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The Mysterious Affair at Styles is the first detective novel by British writer Agatha Christie, introducing her fictional detective Hercule Poirot.
A refugee of the Great War, Poirot has settled in England near Styles Court, the country estate of his wealthy benefactor, the elderly Emily Inglethorp. When Emily is poisoned and the authorities are baffled, Poirot puts his prodigious sleuthing skills to work.
The village of Styles St. Mary was situated about two miles from the little station, and Styles Court lay a mile the other side of it. It was a still, warm day in early July. As one looked out over the flat Essex country, lying so green and peaceful under the afternoon sun, it seemed almost impossible to
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The story begins when Hastings is sent back to England from the First World War due to injury and is invited to spend his sick leave at the beautiful Styles Court by his old friend John Cavendish. Here, Hastings meets John’s step-mother, Mrs Inglethorp, and her new husband, Alfred.
Aug 1, 2021 · After a woman is murdered at the country estate he’s visiting, he has to use his detective skills to catch the criminal. The Mysterious Affair at Styles sets the stage for the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, and has everything you’d expect from a story rich in those classic detective fiction tropes.
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles is a detective novel written by Agatha Christie in 1916 during the time she was serving as a VAD dispenser at the Torbay Infirmary and Dispensary. After being rejected by some six publishers, it was finally accepted by John Lane who had it serialised in The Times...
Agatha Christie's first novel set during WW1 sees the popular detective of many of her later novels - one Hercule Poirot - living in England as a refugee near Styles Court, the country estate of his wealthy benefactress, Emily Inglethorp.
Jun 1, 2004 · Sus-pects abound in the quaint village of Styles St. Mary--from the heiress's fawning new husband to her two stepsons, her volatile housekeeper, and a pretty nurse who...
