“The Killings at Kingfisher Hill” - Sophie Hannah
💔 We’ve got a real Aunt Agatha favored plot set up this time: all the suspects seem to be members of a singularly dysfunctional family. Rather than an externally focused investigation, Poirot and Catchpool must dig into the secrets of the Devonport family, having been lured to the family home under false pretenses.
💔 I was as befuddled as Catchpool when Poirot offers cryptic clues. I was unsuccessful when I tried to piece them together. The only thing this narrative was missing was Poirot’s self righteous fury at his inability to prevent more innocent loss of life. Papa Poirot is normally incandescent with rage at such an occurrence because an innocent has died on his watch.
💔 Hannah excels at creating narcissistic, detestable female characters. No spoilers here, and I’m not suggesting they’re the villains (I’m also not saying they aren’t 🤐), but in TKKH as well as in “Closed Casket” and “Three Quarters” there are 1-2 female characters that get under your skin and inspire visceral loathing in the reader.
💔 TKKH doesn’t offer a wholly satisfying conclusion. Rest assured Poirot apprehends the killer, but the level of evil that permeated the Devonport family - well, it felt as though the long arms of justice should’ve stretched a wee bit further. Hannah is a talented storyteller; her conclusions are fitting yet leave the reader feeling unsettled because they aren’t perfectly tidy.
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