Crooked House
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A masterwork of classic detective fiction, Crooked House chronicles the investigation into the poisoning of Aristide Leonides, a fabulously wealthy patriarch whose sprawling, eccentric family all lived under one roof — and all had reason to want him dead. Narrated by Charles Hayward, a young man in love with Aristide's granddaughter Sophia, the novel presents an intimate and deeply unsettling portrait of a household where secrets fester behind closed doors and every smile conceals a motive. Agatha Christie constructs the mystery with her trademark precision and psychological acuity, peeling back layers of domestic dysfunction to uncover a truth far darker than anyone anticipates. The tone is cool and suspenseful, laced with Christie's characteristic wit, yet Crooked House carries an emotional weight that sets it apart from her other works — Christie herself considered it one of her personal favorites. The shocking conclusion stands as one of the most audacious and memorable in all of crime fiction, illustrating why Christie remains the undisputed queen of the genre.
Author: Agatha Christie
Format: Hardback
Published: 1972, The Agatha Christie Collection
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A masterwork of classic detective fiction, Crooked House chronicles the investigation into the poisoning of Aristide Leonides, a fabulously wealthy patriarch whose sprawling, eccentric family all lived under one roof — and all had reason to want him dead. Narrated by Charles Hayward, a young man in love with Aristide's granddaughter Sophia, the novel presents an intimate and deeply unsettling portrait of a household where secrets fester behind closed doors and every smile conceals a motive. Agatha Christie constructs the mystery with her trademark precision and psychological acuity, peeling back layers of domestic dysfunction to uncover a truth far darker than anyone anticipates. The tone is cool and suspenseful, laced with Christie's characteristic wit, yet Crooked House carries an emotional weight that sets it apart from her other works — Christie herself considered it one of her personal favorites. The shocking conclusion stands as one of the most audacious and memorable in all of crime fiction, illustrating why Christie remains the undisputed queen of the genre.