The Last Death of the Year : A Novel

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The brilliant Belgian detective rings in the New Year with a chilling murder investigation on a Greek island in this all-new holiday mystery from Sophie Hannah, author ofHercule Poirots Silent Night. New Years Eve, 1932. Hercule Poirot and Inspector Edward Catchpool arrive on the tiny Greek island of Lamperos to celebrate the holiday with what turns out to be a rather odd community of locals living in a dilapidated house. A dark sense of foreboding overshadows the beautiful island getaway when the guests play a New Years Resolutions game after dinner and one written resolution gleefully threatens to perform the last and first death of the year. Hours later, one of the homes residents is found dead on the terrace. In light of the shocking murder, Poirot reveals to Catchpool the real reason hes brought him to the islandthe life of another community member has been threatened. Now both men resolve to ensure that the first murder will be the last.