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Thefirstofanew-lookseriesofHerculePoirotbooksforthe21stcentury'It'sbeenhushedupverynicely,hasn'tit?Buthewasmurdered,wasn'the?'Therearecertainthingsthatarebestleftunsaid.ThoughtragedyhadtouchedthelifeofthewealthyRichardAbernethie,hissuddendeathseemedprettyunremarkableforamanofhisage.Sowhywouldhissisterwaituntilhisfuneraltosayhehadbeenmurdered?Whensheissavagelykilledwithahatchetthenextday,herextraordinaryremarksuddenlytakesonachillingsignificance.Indesperation,thefamilysolicitorturnstoHerculePoirottounravelthemystery...科拉被人用一把短柄斧残忍地杀害了,于是她在前一天哥哥理查德的葬礼上说的一句奇怪的话顿时引起了大家的重视。在聆听理查德遗嘱的时候,大家清楚地听到科拉说:“他是被谋杀的,不是吗?”绝望之下,家庭律师求助赫尔克里·波洛前来解谜……