Crooked House

Agatha Christie

Feb 2010 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

“Writing Crooked House was pure pleasure and I feel justified in my belief that it is one of my best.” --Agatha Christie

Described by the queen of mystery herself as one of her favorites of her published work, Crooked House is a classic Agatha Christie thriller revolving around a devastating family mystery.

The Leonides are one big happy family living in a sprawling, ramshackle mansion. That is until the head of the household, Aristide, is murdered with a fatal barbiturate injection.

Suspicion naturally falls on the old man’s young widow, fifty years his junior. But the murderer has reckoned without the tenacity of Charles Hayward, fiancé of the late millionaire’s granddaughter.

Ratings and reviews

When I was a teenager this was the first Mystery novel I ever read straight through from cover to cover... This book keeps you on the edge of your seat wondering who the murderer is... I love her books..

It was refreshing to read her stories again. This was one that I've never heard of before and true to form, kept me 2nd guessing myself to the end.

I like almost all of Agatha Christie book. I can read her books one after the other contiguously, her books are very easy to read and I like the 1930's period. crooked house is another great story. No matter how many books I read of Agatha Christie, I never find her books predictable. Same goes to this book, I would have never guessed the murderer in this book.

About the author

Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.