Time to bury the hatchet…In a dead man’s sister There are certain things that are best left unsaid.Though tragedy had touched the life of the wealthy Richard Abernethie, his sudden death seemed pretty unremarkable for a man of his age.So why would his sister wait until his funeral to say he had been murdered? When she is savagely killed with a hatchet the next day, her extraordinary remark suddenly takes on a chilling significance.In desperation, the family solicitor turns to Hercule Poirot to unravel the mystery . . .