num_pages: 185
description: It was an open and shut case. All the evidence said Caroline Crale poisoned her philandering husband, a brilliant painter. She was quickly and easily convicted and sentenced to life in prison.Now, sixteen years later, in a posthumous letter, Mrs. Crale has assured her grown daughter that she was innocent. But instead of setting the young woman's mind at ease, the letter only raises disquieting questions. Did Caroline indeed write the truth? And if she didn't kill her husband, who did?To find out, the Crale’s daughter asks Hercule Poirot to reopen the case. His investigation takes him deep into the conflicting memories and motivations of the five other people who were with the Crales on the fatal day. With his keen understanding of human psychology, he manages to discover the surprising truth behind the artist's death.This edition is part of the Bantam Agatha Christie Mystery Collection leatherette-bound set with gold emblems front and spine on dark navy texture, marbled inside papers, front and back.
language: English
title: Murder in Retrospect
titlecomplete: Murder in Retrospect (Hercule Poirot, #25)
characters: Cecilia Williams, Carolina Crale, Philip Blake, Elsa Greer, Amyas Crale, Mary Lemarchant, Meredith Blake, Adrienne Warren, Hercule Poirot
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Classics, Murder Mystery, British Literature, Mystery Thriller, Crime, Detective, Audiobook
ratings_count: 69621
places: United Kingdom, England
series: Hercule Poirot
publisher: Bantam Books