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Crooked House

Agatha Christie

Start date: September 1, 2021

Finish date: September 30, 2021

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Mar 16, 2014 Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery-murder-crime-20th-century

One of her best, although on this reread I was a little unsatisfied by(view spoiler) ...more

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Apr 26, 2019 Jess Penhallow rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: uk, 1940s, library-book

This was my first Christie. I figured that I would start with a standalone rather than with one of her famous detective series. Maybe that was a mistake on my part. This was okay, but nothing really special or memorable. It was very formulaic and I guessed the murderer pretty early on.

Something in its favour, and this gives me a glimpse of the Christie style that is adored by many, was the incredible pace of the writing. There was absolutely no time to take a breath and no superfluous scene sett ...more

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Jan 22, 2018 Jazz rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-british, mystery-traditional, golden-age-mystery-pre-1950, mystery-country-house, best-of-2018

You are almost always assured of a good read when you sit down with an Agatha Christie. And Crooked House is no exception. Sure, I figured it out... all of 6 pages from the end. You know, the point where you smack your forehead, and say, "Of course! The solution was there all along. Why didn't I see it sooner?"

This is one of Christie's stand-alone mysteries—no Miss Marple, no Hercule Poirot—and reportedly one of her own personal favorites. She described the writing of it as "pure pleasure." Some ...more

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Apr 19, 2019 Michaela rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: agatha-christie-several

A bit confusing, at least when listening, and a shocking ending. CDs from the library weren´t all in order, so had to read the contents afterwards.

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Feb 01, 2017 Emma rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favourite-agatha-christie, book-reviews-emma-mccaul

This is something.

When I first read Crooked House, I immediately wanted to adapt it into a screenplay and dreamt of Julian Fellows making it. I later read Fellows owned the rights and was already on the job, rightfully so! This is waiting to be made into a twisting, historical crowd pleaser of a film, spanning from the summer breezes of Greece to a slightly skewed Downtown Abbey set, minus the downstairs crew.

And like all stories with many twists and turns, I won't say much, other than this is v ...more

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Mar 27, 2017 Maryam rated it really liked it

Shelves: kindle-reads

This is one of my most favorite Agatha Christie's stories ....the suspense, the characters, the setting and the whodunit is all crafted superbly....resulting in a very masterful drop scene ...more

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