After The Funeral

Yep, another Agatha Christie book. Only 3 more left before my next library trip.

The head of a household dies, and the remaining family shows up for the funeral. After it's over, they sit & chat, at which point his sister Cora mentions "But he was murdered, wasn't he?". It's a suggestion that is quickly disregarded because Cora has a tendency to babble. But it can't be forgotten by everyone...

And just like that, it takes off. The next day, Cora is founded murdered in a gruesome death. A bit later, Cora's housekeeper is poisoned. And it builds up. Everyone seems to be a suspect... the nieces & their husbands, the nephew, the sister-in-laws, the butler... pretty much everyone there.

And the lawyer turns to... who else but Hercule Poirot to help him overcome his questions as to whether or not the head of the household (the lawyer's friend) died of natural causes or was murdered. And what is the connection between that death and the murder of Cora?

Another solid mystery by Agatha Christie. Well worth the read (as is every Hercule Poirot mystery).