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After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #33)

Agatha Christie

Start date: June 1, 2020

Finish date: June 30, 2020

Discussion: Archive: Poirot Buddy Reads

Why we're reading this: Next in our series of Hercule Poirot buddy reads.
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Jun 23, 2020 Adrian rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: zz-paper-books, det-agatha-christie, detectives-challenge-hp-2018-20

A fabulous Poirot. More tomorrow

So I, and a number of other people are now well into the third year of our Group Buddy Read of all of Agatha Christie's Poirot Novels and short stories, and whilst some of the novels fade in my memory, I can imagine this one will stay with me.

Poirot is asked by an old acquaintance and family lawyer to investigate the possible murder of his old friend and also the murder of his old friends sister just days after the funeral. Is there even a connection especially hi ...more

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Jul 05, 2016 John rated it really liked it

Shelves: detective, agatha-christie

I really enjoyed this Poirot story. The sister after the funeral makes the startling statement that of course he was murdered. Then she is murdered. What follows is a classic of misdirection and red herrings.

It stumped me even with the clues. Perhaps it was because all of the family were so unlikeable that the murderer is such a surprise.

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Sep 18, 2025 Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Audio is my least favourite favourite way of reading, but I had read this as a dead tree book before, so I gave it a shot. I was also able to read the first 10% on Amazon (that was essential to get all the characters straight in my head) & I tried to 'read along' with a copy on Open Library, but Open Library stopped cooperating for me.

& it proved not to be necessary. Hugh Fraser read beautifully but a bit slowly so I amped the speed up to 1.2.

Almost as soon as I started I remembered virtually e ...more

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