After the Funeral - (Hercule Poirot Mysteries) by Agatha Christie (Paperback)

About the Book

"Previously published as Funerals are fatal [in 1953]"--T.p. verso.

Book Synopsis

In this exclusive authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, Hercule Poirot is called on to investigate the murder of a brother and sister.

"He was murdered, wasn't he?"

When Cora Lansquenet is savagely murdered, the extraordinary remark she had 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?"

Did Cora's accusation a dark truth that sealed her own fate? Or are the siblings' deaths just tragic coincidences?

Desperate to know the truth, the Lansquenet's solicitor turns to Hercule Poirot to unravel the mystery. For even after the funeral, death isn't finished yet . . .

From the Back Cover

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 Quotes

"Agatha Christie's puzzles have delighted fans for decades." -- Diane Mott Davidson, New York Times bestselling author

"Complete with a genealogical tree, a dubious will, and a family full of potential murderers." -- New York Times