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The first detective novel by Agatha Christie, introducing Hercule Poirot. A wealthy widow is poisoned at her country estate, and Poirot investigates with the help of his friend Hastings and Inspector Japp.
- Agatha Christie
- 1920
A classic mystery featuring Hercule Poirot, who investigates a poisoning at Styles Court. Learn about the inspiration, adaptation and legacy of this 1920 novel, and read an extract.
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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A classic mystery novel by Agatha Christie, featuring Hercule Poirot as a detective. The story follows the investigation of a poisoning at Styles Court, where a wealthy widow married a younger man amid suspicion and tension.
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.
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