The Crooked House

A brutal nighttime killing of a woman found in a garden brings the police and Monsieur Dupont to an eccentric, tilted country house where a gathering of guests had been assembled. An initially convincing arrest seems to close the case, but clues link the murder to a two-year pattern of torn, mutilated female victims that Dupont has been tracking. Inspector Fay pursues fragmented evidence, conflicting testimonies, disappearances, and violent encounters among the house's occupants. The investigation uncovers hidden alliances, ethical dilemmas about killing, and a final confrontation that resolves both the immediate puzzle and the longer trail of corpses.