

Crooked House
Author: Agatha Christie
Narrator: Roger May
Abridged: 2 hr 54 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Collins
Published: 10/13/2016
Author: Agatha Christie
Narrator: Roger May
Abridged: 2 hr 54 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Collins
Published: 10/13/2016
What a daunting task to write about the most famous mystery writer, Agatha Christie. She was born in 1890 in England, where she was home schooled by her American father. It was an unusual way to be educated for the times. Her father did not want her to begin learning to read until age eight, but out of boredom, she taught herself to read by age five.
In his research, Curran found a plethora of information about Agatha. He outlines many of those interesting facts. Since there are so many, just a few will be mentioned here. Agatha could have been an excellent performer as a pianist, but she was much too shy to perform. She once had three plays running simultaneously in London. She traveled around the world in 1922, which would have been quite a feat back then. Agatha loved dogs. She has a rose named after her. She never did drink alcohol nor smoked. Her last public appearance was in 1974, at the premier of the movie, Murder on the Orient Express. Agatha Christie's name has appeared every day for 53 years in every newspaper with a West End London theatre listing. Her favorite flower was Lily of the Valley. The information about this illustrious author goes on and on. It is a great asset to readers that author John Curran wrote the definitive book about an iconic author. One other interesting fact was that Agatha met Archie Christie in 1912, married on Christmas Eve 1914, spending their honeymoon at The Grand Hotel in Torquay, but Archie returned to France on Dec 27th due to the War. Agatha and Archie fid not really experience married life until he was posted at the London War Office. Agatha has been quoted as saying only then did she feel that her married life truly began.
There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile, He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile; He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse, And they all liv'd together in a little crooked house. It's a creepy little ditty, and it lines up quite well with this ultimately creepy litt......more
[5.0⭐] 𝙇𝙖 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙖 𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙖 es una novela detectivesca escrita por Agatha Christie y publicada en 1949. En esta historia nos adentramos en una familia peculiar, marcada por sus secretos y tensiones internas, que vive en una mansión tan retorcida como las relaciones entre sus miembros. La trama gira en to......more
Muy buena, entre mis favoritas de Agatha. La historia va transcurriendo de manera sencilla, hay un asesino en una casa muchos son sospechosos y al final piensas que es uno, pero la autora hace gala de su genial inventiva y vuelves a fallar. Iba para 3 estrellas porque la historia no me estaba sorprend......more
Se supone que la autora considera "La casa torcida" como su mejor novela. De todo lo que he leído, para mi, hasta el momento, es de las más flojas. No hay un detective sagaz que indaga hasta el final. Hay un asesinato, pero tampoco es algo extraordinario. Hay un lío con la familia. No acabas de ente......more