After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot Mysteries)
by Agatha Christie
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Author: Agatha ChristieEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-03-01
ISBN: 0425173909
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Berkley
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Book Review: After perusing After the Funeral you will be amazed at the ingenious way Agatha Christie spins an English murder mystery
Summary: 5 Stars
- After the Funeral was published in 1953. It is one of the best Agatha Christie novels I have read in which the famous Hercule Poirot the Belgian detective aids in the solving of a troubling family murder mystery.
The novel opens following the funeral of the wealthy Mr. Richard Abernethie. He is the owner and is the busy CEO of a family industrial firm. During the meal following the funeral obesquies the sister of Richard whose name is Cora Lasquenet blurts out that the dead man was murdered. Later the next day she herself is beaten to death with several blows of a heavy ax.
The suspects are fascinating characters:
Helen Abernethie the widowed wife of Leo Abernethie who has been living abroad for many years prior to her visit to Enderby.
Timothy and Maude Abernethie the brother and sister in law of Richard. He is in poor health being nursed by his stout wife who mothers him with care.
Susan and Gregory Banks-Susan is the smart niece of Timothy. Gregory her husband is a chemist who has been in a mental rest home.
Rosemary. and Michael Shane-Another niece of Richard Abernethie. She and her husband are in show business. Michael is unfaithful to his wife. Rosemary is a scatterbrained chatterbox who enjoys shopping.
Mr. Entwhistle-The longtime family lawyer for the Abernethie family. He is a friend of Poirot and brings the little Belgian into the proceedings. He could have stepped out of the pages of Dickens!
George Crossfield the ne'er do well nephew of Ricahrd Abernethie. He has huge gambling debts.
Alexander Guthrie is an art critic. He was a friend of the late Cora Lansquenet.
Miss Gilchrist is the companion of the late Cora. She once owned a tea shop but has become impoverished during the war.
The case includes strange nuns; poison wedding cake and arsenic poisoning.
This reviewer was flumoxxed as to who the real murderer was; only Poirot and his genius can solve the crime.
This is a thinking person's murder mystery which is a fun read and a marvelous page turner. Match clues with Poirot and see if you can discover the foul murderer.
Enjoy!
Summary of After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot Mysteries)
Christie at her plot twisting best.Poirot unravels a deadly family mystery.
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