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Agatha Christie - The Mysterious Affair at Styles (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
100 Years of Agatha Christie Edition.
Agatha Christie's debut novel.
Marking exactly 100 years since the publication of Agatha Christie’s first novel, this new edition includes a previously deleted chapter and a newly discovered essay, ‘Drugs and Detective Stories’, in which Agatha Christie reminisces about the inspiration for Poirot’s first case.
‘Beware! Peril to the detective who says: “It is so small - it does not matter . . . " Everything matters.’
After the Great War, life can never be the same again. Wounds need healing, and the horror of violent death banished into memory. Captain Arthur Hastings is invited to the rolling country estate of Styles to recuperate from injuries sustained at the Front.
It is the last place he expects to encounter murder. Fortunately he knows a former detective, a Belgian refugee, who has grown bored of retirement . . .
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- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : As New
- Category : Fiction - Crime & Mystery
- Published : 1921 (This Edition 2023 - Harper Collins)
- ISBN : 9780008400637
- SKU : B004072
- PPC : LL300gm
- RRP : £8.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
‘Agatha Christie is the gateway drug to crime fiction thanks to her storytelling skills. Just one book is never enough . . .’ - Val McDermid.
‘What a writer. A hundred years after her first novel, and we are all still standing in her shadow.’ - Andrew Taylor.
'Agatha Christie must surely be the most imitated author in the entire canon of literature – what greater acclaim could there be?’ - Peter James.
‘Almost too ingenious . . . very clearly and brightly told’ - Times Literary Supplement.
‘Very well contrived.’ - Sunday Times.
‘Altogether a skilful tale and a talented first book.’ - Daily News
‘The most ingenious and absorbingly interesting tale of sensations and mystery we have read for a long time.’ - Bookman.
‘Well written, well proportioned, and full of surprises. Lovers of good stories will, without exception, rejoice in this book.’ - The British Weekly.
AI Summary
Agatha Christie's debut novel introduces the brilliant detective Hercule Poirot as he unravels a perplexing murder at an English country estate. When the wealthy Mrs. Inglethorp is found poisoned in her locked bedroom, suspicion falls on those closest to her. With meticulous logic and keen observation, Poirot navigates a web of family secrets, hidden motives, and clever deceptions to expose the truth. This classic whodunit remains a masterclass in mystery plotting, featuring the ingenious detective work that would define Christie's legendary career and captivate readers for generations.
The Author
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE was an English writer known for her sixty-six detective novels and fourteen short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.
Featured Author . . . Agatha Christie
