Wednesday, March 12, 2008

That's one twisted person

I'm finally back to Agatha Christie after more than 12 months hiatus reading books from other authors. The beginning of the Crooked House is predictable where each character is being introduced and set up for the scene. Agatha Christie has done a great job leading the readers in a different direction for the possible murder suspects, only to unveil the true criminal at the end and as usual, it sends a chill up my spine.

The weapon of choice this time is a simple injection of eserine, the drug used to treat glaucoma and death ensues shortly after. However, the murderer has deliberately left behind the method of killing. You might wonder who is foolish enough to leave such obvious traces but the end of the book will reveal the plot to you, by then, it will be too late, you have been fooled by the murderer.

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