The master of a Victorian mansion dies suddenly - and his sister is convinced it was murder...When Cora is savagely murdered with a hatchet, the extraordinary remark she made the previous day at her brother Richard´s funeral suddenly takes on a chilling significance. At the reading of Richard´s will, Cora was clearly heard to say: ´It´s been hushed up very nicely, hasn´t it!But he was murdered, wasn´t he?´ In desperation, the family solicitor turns to Hercule Poirot to unravel the mystery.