Poirot - After the Funeral (Poirot)
Time to bury the hatchet…
In a dead man’s sister
There are certain things that are best left unsaid. Though tragedy had touched the life of the wealthy Richard Abernethie, his sudden death seemed pretty unremarkable for a man of his age. So why would his sister wait until his funeral to say he had been murdered?
When she is savagely killed with a hatchet the next day, her extraordinary remark suddenly takes on a chilling significance. In desperation, the family solicitor turns to Hercule Poirot to unravel the mystery . . .
”'Keeps us guessing - and guessing wrongly - to the very last page.” - Liverpool Post
”'Experienced as I am, the solution took me completely by surprise.” - Frances Iles, Sunday Times
”Needless to say that this past-master of detection handles it in a fresh and original way. The little Belgian’s solution is both surprising and - after his briliiant exposition at the end - satisfying.” - Daily Telegraph
”'A beautiful precision-tooled job. False clues are laid with effortless skill up to the final revelation. Poirot distinguishes the book by his presence.” - Julian Symons, Manchester Evening News
”'Never has Mrs Christie exerted her incomparable power of deception with more subtlety or to better effect. Superb book.” - Ralph Partridge, New Statesman
”'Poirot at his best. Need I say more?” - Nancy Spain, Daily Express