After The Funeral By Agatha Christie

Awesome book

Synopsis: Death of a wealthy patriarch called Richard Abernethie causes a family reunion in his dilapidated country mansion of Enderby Place where a shocking revelation sets off a chain of seemingly unrelated events culminating in an unthinkable ending. Feat. Our good old boy: Hercule Poirot The story is well constructed, the characters are consistent and Madam Christie keeps the reader guessing until it's time for the breathtaking denouement. About the product: The book is well built and bound and printed on responsibly recycled mix paper with a slight sepia tone which is good for reading at night. Packaging was fine and delivery was prompt in my location though I would have liked Amazon to throw in a bookmark with the package.

魚の目の定番薬！でひと財産築いた成金資産家二代目が急死（三代目が続かないところが成金！！）。遺産を巡ってそれぞれ金に困っている近親者たちの身勝手な思惑が徐々に明らかになってゆく。といったクリスティーさんお得意の状況設定だ。急死へのあけすけな疑問が引き金になって第二の死が起こって、ポワローの登場となる。最後は関係者全員を集めての謎解明と、待ってましたの展開で、途中にバラまかれている謎の多さも楽しめるが、少し多くて頭が混乱する。最後の解決へ持ってゆく過程に強引なところもあるが・・・それで星一減・・・ただ、謎が多かった分、見事だし楽しめる。特にクリスティー愛好者には。その他、1953年刊だから旧世代と新世代のと確執とか召使を巡る時代の変化などのような当時の読者が身近に感じていた社会情勢もうかがえて興味深いなあ・・・クリスティーさんのこの成金一族への冷ややかさの一方、登場人物によっては暖かかさも感じられて、読後感は悪くない。

A great read and the plot was very well done. I only knew who the murderer was because I had seen the tv adaptation, otherwise I wouldn't have guessed. I enjoy the adaptations very much and usually prefer them to some of the novels but not this one. The book was far better in this instance. The characters are very well drawn and Timothy was a hoot! A lot of secrets are exposed along the way and I almost felt sorry for the murderer.

A man dies and his relatives gather after his funeral for the reading of his will. His diseased sister states that he was murdered. Nobody takes this seriously as her thoughts were always innocent like a child. The next day they find her dead. This is not a mediocre story and has lot of tiwsts and surprises which keeps the mind of the reader occupied. The story makes all the characters suspicious. This book will keep the reader guessing until it feels like there was nothing wrong in the death afterall.

Agatha Christie’s Poirot is always a winner.