- Audio CD
- Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd (Mar 17 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1405678135
- ISBN-13: 978-1405678131
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 12.4 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 118 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #929,287 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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“Writing Crooked House was pure pleasure and I feel justified in my belief that it is one of my best.” (Agatha Christie )
“Her sleight of hand is impeccable.” (New Statesman (UK) )
“Knock-out!” (Saturday Review of Literature )
“We all go where [Agatha Christie] led; you can track us in her snow.” (Reginald Hill, author of the Dalziel and Pascoe MysteriesReginald Hill, author of the Dalziel and Pascoe MysteriesReginald Hill, author of the Dalziel and Pascoe Mysteries ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
“Her sleight of hand is impeccable.” (New Statesman (UK) )
“Knock-out!” (Saturday Review of Literature )
“We all go where [Agatha Christie] led; you can track us in her snow.” (Reginald Hill, author of the Dalziel and Pascoe MysteriesReginald Hill, author of the Dalziel and Pascoe MysteriesReginald Hill, author of the Dalziel and Pascoe Mysteries ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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With World War II at an end, Charles Hayward is finally free to marry the woman he loves, Sophia Leonides. However, she refuses - the unexplained death of her grandfather, wealthy businessman Aristide Leonides, draws her back to the suffocating environment of her family home. Charles follows, but his arrival coincides with the discovery that Aristide's death was murder. The ensuing investigation drags Charles into the dark heart of the family, and its deadly secrets and dangers. Even if Charles escapes with his life, will he survive the corrosive effect of the family itself?
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And They All Lived Together In A Little Crooked House, Oct 30 2001
By Antoinette Klein - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Crooked House (Mass Market Paperback)
Having read all of the Agatha Christies at least twice, I can honestly say that "Crooked House" is my very favorite. One reason is that Agatha Christie does in this novel what she does best---gathers an extended family all under one roof, allows one of the family to be murdered, and shows quite clearly that all the others had motive and opportunity. "Crooked House" is an excellent story of a complex family. The patriarch is Aristide Leonides, a Greek who has come to England and made a fortune in the restaurant and catering business. His mansion is home to his two sons, two daughters-in-law, three grandchildren, his first wife's sister, and now to his young and beautiful second wife plus the grandchildren's tutor. When the wealthy old man is poisoned, the reader learns that everyone had not only a motive but also an alibi. The characterizations are wonderful and the characters stand out as some of Mrs. Christie's most memorable ones.
The usual detectives are absent in this one, but the detecting is in the capable hands of Charles Hayward, the son of a Scotland Yard detective and the fiance of Aristide's granddaughter Sophia Leonides. When the blood-chilling ending occurs, one is shocked and yet, on careful reexamination, must admit that all the clues were clearly there.
Curl up with a cup of cocoa (unpoisoned, of course) and enjoy this classic crime with one of Mrs. Christie's most spectacular and unforgettable endings.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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Clever, chilling, cunning - and brilliant., Jan 27 2000
By Daniel - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Crooked House (Mass Market Paperback)
This is one of the Christie books I remember reading as a child. When I reread it recently, I was amazed at how superb it is - it is not a Poirot or Miss Marple mystery, not at all, but it is a very different type of mystery. The shocking solution is in fact a brutal attack upon our own culture, our obsession with murderers and murder, and the inexorable impartiality of evil - it is a very frightening book, largely because it does not follow ALL the strictures one expects of a murder mystery. A novel as well as a whodunnit as well as a psychological study. And a grand success.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Christie and Fraser- a combination made in Heaven!, Mar 25 2008
By Seaside Jenn - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Crooked House (Audio CD)
Crooked House is supposedly one of Christie's top two favorite books and I can see why. Filled with interesting characters, suspenseful twists and a myriad of suspects, Crooked House does not disappoint. On top of that, Hugh Fraser is the best at capturing each character and giving them life. Loved this one!
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