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The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Agatha Christie

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Set in the summer of 1917 in an Essex country estate, the story follows the war-wounded Captain Arthur Hastings to the Styles St. Mary manor of his friend John Cavendish. The Cavendish household is wrought with tension due to the marriage of John's widowed old aunt Emily, she of a …

Set in the summer of 1917 in an Essex country estate, the story follows the war-wounded Captain Arthur Hastings to the Styles St. Mary manor of his friend John Cavendish. The Cavendish household is wrought with tension due to the marriage of John's widowed old aunt Emily, she of a sizeable fortune, to a suspicious younger man, Alfred Inglethorp, twenty years her junior. Emily's two stepsons, John and Lawrence Cavendish, as well as John's wife Mary and several other people, also live at Styles. Late one night, the residents of Styles wake to find Emily Inglethorp dying. When Emily's sudden heart attack is found to be attributable to strychnine, Hastings, who had runs into his old friend, the Belgian Hercule Poirot, he recruits him to aid in the local investigation. With impeccable timing, Hercule Poirot, the insightful retired detective, makes his dramatic entrance to solve a most baffling case.

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. On the day she was killed, Emily Inglethorp was overheard arguing with someone, most likely her husband, Alfred, or her stepson, John. Afterwards, she seemed quite distressed and, apparently, made a new will--which no one can find. Nobody can explain how or when the strychnine was administered to Mrs. Inglethorp. High on Poirot's list of suspects are: John Cavendish, the elder stepson; Mary Cavendish, his wife; Lawrence Cavendish, the younger stepson; Evelyn Howard, Mrs. Inglethorpe's companion; Cynthia Murdoch, her protegee; and Dr. Bauerstein, a mysterious stranger who lives in Essex. All have motive and opportunity but only Poirot can discover the truth.

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Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (2010, Harper)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

English language

Published Feb. 5, 2010 by Harper.

ISBN:: 978-0-06-175008-3
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Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot Mysteries (Audio)) (2006, Tantor Media)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot Mysteries (Audio))

Audio CD

English language

Published Oct. 1, 2006 by Tantor Media.

ISBN:: 978-1-4001-3271-3
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OCLC Number:: 74838696

Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (2006, Hard Press)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Paperback, 182 pages

English language

Published Nov. 3, 2006 by Hard Press.

ISBN:: 978-1-4069-4440-2
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Agatha Christie: The mysterious affair at Styles : a Hercule Poirot novel mystery (2006, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers)

The mysterious affair at Styles : a Hercule Poirot novel mystery

Hardcover, 224 pages

English language

Published Oct. 29, 2006 by Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers.

ISBN:: 978-1-57912-622-3
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Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot Mysteries (Audio)) (2006, Tantor Media)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot Mysteries (Audio))

MP3 CD

English language

Published Oct. 1, 2006 by Tantor Media.

ISBN:: 978-1-4001-5271-1
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Agatha Christie: El Misterioso Caso de Styles (Poirot) (Spanish language, 2006, Rba Libros)

El Misterioso Caso de Styles (Poirot)

Paperback, 256 pages

Spanish language

Published May 1, 2006 by Rba Libros.

ISBN:: 978-84-7871-718-7
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Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (2015, Horsham House)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

paperback, 178 pages

Published June 11, 2015 by Horsham House.

ISBN:: 978-0-908346-01-1
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Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (2018, IAP)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

hardcover, 168 pages

Published July 1, 2018 by IAP.

ISBN:: 978-1-60942-371-1
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Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (2017, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

paperback, 134 pages

Published Feb. 22, 2017 by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

ISBN:: 978-1-5432-8295-5
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Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (2015, Sugar Skull Press)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

paperback, 216 pages

Published Aug. 15, 2015 by Sugar Skull Press.

ISBN:: 978-0-692-51311-8
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Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (2002, Barnes & Noble World Digital Library)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

eBook

English language

Published Oct. 29, 2002 by Barnes & Noble World Digital Library.

ISBN:: 978-0-594-10190-1
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Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles [sound recording] (1993, Blackstone Audiobooks)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles [sound recording]

CD

English language

Published Oct. 29, 1993 by Blackstone Audiobooks.

ISBN:: 978-0-7861-9928-0
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Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (2019, Vintage)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

paperback, 224 pages

Published April 30, 2019 by Vintage.

ISBN:: 978-0-525-56510-9
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Agatha Christie: Das fehlende Glied in der Kette. (German language, 1999, Scherz)

Das fehlende Glied in der Kette.

Hardcover

German language

Published Sept. 1, 1999 by Scherz.

ISBN:: 978-3-502-11117-7
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OCLC Number:: 76042683

Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1969, Macmillan)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

paperback, 192 pages

Published May 9, 1969 by Macmillan.

ISBN:: 978-0-330-10284-1
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