Closed Casket. Sophie Hannah

      

       Closed Casket

      THE NEW HERCULE POIROT MYSTERY

      SOPHIE HANNAH

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      First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins 2016

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      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      Source ISBN: 9780008134099

      Ebook Edition © September 2016 ISBN: 9780008134112

      Version: 2020-07-28

       Dedication

       For Mathew and James Prichard and family,

       with love

      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       Copyright

       Dedication

       Part One

       Chapter 1: A New Will

       Chapter 2: A Surprise Reunion

       Chapter 3: A Particular Interest in Death

       Chapter 4: An Unexpected Admirer

       Chapter 5: Tears Before Dinner

       Chapter 6: The Announcement

       Chapter 7: The Reaction

       Chapter 8: A Stroll in the Gardens

      

       Chapter 9: King John

      

       Chapter 10: Open Casket

      

       Chapter 11: Overheard Voices

      

       Chapter 12: Sophie Points a Finger

      

       Part Two

      

       Chapter 13: Enter the Gardaí

      

       Chapter 14: Lady Playford’s Two Lists

      

       Chapter 15: Seeing, Hearing and Looking

      

       Chapter 16: Down in the Dumps

      

       Chapter 17: The Grandfather Clock

      

       Chapter 18: Unrequited

      

       Chapter 19: Two Irises

      

       Chapter 20: Cause of Death