Ratings58
Average rating3.9
Three generations of the Leonides family live together in a large, if somewhat crooked looking, house. Then the wealthy patriarch, Aristide, is murdered. Suspicion falls on the whole household, including Aristide's two sons, his widow – fifty years his junior – and even his three grandchildren. Could any member of this seemingly devoted family have had a hand in his death? Can Charles Hayward, fiance of the late millionaire's granddaughter, help the police find the killer and clear his loved one's name?Christie always acknowledged this novel as one of her favourites. She said in an interview in The Sunday Times that she enjoyed best writing the Crooked House type novel, "which depends on a family and the interplay of their lives."
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Oh, that was good. I did not figure it out and didn't see a few of the twists (though not too twisty) coming.
Pretty good but not my favorite Christie as far as characters and banter. And the ending is a real bummer.
I see why Christie called it one of her best. I just wish I was an innocent 16 year old and hadn't figured it all out right off the bat. It really sucks to be a well-read adult sometimes.
Read most of Agatha Christie's works and still couldn't guess the murderer. Welp.
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