Crooked House
This was one of Agatha Christie's favourite of the novels that she'd written.,Charles gave the car repairman a starter cable, which he had obviously removed himself, and claimed this is the reason the car would not start, however, when he tried to start it, the starter worked perfectly, but the engine would not fire. This implies that it was the ignition system that he tampered with, not the starter motor.,Josephine: The murderer is never the one you initially suspect.,References The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937),See See Rider
Written by Ma Rainey
Performed by Donald Byrd
By kind permission of Verve Records,As a Christie fan who was not familiar with this particular story, this feels much bleaker than the average novel by Dame Agatha.

It's a competent whodunit, well-cast, well-performed. The second act feels a little slow, all the more because nearly every character is sour, bitter and miserable; they lack a certain variety in tone which could have made the dialogue more lively.

Still, it's a solid effort and I was genuinely surprised by the denouement, which I won't spoil.

6,5/10,