Crooked House

by Agatha Christie Narrated by Anna Maxwell Martin, Rory Kinnear, Full Cast

Overview

With World War II at an end, Charles Hayward is finally free to marry the woman he loves, Sophia Leonides. However, she refuses - the unexplained death of her grandfather, wealthy businessman Aristide Leonides, draws her back to the suffocating environment of her family home. Charles follows, but his arrival coincides with the discovery that Aristide's death was murder. The ensuing investigation drags Charles into the dark heart of the family, and its deadly secrets and dangers. Even if Charles escapes with his life, will he survive the corrosive effect of the family itself? This thrilling BBC radio drama stars Rory Kinnear as Charles and Anna Maxwell Martin as Sophia.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

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 (UK)

“Knock-out!” — Saturday Review of Literature

“We all go where [Agatha Christie] led; you can track us in her snow.” — Reginald Hill, author of the Dalziel and Pascoe Mysteries Reginald Hill, author of the Dalziel and Pascoe Mysteries Reginald Hill, author of the Dalziel and Pascoe Mysteries

Saturday Review of Literature

Knock-out!

Agatha Christie

Writing Crooked House was pure pleasure and I feel justified in my belief that it is one of my best.

Reginald Hill

We all go where [Agatha Christie] led; you can track us in her snow.

New Statesman (UK)

Her sleight of hand is impeccable.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169613308
Publisher:	Random House UK
Publication date:	09/10/2010
Edition description:	Unabridged

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