{"id":22311,"date":"2018-09-03T12:24:38","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T16:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=22311"},"modified":"2022-10-12T05:51:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T05:51:44","slug":"review-the-mystery-of-three-quarters-by-sophie-hannah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/03\/review-the-mystery-of-three-quarters-by-sophie-hannah\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Mystery of Three Quarters by Sophie Hannah"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-22311\" data-postid=\"22311\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-22311 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_8rei307 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_tbyk373 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_sb1c676 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/the-mystery-of-three-quarters-sophie-hannah.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Mystery of Three Quarters by Sophie Hannah\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Mystery of Three Quarters by Sophie Hannah\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_jgpk037 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Hercule Poirot returns home after\u00a0an agreeable luncheon to find an angry woman waiting to berate him\u00a0outside his front door. Her name is Sylvia Rule, and she\u00a0demands to know why Poirot has accused her of the murder of Barnabas Pandy,\u00a0a man she has neither heard of nor ever met. She is furious to be so accused, and deeply shocked. Poirot is equally shocked, because he too has never heard of any Barnabas Pandy, and he certainly\u00a0did not send the letter in question. He cannot convince\u00a0Sylvia\u00a0Rule of his innocence, however, and she marches away\u00a0in a rage.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Shaken, Poirot goes inside, only to find\u00a0that he has a visitor waiting for him\u00a0\u2014\u00a0a man called John McCrodden who\u00a0also\u00a0claims also\u00a0to have received a letter from Poirot that morning, accusing him of the\u00a0murder of Barnabas Pandy&#8230;\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Poirot wonders how many more letters of this sort have been sent in his name. Who sent them, and why?\u00a0More\u00a0importantly, who is Barnabas Pandy, is he dead, and, if so, was he murdered? And can Poirot find out the answers without putting more lives in danger?<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_09gy377 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2ocn076  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts.jpg?resize=146%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Aug 28, 2018<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Hercule Poirot Mysteries<\/em><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0William Morrow<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong>\u00a0$14.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three people confront Hercules Poirot about a letter accusing them of murdering Barnabas Pandy. Out of the three, only a young woman named Annabel Treadway believes Poirot when he says he didn\u2019t send the letters and doesn\u2019t know Mr. Pandy. Miss Treadway tells Poirot that Pandy is her grandfather and he did recently die, but it was of natural causes. However, Poirot is now intrigued by the situation and with the help of his friend Inspector Edward Catchpool, he decides to dig further into Pandy\u2019s death and the true author of the accusing letters.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I am a big fan of Agatha Christie and her Poirot series has always been my favorite. I was thrilled when Sophie Hannah began writing new mysteries featuring the great Belgian detective and really enjoyed the first two of her Poirot novels. <strong>The Mystery of Three Quarters <\/strong>is good, but I didn\u2019t enjoy it as much as the prior two books. This is mainly because of the supporting characters in the book. The actions of a few of the suspects, such as the absent-minded Hugo and the self-critical Annabel, become repetitive and tedious after a few chapters.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is much to like about the book, though. Obviously taking over an Agatha Christie character sets a high bar, but Sophie Hannah does an excellent job of capturing the essence of Hercules Poirot. His actions are consistent with Christie\u2019s portrayal of the detective and his new friend Edward Catchpool nicely fills the shoes of Poirot\u2019s original sidekick Captain Hastings.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The plot of the book is interesting and I was curious to find out what the true story behind the letters and the death of Barnabas Pandy. I enjoyed the expected scene at the end with Poirot gathering all of the suspects so he can unveil all of the deductions he made from the information he and Catchpool gathered. The solution to the crime is complex, but explained thoroughly in the final scenes. I liked the book, and hope Hannah continues to write new adventures for Poirot and Catchpool.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_k16n607 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2LSlY45\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/the-mystery-of-three-quarters\/id1273707561?mt=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-mystery-of-three-quarters-sophie-hannah\/1128893953?ean=9780062792457#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-mystery-of-three-quarters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Sophie_Hannah_The_Mystery_of_Three_Quarters?id=8FJADwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hercule Poirot returns home after\u00a0an agreeable luncheon to find an angry woman waiting to berate him\u00a0outside his front door. 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Her name is Sylvia Rule, and she\u00a0demands to know why Poirot has accused her of the murder of Barnabas Pandy,\u00a0a man she has neither heard of nor ever met. She is furious to be so accused, and deeply shocked. Poirot is equally shocked, because he too has never heard of any Barnabas Pandy, and he certainly\u00a0did not send the letter in question. He cannot convince\u00a0Sylvia\u00a0Rule of his innocence, however, and she marches away\u00a0in a rage.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shaken, Poirot goes inside, only to find\u00a0that he has a visitor waiting for him\u00a0\u2014\u00a0a man called John McCrodden who\u00a0also\u00a0claims also\u00a0to have received a letter from Poirot that morning, accusing him of the\u00a0murder of Barnabas Pandy...\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Poirot wonders how many more letters of this sort have been sent in his name. Who sent them, and why?\u00a0More\u00a0importantly, who is Barnabas Pandy, is he dead, and, if so, was he murdered? And can Poirot find out the answers without putting more lives in danger?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Aug 28, 2018<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Hercule Poirot Mysteries<\/em><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0William Morrow<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong>\u00a0$14.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three people confront Hercules Poirot about a letter accusing them of murdering Barnabas Pandy. Out of the three, only a young woman named Annabel Treadway believes Poirot when he says he didn\u2019t send the letters and doesn\u2019t know Mr. Pandy. Miss Treadway tells Poirot that Pandy is her grandfather and he did recently die, but it was of natural causes. However, Poirot is now intrigued by the situation and with the help of his friend Inspector Edward Catchpool, he decides to dig further into Pandy\u2019s death and the true author of the accusing letters.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I am a big fan of Agatha Christie and her Poirot series has always been my favorite. I was thrilled when Sophie Hannah began writing new mysteries featuring the great Belgian detective and really enjoyed the first two of her Poirot novels. <strong>The Mystery of Three Quarters <\/strong>is good, but I didn\u2019t enjoy it as much as the prior two books. This is mainly because of the supporting characters in the book. The actions of a few of the suspects, such as the absent-minded Hugo and the self-critical Annabel, become repetitive and tedious after a few chapters.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is much to like about the book, though. Obviously taking over an Agatha Christie character sets a high bar, but Sophie Hannah does an excellent job of capturing the essence of Hercules Poirot. His actions are consistent with Christie\u2019s portrayal of the detective and his new friend Edward Catchpool nicely fills the shoes of Poirot\u2019s original sidekick Captain Hastings.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The plot of the book is interesting and I was curious to find out what the true story behind the letters and the death of Barnabas Pandy. I enjoyed the expected scene at the end with Poirot gathering all of the suspects so he can unveil all of the deductions he made from the information he and Catchpool gathered. The solution to the crime is complex, but explained thoroughly in the final scenes. I liked the book, and hope Hannah continues to write new adventures for Poirot and Catchpool.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2LSlY45\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/the-mystery-of-three-quarters\/id1273707561?mt=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-mystery-of-three-quarters-sophie-hannah\/1128893953?ean=9780062792457#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-mystery-of-three-quarters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Sophie_Hannah_The_Mystery_of_Three_Quarters?id=8FJADwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22311\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}