After the Funeral : A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

It is commonly thought that after death and burial the remains of an individual are left to "rest in peace" -- but history reveals that in many instances this has most definitely not been the case. Demonstrating this, After the Funeral follows the postmortem exploits of the bodies--or parts of bodies -- of thirty-five famous and infamous people. Graced with thirty-two illustrations, a bibliography, and an index, After the Funeral picks up where conventional biographies leave off -- and probes the bizarre, ghastly, surprising, and at times ridiculous circumstances that befall many of the well known after they were laid to rest. Review "Keeps us guessing - and guessing wrongly - to the very last page" Liverpool Post Review "Keeps us guessing - and guessing wrongly - to the very last page" Liverpool Post Hercule Poirot is called on to investigate the murder of a brother and sister, in this classic Agatha Christie mystery now available in an updated edition with a foreword Sophie Hannah. “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 . . .

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.…

After two wealthy members of the Abernethie family are murdered, the family solicitor calls in master sleuth Hercule Poirot. Reissue.

The late Richard Abernethie's solicitor, Mr. Entwhistle, turns to Hercule Poirot after Richard's sister Cora is killed with a hatchet the day after suggesting to other family members that her wealthy brother's death may not have been natural. The bodies seem to be piling up at Enderby Hall as her companion is sent a sliver of wedding cake steeped in arsenic. A mystery complete with genealogical tree, a dubious will, and a family full of potential murderers. Inspector Poirot investigates When Richard Abernethie died a very wealthy man "suddenly at his residence" there was no reason to suspect that his death was anything but a natural one. All his relatives benefited by his death. Old Mr. Entwhistle the family lawyer, was uneasy and successive events deepened this uneasiness into active alarm. He goes for help to his good friend, Hercule Poirot who resolves his doubts by solving things in his onw immitable way - making sense out of apparent nonsense When Cora 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.