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The mysterious affair at Styles : Poirot's first case, Agatha Christie
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- Summary
- The novel is set in England during World War I at Styles, an Essex country manor. The manor is owned by the wealthy widow Emily Inglethorp, who has recently remarried to a much younger man, Alfred Inglethorp. 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 of what proves to be strychnine poisoning. Captain Hastings, a house guest, enlists the help of his friend Hercule Poirot, who is staying in the nearby village, Styles St. Mary to piece together events surrounding the murder. 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Commemorative edition.
- Extent
- 239 pages
- Isbn
- 9780812977202
- Label
- The mysterious affair at Styles : Poirot's first case
- Title
- The mysterious affair at Styles
- Title remainder
- Poirot's first case
- Statement of responsibility
- Agatha Christie
- Title variation
- Mysterious affair at Styles
- Subject
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- Rich people -- Crimes against -- England -- Fiction
- Private investigators -- England -- 20th century -- Fiction
- truePrivate investigators
- truePoisoning
- Poirot, Hercule, (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- truePoirot, Hercule (Fictitious character)
- Belgians -- England -- 20th century -- Fiction
- trueBelgians in England
- trueCountry homes -- England
- Detective and mystery fiction
- trueEngland
- England -- 20th century -- Fiction
- trueFamily estates -- England
- Married women -- Crimes against -- England -- Fiction
- trueMurder -- England
- Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
- trueMurder investigation -- England
- trueMysteries
- trueMurder suspects -- England
- trueWorld War I veterans -- England
- trueSenior men
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The novel is set in England during World War I at Styles, an Essex country manor. The manor is owned by the wealthy widow Emily Inglethorp, who has recently remarried to a much younger man, Alfred Inglethorp. 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 of what proves to be strychnine poisoning. Captain Hastings, a house guest, enlists the help of his friend Hercule Poirot, who is staying in the nearby village, Styles St. Mary to piece together events surrounding the murder. 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
- Summary
- There has been a murder at Styles Court. Detective Poirot comes out of retirement to solve who would want the rich heiress Inglethorp dead, and would have the impudence to poison her. The jagged plot turns keep Poirot - and the reader - guessing as suspicion shifts from one peculiar character to the next. In Agatha Christie's first published work, the reader meets Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, destined to become the central detective of her mystery novels
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 020095
- Cataloging source
- HCO
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1890-1976
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Christie, Agatha
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Hercule Poirot mysteries
- Series volume
- 0001
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Poirot, Hercule
- Private investigators
- Rich people
- Married women
- Murder
- Belgians
- England
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The mysterious affair at Styles : Poirot's first case, Agatha Christie
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- Commemorative edition.
- Extent
- 239 pages
- Isbn
- 9780812977202
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Note
- Imprint varies.
- System control number
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- 00000343173
- 14182
- Label
- The mysterious affair at Styles : Poirot's first case, Agatha Christie
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- Commemorative edition.
- Extent
- 239 pages
- Isbn
- 9780812977202
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- Imprint varies.
- System control number
-
- 00000343173
- 14182
Subject
- Rich people -- Crimes against -- England -- Fiction
- Private investigators -- England -- 20th century -- Fiction
- truePrivate investigators
- truePoisoning
- Poirot, Hercule, (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- truePoirot, Hercule (Fictitious character)
- Belgians -- England -- 20th century -- Fiction
- trueBelgians in England
- trueCountry homes -- England
- Detective and mystery fiction
- trueEngland
- England -- 20th century -- Fiction
- trueFamily estates -- England
- Married women -- Crimes against -- England -- Fiction
- trueMurder -- England
- Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
- trueMurder investigation -- England
- trueMysteries
- trueMurder suspects -- England
- trueWorld War I veterans -- England
- trueSenior men
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