num_pages: 180
description: The rich old man was dead. Who in his sumptuous household had poisoned him?His wife? Brenda was only thirty-four and quite beautiful. Now she was rich, too.His grandchildren's tutor? Brenda's widowhood made him a man with a future.His sons? Philip was shrewd and calculating; Roger was impulsive and violent--and they both had been cut off without a shilling.His grandchildren? Eustace was arrogant, Josephine was disrespectful, and Sophia inherited the bulk of the estate. Everyone had a motive--but everyone also had an alibi!
language: English
title: Crooked House
titlecomplete: Crooked House
characters: Sophia Leonides, Laurence Brown, Magda Leonides, Eustace Leonides, Josephine Leonides, Detective Sergeant Lamb, Aristide Leonides, Brenda Leonides, Chief Inspector Taverner, Philip Leonides, Clemency Leonides, Charles Hayward, Roger Leonides, Edith de Haviland, The Old Man
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Classics, Murder Mystery, British Literature, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Detective, Audiobook
ratings_count: 70644
places: London, England
publisher: Pocket Books