num_pages: 243
description: In Hercule Poirot's Christmas, the holidays are anything but merry when a family reunion is marred by murder — and the notoriously fastidious investigator is quickly on the case. The wealthy Simeon Lee has demanded that all four of his sons — one faithful, one prodigal, one impecunious, one sensitive — and their wives return home for Christmas. But a heartwarming family holiday is not exactly what he has in mind. He bedevils each of his sons with barbed insults and finally announces that he is cutting off their allowances and changing his will. Poirot is called in the aftermath of Simeon Lee's announcement.
language: English
title: Hercule Poirot's Christmas
titlecomplete: Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20)
characters: Simeon Lee, Stephen Farr, Coronel Johnson, Hilda Lee, Hercule Poirot, David Lee, Pilar Estravados, Alfred Lee, George Lee, Magdalene Lee, Lydia Lee, Harry Lee, Jennifer Lee
genres: Fiction, Holiday, Mystery, British Literature, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Classics, Christmas, Crime, Audiobook
ratings_count: 73655
places: Gorston Hall
series: Hercule Poirot
publisher: HarperPaperbacks