The master of a Victorian mansion dies suddenly – and his sister is convinced it was murder....When
Cora is savagely murdered with a hatchet, the extraordinary remark she
made the previous day at her brother Richard’s funeral suddenly takes on
a chilling significance.At
the reading of Richard’s will, Cora was clearly heard to say: ‘It’s
been hushed up very nicely, hasn’t it...But he was murdered, wasn’t he?’In desperation, the family solicitor turns to Hercule Poirot to unravel the mystery.