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Crooked House

Agatha Christie

Start date: September 1, 2021

Finish date: September 30, 2021

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Apr 23, 2019 Christine PNW rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This is at least the third time I've read this mystery, and this time around I was able to, really, see all of the clues, hints and traps for the unwary that Christie laid for the reader. She was absolutely messing with us through most of the book.

"I was to wonder afterwards that I could've been so blind. The truth had stuck out so clearly all along..."

One of her best, with a rather gobsmacking reveal. ...more

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May 06, 2020 Shabbeer Hassan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020, brit-lit, whodunit, mystery

An absolute corker of a mystery! Christie really lived up to her saying that "anyone" could be a murderer. An absolute read for anyone who loves mysteries and wants to read non-Poirot/Marple works of Christie.

My Rating -4.5/5 ...more

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Mar 12, 2021 Grisette rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: my-kind-of-detective-thriller

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Mar 03, 2021 Maine Colonial rated it liked it

Shelves: audiobook, mystery, british

Not among my favorite Christies, but this was a good time-passer on audio. Not part of the Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot series.

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Sep 10, 2017 Teri-K rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, mystery-golden-age

I quite enjoyed this story of a disfunctional but affectionate family plagued by the murder of their beloved grandfather. The mystery is quite puzzling with plenty of red herrings and plausible suspects. Also, I liked some of the people in the family so I cared about who the murderer would turn out to be. You know, when you're thinking "Oh, I hope it's not him,,, or her... or...".

I rated it down because I became very frustrated with the narrator, a young man who just isn't too bright. He misses ...more

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Dec 10, 2018 Paperbackreader rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: all-collections, read-but-unowned, british, classic, mystery, detective, crime, audiobook

I enjoyed this unique tale of good and evil. I bow down to Chrsitie's judgment and agree that this and Ordeal by Innocence are two of her best. I wish I could like it more but something kept me from doing so. I loved the female protagonist, Sophia, who is portrayed as a capable person. Maybe my tepid reaction to the overall narrative stems from my feelings towards the bland hero of the book, who is also its narrator. The people inhabiting the eponymous crooked house are far more interesting than ...more

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