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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
Sep 26, 2017
John Frankham
rated it
really liked it
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I enjoyed this tight and claustrophobic whodunit - I actually guessed the murderer, but without any reasons!
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Crooked House
by Agatha Christie
3.98 · Rating details · 20,584 Ratings · 1,330 Reviews
'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, susp ...more
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by Agatha Christie
3.98 · Rating details · 20,584 Ratings · 1,330 Reviews
'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, susp ...more
Perhaps my favorite Christie so far (this could change of course). Small criticisms: I would have loved to meet the victim and to have the victim meet the narrator. Second, the reader (or a least this one) never feels that the romantic interests actually care for each other.
Mar 19, 2016
Marylou (As the Page Turns)
marked it as someday-ill-read-ya
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Sep 14, 2021
Shaina
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