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Martino Fine Books The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
2015 Reprint of 1920 Edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This was Christies first published novel. It introduced Hercule Poirot a Belgian refugee of the Great War who settled in England near the home of Emily Inglethorp. He is introduced to Hastings at her home. When a woman is killed Poirot uses his detective skills to solve the mystery. The book includes maps of the house the murder scene and a drawing of a fragment of a will. The story is told in the first person by Hastings and features many of the elements that have become icons of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction largely due to Christies influence. It is set in a large isolated country manor. There are halfadozen suspects most of whom are hiding facts about themselves. The plot includes a number surprise twists.show more