Hercule Poirot's Christmas
Book 20 of Hercule Poirot Mystery
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: Jan 1, 1938
ES Group:
Poirot
ES Genre:
Mystery
Book Details
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Description:
It is Christmas Eve. The Lee family reunion is shattered by a deafening crash of furniture, followed by a high-pitched wailing scream. Upstairs, the tyrannical Simeon Lee lies dead in a pool of blood, his throat slashed. But when Hercule Poirot, who is staying in the village with a friend for Christmas, offers to assist, he finds an atmosphere not of mourning but of mutual suspicion. It seems everyone had their own reason to hate the old man