When Cora Lansquenet is savagely murdered with a hatchet, the extraordinary remark she made the previous day at her brother Richards funeral suddenly takes on a chilling significance. At the reading of Richards will, Cora was clearly heard to say, Its been hushed up very nicely, hasnt it.... But he
After the Funeral: A Hercule Poirot Mystery
✍ Scribed by Christie, Agatha
- Book ID
- 112632958
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 1953
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 123 KB
- Series
- Hercule Poirot Mysteries 28
- Category
- Fiction
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✦ Synopsis
When Cora Lansquenet is savagely murdered with a hatchet, the extraordinary remark she made the previous day at her brother Richard’s funeral suddenly takes on a chilling significance. At the reading of Richard’s will, Cora was clearly heard to say, “It’s been hushed up very nicely, hasn’t it.… But he was murdered, wasn’t he?”
In desperation, the family solicitor turns to Hercule Poirot to unravel the mystery.…
Review
“Complete with a genealogical tree, a dubious will, and a family full of potential murderers.” (New York Times )
“Agatha Christie’s puzzles have delighted fans for decades.” (Diane Mott Davidson, New York Times bestselling author )
About the Author
Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English and another billion in one hundred foreign countries. She is the author of eighty novels and short-story collections, nineteen plays, and six novels under the name Mary Westmacott. She died in 1976.
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