Hercule Poirot book 25 · 1953
After the Funeral
After the funeral of Richard Abernethie, his sister Cora blurts out that he was murdered. The next day she is killed with a hatchet, and Hercule Poirot is asked to investigate.
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Book facts
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Series
- Hercule Poirot, book 25 of 33
- Published
- 1953
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 1
- Chart confidence
- High
After the Funeral on screen
- Miss Marple films (1961–1964, film, Cinema). Margaret Rutherford plays a jolly, energetic Miss Marple in four comic mysteries, beginning with Murder, She Said.
Who is in After the Funeral
1 recurring or key character from Agatha Christie’s chart.
Lead 1
- Hercule PoirotBelgian detective who relies on his “little grey cells”Also in books by Sophie Hannah