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After the Funeral
When Cora is savagely murdered, the extraordinary remark she made the previous day at her brother's funeral 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 what happened next ...
Published in 1953, and appearing in the United States under the title Funerals are Fatal, Christie dedicated the novel to her nephew, James Watt III "in memory of happy days at Abney", her sister’s family home. The novel formed the basis for MGM‘s Murder at the Gallop, although they chose to swap Poirot for Margaret Rutherford’s Miss Marple and took ‘artistic licence’ with the book’s plot! It was broadcast in 2006 with David Suchet as Poirot.
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Sahara said "This is one of the best plots by Christie. Totally shocking at the end at the big reveal - one of those endings you would never guess till the very end. It somehow reminds me of Murder on the Orient Express... the way all the characters all appear suspicious after a little digging, a very enexpected ending that seems rather unrealistic, but fantastic all the same. Brilliant!" Read more
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