Suchet’s ‘Poirot’ gets classier in Season 3 (1990-91)
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): Along with 10 short-story adaptations, this lavish season features an outstanding translation of Christie’s debut novel.
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‘Poirot’ Season 2 (1990) finds groove with Christie-Exton mash-ups
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): David Suchet’s Poirot further branches into his own thing, and – while it’s not for die-hard purists — he finds an audience.
Hannah tries to get into the spirit with ‘Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night’
Book review: Unfortunately, this is the weakest of her first five Poirot books thanks to an implausible character’s unlikely actions.
‘Marple: Twelve New Mysteries’ (2022) honors, expands character
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): A dozen modern authors write Marple with an ease that will make you cozy next to the fireplace; plus, we get mild surprises.
Poirot sifts through lies in ‘The Killings at Kingfisher Hill’ (2020)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): In her fourth Poirot novel, Sophie Hannah introduces a family almost as troubled as the one from “Crooked House.”
Green, Branagh tell their own Poirot tale in ‘Haunting in Venice’
Movie review: The writer and director move beyond Agatha Christie adaptations with an original horror story.
Morgan’s ‘Agatha Christie: A Biography’ (1984) a thorough, engaging portrait
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The estate-approved biography goes deeper into Christie’s books and plays than the author’s autobiography.
‘Monogram Murders’ (2014) proves Christie estate made a wise hire
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Though not perfect, Sophie Hannah’s debut Poirot novel features spot-on characterization of the sleuth.
Hannah, Poirot go deep into psychology to solve ‘Mystery of Three Quarters’ (2018)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Hannah’s interest in human nature dovetails with Poirot’s to a notable degree in her third take on Christie’s sleuth.
Hannah’s ‘Closed Casket’ (2016) opens wide roster of suspects
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): With a Poirot novel, it’s often the psychology of the crime that matters, and never has that been truer.