Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! This week, we’re talking about friendly guard puppies, ballet dances, Las Vegas showgirls, and Greek tycoons. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2017 movie “Crooked House.” Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel. Support Peschel Press! Visit our website to learn about our Complete, Annotated Line of Agatha Christie novels: https://peschelpress.com/the-peschel-press-complete-annotated-series/ Learn about Teresa Peschel’s “Agatha Christie, She Watched” book (coming in early 2023!) and read her movie reviews: https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/ Chapters 0:00 Introduction 3:54 Enjoying Crooked House the first time 4:22 Beautiful English country house images 7:10 The Leonides Family and there’s something wrong with Josephine 10:52 What makes this novel unique 11:19 Who are the family members? 16:55 Charles and Sophie in Cairo 20:11 Sophie’s problem 23:56 Max’s problem 25:13 What they did right 30:51 What makes Agatha Christie’s characters fascinating 32:43  Observations about Gillian Anderson, Julian Sands, Amanda Abbington, and Christina Hendricks