The Mysterious Affair at Styles

, #1

by

Paperback, 258 pages

English language

Published Sept. 26, 2013 by HarperCollins Publishers.

ISBN:
978-0-00-752749-6
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OCLC Number:
869770065

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A COUNTRY HOUSE A MURDER A BELGIAN DETECTIVE

After the Great War, life can never be the same again.

Captain Arthur Hastings is invited to Styles to recuperate from injuries sustains at the Front. It is the last place he expects to encounter murder.

Fortunately he knows a former detective, a Belgian refugee, who happens to be staying nearby . . .

Here, for the first time, meet Agatha Christie's legendary creation: Hercule Poirot.

THE LITTLE GREY CELLS HOLD THE SOLUTION

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reviewed The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot, #1)

A gripping mystery with an enjoyable conclusion

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Agatha Christie's first book, this book is exactly what you expect from a classic piece of crime fiction:

  • There's a murder
  • An eccentric detective
  • Plenty of hints and red herrings
  • A fantastic conclusion wrapping it all up

You're constantly guessing whodunnit, and chances are you'll be kicking yourself at the end for not getting it, as all good detective stories do.

reviewed The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot, #1)

A gripping mystery with an enjoyable conclusion

Agatha Christie's first book, this book is exactly what you expect from a classic piece of crime fiction:

  • There's a murder
  • An eccentric detective
  • Plenty of hints and red herrings
  • A fantastic conclusion wrapping it all up

You're constantly guessing whodunnit, and chances are you'll be kicking yourself at the end for not getting it, as all good detective stories do.

Subjects

  • Private investigators
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Fiction

Places

  • Belgium