Three generations of the Leonides family live together under wealthy patriarch Aristide. Christie said this and Ordeal by Innocence were her favorites among her own works. The action takes place in and near London in the autumn of 1947. the one I could never figure out or guess what was coming next. Crooked House is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in March 1949. I certainly never saw it coming nor did I ever see the clues for what they were.ĭefinitely my favorite of all the Agatha Christie mysteries. At Sophia's behest, Charles is the one to investigate and solve the murder for until he accomplishes the task, Sophia will not marry Charles. All had alibis as well as the opportunity and motive for wanting the mean old man dead.Ĭharles Hayward (the son of a Scotland Yard detective) is engaged to marry aristide's granddaughter, Sophia Leonides. Living with him in the old mansion were: his two sons & their wives, his three grandchildren, his first wife's sister, his young and beautiful second wife, and his grandchildren's tutor. Fully aware of his familys' shortcomings, he spoke the truth as he saw it, no matter whom he upset. He wasn't a very nice man, yet he was a very rich man who took care of his family. Crooked House is a crime fiction novel by mystery writer Agatha Christie, and its title was inspired by the house in the nursery rhyme, There Was a Crooked Man. "Writing 'Crooked House' was pure pleasure and I feel justified in my belief that this is one of my best." Agatha Christie.Īristide Leonides is dead of poisoning.
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