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“It is a profound belief of mine that if you can induce a person to talk to you for long enough, on any subject whatever, sooner or later they will give themselves away.”

After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #26) by Agatha Christie

December 27, 2022 by narfna 5 Comments

I had a really good time with this one, and the mystery in this one was actually one of the most intriguing of hers to me, even though it isn’t one of her most popular. I’m not sure why it’s one of her more lowly-rated ones. Maybe because Poirot pulls a Marple and is barely in it? The plot in this one kicks off as family patriarch Richard Abernethie’s funeral. He was ill for a long time, but had been predicted to live at least […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Mystery Tagged With: after the funeral, agatha christie, audiobooks, British mystery, Hercule Poirot, hugh fraser, mystery, narfna, whodunnit

narfna's CBR14 Review No:230 · Genres: Audiobooks, Mystery · Tags: after the funeral, agatha christie, audiobooks, British mystery, Hercule Poirot, hugh fraser, mystery, narfna, whodunnit ·
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