The Mysterious Affair at Styles
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Book #1 in the Hercule Poirot Series
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Apr 30, 2019
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Agatha Christie’s debut novel was the first to feature Hercule Poirot, her famously eccentric Belgian detective. A refugee of the Great War, Poirot is settling in England near Styles Court, the country estate of his wealthy benefactress, 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 earned Agatha Christie her well-deserved reputation as the queen of mystery.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780525565109
    Publication Date
    April 30, 2019
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 1920
    Page Count
    212
    Audience
    Adult
    Lexile® Level
    770L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~R
    ATOS® Book Level
    5.5
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    9
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    49878
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    UG

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