The Mysterious Affair at Styles
1920 • 121 pages
Ratings142
Average rating3.9
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Ratings142
Average rating3.9
Agatha Christie's debut novel was also the first to feature Hercule Poirot, her famously eccentric Belgian detective.
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. Suspects are plentiful, including the victim’s much younger husband, her resentful stepsons, her longtime hired companion, a young family friend working as a nurse, and a London specialist on poisons who just happens to be visiting the nearby village.
All of them have secrets they are desperate to keep, but none can outwit Poirot as he navigates the ingenious red herrings and plot twists that contribute to Agatha Christie's well-deserved reputation as the queen of mystery.
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42 primary books59 released booksHercule Poirot is a 52-book series with 42 primary works first released in 197 with contributions by Agatha Christie, Agatha Christie, and 4 others.
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The book is likable and the writing is well done. However, I just don't care. I don't care about the murdered woman and who and why she is murdered. There is so little character work done and the characters are so flat that I just don't care. Mysteries may not be for me, honestly.
Really good mystery and a great introduction to Poirot! How have I not read this before? :)
