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mysterious facts buried in Masonic history

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Harrison writes of the ties that bind mothers to their children – and the forces that can drive them apart

After the Funeral Condition:Very Good the author is in aWhen Cora is savagely murdered with a hatchet, the extraordinary remark she made the previous day at her brother's Richard 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