In her first published mystery, Agatha Christie introduced readers to the famously eccentric Hercule Poirot, a Belgian detective.
With an afterword by Nina De Gramont.
Hercule Poirot is settling in near Styles Court when its wealthy mistress, Emily Inglethorp, is found murdered. Mrs. Inglethorp has been poisoned, and the authorities are unable to find the culprit, luckily, Poirot is nearby to put is excellent sleuthing skills to work.
Poirot manages to wade through the confusing clues and a long list of suspects, including Alfred — her new, much younger husband — other of the family, and a London specialist on poisons who just happens to be staying in a village nearby. All of them are keeping secrets, but none can outwit Poirot in this classic whodunit, The Mysterious Affair at Styles.