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Crooked House
by Agatha Christie
When the wealthy patriarch Aristide Leonides dies suddenly at his eccentric estate, Three Gables, suspicion falls upon his sprawling family. Charles Hayward, returning from the war to marry Aristide's granddaughter Sophia, finds himself caught in a web of domestic tension and police observation. As the authorities investigate a case of deliberate poisoning, the family’s 'crooked' history begins to unravel, revealing that everyone had a motive, but only one is a killer.
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- Reading time
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- File size
- 0.5 MB
- Published
- 2/2/2011
- ISBN
- 9780062073532
- Formats
- EPUB
When the wealthy patriarch Aristide Leonides dies suddenly at his eccentric estate, Three Gables, suspicion falls upon his sprawling family. Charles Hayward, returning from the war to marry Aristide's granddaughter Sophia, finds himself caught in a web of domestic tension and police observation. As the authorities investigate a case of deliberate poisoning, the family’s 'crooked' history begins to unravel, revealing that everyone had a motive, but only one is a killer.
What you'll take away
- Discover one of Agatha Christie's personal favorite novels, written with 'pure pleasure.'
- Explore the intricate dynamics of a multi-generational family living under one roof.
- Follow a high-stakes murder investigation where the 'obvious' suspect may not be the guilty one.
- Witness a post-war romance complicated by the shadows of a criminal investigation.
- Navigate the legal and moral grey areas of a self-made millionaire's legacy.
