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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 (Paperback, 2021, Blurb)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Paperback, 212 pages

Published April 27, 2021 by Blurb.

ISBN:: 978-1-366-00839-8
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Agatha Christie: The mysterious affair at Styles (2013, Harper)

The mysterious affair at Styles

258 pages

English language

Published Oct. 29, 2013 by Harper.

ISBN:: 978-0-00-752749-6
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OCLC Number:: 869770065

Agatha Christie, Mallory (DM): The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hardcover, 2016, William Morrow & Company)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Hardcover, 274 pages

Published May 4, 2016 by William Morrow & Company.

ISBN:: 978-0-06-257340-7
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Agatha Christie: Das fehlende Glied in der Kette. (German language, 2001, Scherz)

Das fehlende Glied in der Kette.

Paperback, 222 pages

German language

Published Jan. 1, 2001 by Scherz.

ISBN:: 978-3-502-51783-2
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OCLC Number:: 76198302

Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hardcover, 2014, Ancient Wisdom Publications)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

hardcover, 150 pages

Published Oct. 3, 2014 by Ancient Wisdom Publications.

ISBN:: 978-1-940849-25-6
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Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Paperback, 2018, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

paperback, 100 pages

Published Feb. 12, 2018 by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

ISBN:: 978-1-9853-1460-3
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Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (2007, Book Jungle)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Paperback, 184 pages

English language

Published Nov. 8, 2007 by Book Jungle.

ISBN:: 978-1-60424-514-1
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OCLC Number:: 192049606

Agatha Christie: The mysterious affair at Styles (2011, Ulverscroft)

The mysterious affair at Styles

293 pages

English language

Published Aug. 6, 2011 by Ulverscroft.

ISBN:: 978-1-4448-0242-9
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OCLC Number:: 875967096

Agatha Christie: The mysterious affair at Styles (2014, Denton & White)

The mysterious affair at Styles

375 pages

English language

Published Aug. 6, 2014 by Denton & White.

ISBN:: 978-1-4948-7151-2
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OCLC Number:: 961922967

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: 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: El misterioso caso de Styles (Spanish language, 2010, RBA Coleccionables, S.A.)

El misterioso caso de Styles

Hardcover, 195 pages

Spanish language

Published Oct. 29, 2010 by RBA Coleccionables, S.A..

ISBN:: 978844736820
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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: Poirot a Styles Court (Hardcover, Italiano language, 2001, Hachette)

Poirot a Styles Court

Hardcover, 187 pages

Italiano language

Published Jan. 1, 2001 by Hachette.

Agatha Christie, Ilil Arbel: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (2018, BHC Press/Signature)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Paperback, 228 pages

English language

Published Feb. 7, 2018 by BHC Press/Signature.

ISBN:: 978-1-946848-54-3
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