Part of Hercule Poirot, book 30
First published 1992
When Cora is brutally murdered, her final, ominous words at her brother's funeral suddenly take on chilling significance. As the family gathers to hear the reading of the will, the solicitor turns to detective Hercule Poirot to unravel the twisted web of secrets and lies. With the family's dark pasts and shifting motives, Poirot must sift through the deception to uncover the truth behind Cora's shocking demise before the killer strikes again.
Genres: 20th-century, mystery, crime, thriller, detective, agatha-christie
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-secrets, unreliable-narrator
Setting: England, Belgium
Period: 1950s
304 pages · Paperback