Hercule Poirot · Book 27
After the Funeral
- Published
- 1 January 1953
- Pages
- 237
- ISBN-13
- 9780007493579
- Type
- novel
About this book
The 25th Poirot novel, "After the Funeral" (1953) runs 237 pages and continues Christie's portrait of the Belgian refugee-turned-private-inquiry-agent who became the most famous fictional detective after Sherlock Holmes.
Its place in Hercule Poirot
After the Funeral is book 27 in the Hercule Poirot series. It follows Mrs McGinty's Dead. It is followed by Hickory Dickory Dock. See the full Hercule Poirot reading order.
Hercule Poirot is the fastidious, egg-headed Belgian detective who solves murders with his "little grey cells" rather than legwork — a private inquiry agent, former Belgian policeman, and refugee of the First World War who settles in England and becomes the most famous fictional detective after Sherlock Holmes. Agatha Christie built the character across 33 novels and dozens of short stories between 1920 and 1975, perfecting the fair-play puzzle mystery: a closed circle of suspects, a country house or a locked…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780007493579