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After the funeral

Christie, Agatha, 1890-19762014
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When Cora is murdered, the remark she made the previous day at her brother's funeral suddenly takes on a chilling significance. She had been heard questioning if he was murdered. In desperation, the solicitor turns to Poirot to solve the mystery. The first of a new-look series of Hercule Poirot books for the 21st century`It's been hushed up very nicely, hasn't it? But he was murdered, wasn't he?'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.
Main title:
After the funeral / Agatha Christie.
Imprint:
London : Harper, 2014.
Collation:
xi, 303 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Collins, 1953.
ISBN:
9780007562695 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.912
LC class:
PR6005.H66
Language:
English
BRN:
334446
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