Crooked House
In the sprawling, half-timbered mansion in the affluent suburb of Swinly Dean, Aristide Leonides lies dead from barbiturate poisoning. An accident? Not likely. In fact, suspicion has already fallen on his luscious widow, a cunning beauty fifty yearsMore In the sprawling, half-timbered mansion in the affluent suburb of Swinly Dean, Aristide Leonides lies dead from barbiturate poisoning. An accident? Not likely. In fact, suspicion has already fallen on his luscious widow, a cunning beauty fifty years his junior, set to inherit a sizeable fortune, and rumored to be carrying on with a strapping young tutor comfortably ensconced in the family estate. But criminologist Charles Hayward is casting his own doubts on the innocence of the entire Leonides brood. He knows them intimately. And he's certain that in a crooked house such as Three Gables, no one's on the level.
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Carol. rated it really liked it
over 3 years ago
Recommends it for: Christie fans, fans of English cozy mysteries
No Marple. No Tuppence. No Poirot. Mon Dieu! Yet this short Christie mystery remains one of my favorites, likely due to the interesting characterization and well-crafted plot. It gradually builds tension, with a rather unanticipated but satisfying ending.
mark monday rated it really liked it
almost 4 years ago
Choose Your Own Adventure!
You are a precocious child in a complicated world filled with scheming relatives & heirs to fortune & smitten suitors & gold-digging wives & husky tutors & cast-out sons & amateur sleuths. Your life is centered within a va. Read full review
Laurel Young rated it it was amazing
over 3 years ago
One of my very favorite things about Agatha Christie is that when she said anyone could be a murderer under the right circumstances, she *meant* it. One would think that when you read a mystery, you should suspect everyone, but for most authors it just isn't true--if you. Read full review
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Kostas Papadatos rated it it was amazing
about 1 year ago
Πέμπτο βιβλίο της Agatha που διαβάζω τον τελευταίο καιρό και πραγματικά ούτε στο ελάχιστο δεν πλησίασα τον δολοφόνο. Πιο εύκολο μου φαίνεται να αποκωδικοποιήσω τον δίσκο της Φαιστού, παρά να βρω τον ένοχο σε κάθε της βιβλίο. Διασκεδαστικό με όμορφη πλοκή και απρόσμενο φιν. Read full review
BrokenTune rated it really liked it
almost 2 years ago
There was a crooked man
and he went a crooked mile.
He found a crooked sixpence
beside a crooked stile.
He had a crooked cat
which caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together
in a little crooked house.
Crooked House is a stand-alone novel. I.e. it does not feature any of. Read full review
Rita rated it it was amazing
Após várias tentativas mal sucedidas, lá consegui acertar no livro que me ajudaria a sair do poço da depressão literária. Agatha Christie levou-me a conhecer a "casa torta" através de um enredo soberbo difícil de igualar, e isso foi o ideal para me trazer de volta ao mund. Read full review
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almost 2 years ago
Recommends it for: BBC Radio Listeners
Description: Returning home from WWII, Charles Hayward is finally free to marry Sophia Leonides. However, the suspicious death of her grandfather has thrown everything into confusion.
Charles. Rory Kinnear
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Book Details
Paperback. 276 pages
Published August 19th 2002 by Minotaur Books (first published March 1949
ISBN 031298166X (ISBN13: 9780312981662 ) Edition Language English Original Title Crooked House Characters Charles Hayward, Sophia Leonides, Josephine Leonides, Edith de Haviland, Chief Inspector Taverner More… Charles Hayward, Sophia Leonides, Josephine Leonides, Edith de Haviland, Chief Inspector Taverner, Brenda Leonides, Aristide Leonides, The Old Man, Detective Sergeant Lamb, Philip Leonides, Magda Leonides, Roger Leonides, Clemency Leonides, Laurence Brown, Eustace Leonides Less
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Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan .
Agatha Christie is the best-selling author of all time. She wrote eighty crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and several other books. Her books have sold roughly four billion copies and have been translated into 45 languages. She.
Curious thing, rooms. Tell you quite a lot about the people who live in them.
It is always a shock to meet again someone whom you have not seen for a long time but who has been very much present in your mind during that period.
I think people more often kill those they love, than those they hate. Possibly because only the people you love can really make life unendurable to you.
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