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The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Agatha Christie author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:26th Sep '13

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The Mysterious Affair at Styles cover

A country house
A murder
A Belgian detective

After the Great War, life can never be the same again.

Captain Arthur Hastings is invited to 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 happens to be staying nearby . . .

Here, for the first time, meet Agatha Christie’s legendary creation: Hercule Poirot

‘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

ISBN: 9780007527496

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 18mm

Weight: 210g

288 pages