you NetGalley and William Morrow for the ARC.

As someone who has devoured and loved every one of Sophie Hannah’s Poirot mysteries, I was thrilled to dive into The Last Death of the Year—and it did not disappoint. Hannah once again proves she’s the master of the elegantly tangled mystery, blending psychological suspense with her signature dry wit and razor-sharp plotting.

This one felt a little darker, a little twistier, and I was completely hooked from the opening scene. A murder at a New Year’s Eve party—seemingly impossible, definitely chilling—and a narrator who might be reliable… or might be spiraling. Classic Hannah. Every time I thought I had a grip on the truth, she shifted the ground beneath me.

What I adore about her writing—both in her original work and in her Poirot continuations—is her ability to layer motive, psychology, and structure in a way that feels effortless but is secretly so precise. The Last Death of the Year is no exception. The characters are sharply drawn, the mystery is deeply satisfying, and the final reveal? Perfectly unsettling.

If you’re a fan of cerebral crime fiction that doesn’t sacrifice heart—or you just love a locked-room puzzle with a modern edge—this one’s a must-read. Sophie Hannah does it again.

This is a very good book it's just that I had a hard time getting into it after reading a couple of chapters.

These are always so much fun to read. A classic whodunnit, that absolutely reads like Agatha Christie. Sophie Hannah, has done it again, and the little grey cells were hard at work. I’m happy to champion this latest installment, and hope we have a new one soon again!