num_pages: 240
description: Who poisoned the wealthy Emily Inglethorpe, and how did the murderer penetrate and escape from her locked bedroom? Suspects abound in the quaint village of Styles St. Mary—from the heiress’s fawning new husband to her two stepsons, her volatile housekeeper, and a pretty nurse who works in a hospital dispensary. Making his unforgettable debut, the brilliant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is on the case. “The key to the success of this style of detective novel,” writes Elizabeth George in her Introduction, “lies in how the author deals with both the clues and the red herrings, and it has to be said that no one bettered Agatha Christie at this game.”From the Trade Paperback edition.
language: English
title: The Mysterious Affair at Styles
titlecomplete: The Mysterious Affair at Styles
characters: Arthur Hastings, Detective Chief Inspector James Japp, Evelyn Howard, Hercule Poirot, Cynthia Murdoch, Emily Inglethorp, Lawrence Cavendish, Dorcas (The Mysterious Affair at Styles), Mary Cavendish, John Cavendish, Alfred Inglethorp
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Murder Mystery, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Adult, Classics, Crime, Audiobook
ratings_count: 396405
places: England, Essex, England, United Kingdom
series: Hercule Poirot
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Audie Award
category: Mystery
publisher: Modern Library