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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 (2018, Digireads.com Publishing)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

paperback, 140 pages

Published May 12, 2018 by Digireads.com Publishing.

ISBN:: 978-1-4209-5717-4
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Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (2018, Iap - Information Age Pub. Inc.)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

paperback, 168 pages

Published July 19, 2018 by Iap - Information Age Pub. Inc..

ISBN:: 978-1-60942-370-4
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Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (2009, Barnes & Noble)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Hardcover

English language

Published Oct. 29, 2009 by Barnes & Noble.

ISBN:: 978-1-4351-1063-2
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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:: 978-1-4001-0271-6
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Agatha Christie: Das fehlende Glied in der Kette. Sonderausgabe. (German language, 2003, Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt)

Das fehlende Glied in der Kette. Sonderausgabe.

Paperback

German language

Published May 1, 2003 by Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt.

ISBN:: 978-3-596-50685-9
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OCLC Number:: 180117390

Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (2016, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

paperback, 242 pages

Published April 8, 2016 by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

ISBN:: 978-1-5309-4743-0
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Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (2020, HarperCollinsPublishers)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

English language

Published June 14, 2020 by HarperCollinsPublishers.

ISBN:: 978-0-00-840063-7
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Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (2007, HarperCollins)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

board book, 296 pages

Published Nov. 5, 2007 by HarperCollins.

ISBN:: 978-0-00-726513-8
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Agatha Christie, Phoebe Judge: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (AudiobookFormat, 2020)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Audiobook

English language

Published March 21, 2020

Agatha Christie, Ralph Cosham: Mysterious Affair at Styles, The (AudiobookFormat, 2014, The Classic Collection, Classic Collection)

Mysterious Affair at Styles, The

mp3 cd

Published July 1, 2014 by The Classic Collection, Classic Collection.

ISBN:: 978-1-4915-2804-4
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No cover — Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (2006, 1st World Library)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

eBook

English language

Published Oct. 29, 2006 by 1st World Library.

ISBN:: 978-1-59540-701-6
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OCLC Number:: 70066182

No cover — Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (2017)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

[sound recording] /

English language

Published Oct. 29, 2017

ISBN:: 978-1-5189-4540-3
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OCLC Number:: 983825548

Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles: a Hercule Poirot Mystery (2003, BBC Audiobooks America)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles: a Hercule Poirot Mystery

Published Jan. 3, 2003 by BBC Audiobooks America.

ISBN:: 978-1-57270-297-4
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Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles

BBC Audio Crime (2010, Audiogo)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles BBC Audio Crime

Published June 14, 2010 by Audiogo.

ISBN:: 978-0-563-51031-4
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No cover — Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hardcover, 1992, G K Hall & Co)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Hardcover

Published July 14, 1992 by G K Hall & Co.

ISBN:: 978-0-8161-4576-8
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OCLC Number:: 25131479

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