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Mystery · 1949 · PG

Crooked House

by Agatha Christie

One of Christie's own favorites. An eccentric family. A poisoned patriarch.

For12+GenreMysteryLength256 pagesRead time~7.1 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

Barely any

Murder mystery

Language

None

None

Sexual Content

None

None

Substance Use

None

None

Emotional Intensity

Some

Moral complexity

What this book is about

The wealthy Leonides family is shattered when patriarch Aristide is poisoned. His granddaughter is engaged to the investigator's friend, making everything personal. One of Christie's own favorite novels — a twisted family portrait.

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Classic mystery; appropriate for older children and adults

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