On Christmas Eve, the family is startled by a furniture crash and a blood-curdling scream coming from Simeon's bedroom. They find the door locked from the inside and Simeon dead, his throat cut in a scene surprisingly violent for a Christie novel. Go to product viewer dialog for this item.
Hercule Poirot's Christmas: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
The story centers on the tyrannical patriarch , a wealthy and cruel man who summons his estranged family to his estate for Christmas. His goal isn't reconciliation; instead, he delights in tormenting his four sons—Alfred, Harry, George, and David—by threatening to change his will and pitting them against one another.