The Mysterious Affair at Styles

A wealthy woman is poisoned. Can a brilliant detective unravel the tangled web of secrets before the killer strikes again?

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In a quiet English village, Hercule Poirot faces his first case: the poisoning of Emily Inglethorp. With a host of suspects, including a young husband, resentful stepsons, and a mysterious poison expert, Poirot must untangle a web of secrets. As he navigates red herrings and unexpected twists, can he uncover the truth before the killer escapes justice?

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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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