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Nov 25: Post After Post-Mortem (Robert Macdonald #11) by E C R Lorac (1936)
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Nov 25: Post After Post-Mortem - SPOILER Thread - by E C R Lorac (1936)
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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 Christie's established sleuths (Marple, Poirot, Tommy & Tuppence, etc.).
The story tells of a young couple, Charles and Sophia, who decide to postpone any decisions on getting married until after the war. Once the time has come ...more
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 Christie's established sleuths (Marple, Poirot, Tommy & Tuppence, etc.).
The story tells of a young couple, Charles and Sophia, who decide to postpone any decisions on getting married until after the war. Once the time has come ...more
Funnily enough, I am actually finding it quite hard write a review for this one. So I'll just say this.
Minus the rather bland narrator, this was an absolute joy to read. It just kept going uphill with every page you turned until the very end. This is going to be in my top reads list for this year by far.
kind-of full review on my blog ;) ...more
Minus the rather bland narrator, this was an absolute joy to read. It just kept going uphill with every page you turned until the very end. This is going to be in my top reads list for this year by far.
kind-of full review on my blog ;) ...more
Entertaining
In a large mansion lives the Leonides family. That is until someone murders the patriarch of the family.
Interesting, well thought out story. Really didn't care for the ending. ...more
Interesting, well thought out story. Really didn't care for the ending. ...more
I have read this before, a long time ago, but think it is probably one of my favourite Christie books. It has all the Christie elements with a satisfactory ending.
Oct 16, 2014
Andréa
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Dec 29, 2020
Mayara Valenca
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it was amazing
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May 01, 2021
Jazzy Lemon
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it was amazing
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