A Crooked House
by Agatha Christie
Of
course, I watched the movie before I read the book. The film stayed
pretty true to the book, which was a relief. Charles Hayward is invited
to visit the Leonides family at their estate in Three Gables. However, upon his
arrival, Charles learns that the patriarch, Aristide Leonides, has been
murdered, and everyone has a motive. The
house even has its own secrets.
I
liked that the book made a bigger show of the little child playing Charles
Hayward (the detective) as a fool. The detective never figured it out in
the book and had to be told by the grandmother. The book in the movie has
the same ending. The difference is who figures it out first—I kind of like the
book version better.
It
is a good story of who did it; you'll only guess if you know. Even if all the
clues are there all along.
This
is a very enjoyable read.
And then there Were None
by Agatha Christie
It is Agatha Christie. What’s not to love?
A party of strangers are
trapped on an island, and one by one, they start dying. All have been
lured there via different means for different purposes, but they all have a
secret. A secret they think no one knows.
They are found dead by multiple means.
With no means of escape and no one to trust, the remaining guests must
work together to uncover the identity of the killer before they become the next
victim.
It is a great story that follows a poem. Everyone on the island is familiar with it
and the toy soldiers on the table. One
by one, all die, according to the poem. And if everyone is dead, who
killed them? Is there a killer among them? Did they all deserve to
die? In typical Agatha Christie style, you are left guessing until the
end.
So, who did it if everyone is
dead?
Written with extraordinary
detail, inner ten plots and character flaws, it's a mishmash that works
beautifully. I am not a true diehard Agatha Christie fan, but this book
was amazing and worth a great read.
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