Sophie Hannah
Sophie Hannah
Author • Editor • Translatorb. 1971 · From United Kingdom- Books
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Sophie Hannah is an English poet and novelist, born in Manchester and now based in Cambridge. She began as a poet, publishing her first collection, The Hero and the Girl Next Door, in 1995, and was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize.
Her first novel, Little Face (2006), opened the Culver Valley series of psychological thrillers, and The Carrier won Crime Thriller of the Year at the 2013 Specsavers National Book Awards. Since 2014, with the blessing of the Agatha Christie estate, she has written new Hercule Poirot mysteries, beginning with The Monogram Murders.
She is a member of the Detection Club, received the Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library in 2023, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2024.
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Sophie Hannah is widely recognized for continuing Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot series with new, authorized mysteries. Her original psychological thrillers are also highly acclaimed for their intricate plotting and suspenseful narratives.
Sophie Hannah has written several standalone psychological thrillers, but she is also known for her series featuring detective Simon Waterhouse and his wife Charlie Zailer. Additionally, she has penned a series of authorized Hercule Poirot novels.
Several of Sophie Hannah's novels featuring the characters Simon Waterhouse and Charlie Zailer have been adapted into the ITV drama series "Case Sensitive."
For readers interested in her original psychological thrillers, "Little Face" is an excellent starting point to experience her distinctive style. If you are a fan of classic mysteries, her authorized Hercule Poirot continuation, "The Monogram Murders," offers a fresh take on a beloved detective.