Crooked House & Endless Night

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser

TWO BESTSELLING MYSTERIES IN ONE GREAT PACKAGE!

CROOKED HOUSE

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

Described by the queen of mystery herself as one of her favorites of her published work, Crooked House is a classic Agatha Christie thriller revolving around a devastating family mystery.

The Leonides are one big happy family living in a sprawling, ramshackle mansion. That is until the head of the household, Aristide, is murdered with a fatal barbiturate injection.

Suspicion naturally falls on the old man’s young widow, fifty years his junior. But the murderer has reckoned without the tenacity of Charles Hayward, fiancé of the late millionaire’s granddaughter.

ENDLESS NIGHT

One of Agatha Christie’s personal favorites, Endless Night is a critically acclaimed classic crime thriller from the beloved queen of mystery.

When penniless Michael Rogers discovers the beautiful house at Gypsy’s Acre and then meets the heiress Ellie, it seems that all his dreams have come true at once. But he ignores an old woman’s warning of an ancient curse, and evil begins to stir in paradise. As Michael soon learns: Gypsy’s Acre is the place where fatal “accidents” happen.

Wonderfully creepy

Nobody does twisted nor greed like Dame Agatha. Fantastic performances by Hugh Fraser. Wonderful treatment of all the characters by Mr. Fraser, but the twisted thinking is fine work by the author .

Two good books

Two good books I like that we got two books in one total of Agatha Christie very good are totally recommend

Not your typical Agatha Christie book

These stories were darker than most of the novels I've read by Agatha Christie. Still well written but not my cup of tea.

Endless night is an endless bore

What did you love best about 'Crooked House' & 'Endless Night'?

Crooked House

Has 'Crooked House' & 'Endless Night' turned you off from other books in this genre?

No - already like AC

Which scene was your favorite?

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Any additional comments?

If both books are good, the duo bundle is good

Good but not her best

I enjoyed both of these stories, but they weren't as enjoyable as other Christie novels. I liked Crooked house more out of the two. Hugh Fraser is very good and I will seek out more of his work on Audible.

Two great mysteries!

You never know just what you're going to get with Agatha Christie, especially the novels that don't feature one of her popular detectives (Poirot, Marple, Tommy and Tuppence, etc). Dame Agatha didn't always play by the rules! Here we have two very different type of tales. Crooked House is more the regular type of puzzle. The old man of the house has been poisoned. Who did it? I have to admit that, at one time of another, I suspected nearly everyone. Endless Night is a very different novel. In fact, it's one of those that don't even seem like a mystery as you're reading it. This one I did suspect the truth, although I wasn't sure.

Good narration.

Good narration. Not my favorite Agatha Christie works. Two books for the price of one, though.

Endless night

This was my 11th Christie novel and it gave me a wonderful book hang over.

Outstanding

Crooked House is alright but the last chapters of Endless Night had me paralyzed in bed for several hours unable to move

2 very different novels, but both good

Crooked House was a terrific story, and I liked it far better than Endless Night, but both were good. Crooked House seemed to have more energy and engaging characters, but Endless Night had more mystery and sense of foreboding. Both were good, and this was well worth the time.