Crooked House (St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries)

Agatha Christie

Language: English

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: Feb 1, 2010

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Review

'Writing Crooked House was pure pleasure and I feel justified in my belief that it is one of my best.' Agatha Christie 'Her sleight of hand is impeccable.' New Statesman 'Knock-out!' Saturday Review of Literature

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Agatha Christie is more than the most popular mystery writer of all time. In a career that spans over half a century, her name is synonymous with brilliant deception, ingenious puzzles, and the surprise denouement. By virtually inventing the modern mystery novel she has earned her title as the Queen of Crime. Curious? Then you're invited to read...

CROOKED HOUSE

In a sprawling, half-timbered mansion in the affluent suburb of Swinley Dean, Aristide Leonides lies dead from barbiturate poisoning. An accident? Not likely. In fact, suspicion has already fallen on his luscious widow, a cunning beauty fifty years his junior, set to inherit a sizeable fortune, and rumored to be carrying on with a strapping young tutor comfortably ensconced in the family estate. But criminologist Charles Hayward is casting his own doubts on the innocence of the entire Leonides brood. He knows them intimately. And he's certain that in a crooked house such as Three Gables, no one's on the level...