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Crooked house plot5/25/2023 ![]() ![]() While Scotland Yard struggles to find clues, the murderer has not anticipated the determination of Charles Hayward, fiancé of the millionaire’s granddaughter, to solve the crime from the inside…’ Suspicion naturally falls on the old man’s young widow, fifty years his junior and suspected of having an illicit affair. ![]() ![]() At least they were, until the wealthy grandfather, Aristide, is murdered with a fatal injection of barbiturates. ![]() ‘The Leonides are one big happy family living in a sprawling, ramshackle mansion. It seems like I am in good company as well, as Christie remarks in the foreword to the book that it is ‘one of my own special favourites.’ Like many a fan I would love to know why she found it a ‘pure pleasure’ to write and why it required more thinking time than many of her other books.įor those new to the book, here is a quick summary: *sighs* Where does all the time go? This is a title which I have a lot of fond memories of and would probably feature in my favourite Christies list. It is another re-read and another book I haven’t read for 6 years. Just managed to slip this final review in before the close of the month. ![]()
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