Crooked House
The monster is not outside, but inside the house
July 2, 2022
Crooked House
Agatha Christie
Golden Bough
2013-05-27
9788982737084
Review
The motive for the murder and the culprit were shocking in this work.
A psychopathic tendency to commit murder for pleasure and control is shown.
It even appears to be behavior consistent with what is defined as a
Many characters in the work also had a guess about the culprit but were depicted as trying to ignore or deny it.
Readers who noticed quickly might have felt a bit frustrated by this appearance.
The action of one character who learned the truth at the end remains strongly in my impression.
A psychopathic tendency to commit murder for pleasure and control is shown.
It even appears to be behavior consistent with what is defined as a
psychopath today, in the way all these crimes are organized like a diary in a notebook.Many characters in the work also had a guess about the culprit but were depicted as trying to ignore or deny it.
Readers who noticed quickly might have felt a bit frustrated by this appearance.
The action of one character who learned the truth at the end remains strongly in my impression.