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Description edit
Alternate title: Funerals Are Fatal
The Queen of Crime at her murderously clever best. After the reading of a will, one female relative is banished from the family tree-with eight blows of a hatchet. Poirot believes she won't be the last to go.
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Characters/People edit
- Mr. Entwhistle: Though retired from the legal profession, he was still ready to do a little investigating after his old friend Richard Abernethie died.
- Miss Gilchrist: A middle-aged, fussy sort of woman, companion to Cora Lansquenet, she feared the gossip after Cora was killed.
- Cora Lansquenet: Widow of a French painter and youngest sister of Richard Abernethie, she had an unfortunate habit of blurting out unpleasant truths.
- Susan: Niece of Richard Abernethie, she had inherited his sharp business ability and common sense -- though not, perhaps, his innate kindness.
- Rosamund: Niece of Richard Abernethie, she was pretty and knew it, and sought a grand career on the stage.
- Hercule Poirot: A Belgian free-lance detective
- Mr. Richard Abernethie: At the reading of his will, his youngest sister, Cora, blurted out the fateful words, "But he was murdered, wasn't he?" But, in the end it turns out that he has died a natural death.
- Maude Abemethie: Wife of Richard's brother, Timothy, she was devoted to his care.
- Helen Abernethie: Widow of Richard's brother, Leo, and Richard's favorite sister-in-law, she was a lady above suspicion.
- George Crossfield: Nephew of Richard Abernethie, he was a sad disappointment, preferring to play the horses and try get rich quick schemes.
- Michael Shane: Rosamund's husband, an actor who was glad to inherit money from her uncle so that he could indulge in financing plays with good parts for him.
- Gregory Banks: Susan's husband, a nondescript chemist -- who was sometimes prone to strange fits of temper.
- Inspector Morton: Add a description of this character.
- Mr. Guthrie: He is an art critic.
- Mr. Goby: The perfect, nondescript private investigator, he could find out the most extraordinary pieces of information, for the right price.
- Dr. Larraby: Richard Abernethie's physician. He knew Richard was dying, but was still surprised when he died quite so quickly.
- Marjorie
- Janet
- Mrs. Jones
- Mortimer
- Richard Abernethie
- Mary
Quotes edit
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““Women are never kind,” remarked Poirot. “Though they can sometimes be tender.”
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‘Women are never kind,’ remarked Poirot. ‘Though they can sometimes be tender.
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6. The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928)
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20. Hercule Poirot’s Christmas (1938)
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11. Three-Act Tragedy (1935)
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1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)
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What any woman saw in some particular man was beyond the comprehension of the average intelligent male. It just was so. A woman who could be intelligent about everything else in the world could be a complete fool when it came to some particular man.
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17. Dumb Witness (1937)
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George Crossfield, Laura’s son. Dubious sort of fellow Laura had married. Nobody had ever known much about him. A stockbroker he had called himself.
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2. The Murder on the Links (1923)
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Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
"Old Lanscombe moved totteringly from room to room, pulling up the blinds."
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Series & Lists edit
This is book 28 of 39 in Hercule Poirot. (standard series)
Preceded by Mrs. McGinty's Dead, and followed by Hickory Dickory Dock.
This is book 14 of 74 in Agatha Christie - Luitingh-Sijthoff pockets. (edition-based publisher list)
Preceded by Nemesis, and followed by Hallowe'en Party.
This book is in Classic English Crime Novels. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Agatha Christie (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Dodd Mead
Country: US
Publication Date: 1953
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 244
Publisher: Dodd Mead
Country: US
Publication Date: 1953
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 244
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 828'.912
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Movie Connections edit
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (IMDb): British crime drama, season 10, episode 3
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