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The Mysterious Affair At Styles - Agatha Christie
The Mysterious Affair At Styles
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Christie s first published novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles is notable for introducing many of the character types, plot twists, and red herrings that would become commonplace during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. Set in a remote country manor with a small handful of suspects, The... show more
Christie s first published novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles is notable for introducing many of the character types, plot twists, and red herrings that would become commonplace during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. Set in a remote country manor with a small handful of suspects, The Mysterious Affair at Styles is the quintessential detective story and remains one of the most significant literary works in the mystery genre.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9781619493728 (1619493721)
ASIN: 1619493721
Publisher: Empire Books
Pages no: 218
Edition language: English
Series: Hercule Poirot (#1)
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Portable Magic
Portable Magic rated it
5.0 The Mysterious Affair at Styles ★★★★★
This was fun! Poirot seemed awfully subdued at first, but before long he was back to primping and excitedly twisting his mustaches. Lots of misdirection, and I suspected every single character at one time, and was *still* surprised at whodunnit. But it was not a cheat! Only 2 complaints: one is that...
Amber's Thoughts
Amber's Thoughts rated it
4.0 Mastery of Mystery
Christie starts not with a crime but with people—the narrator, Hastings, and his friendship with John Cavendish. Each person she introduces is vivid, whether likeable or not, eccentric or conventional, and enough of the characters are likeable that she makes sure the reader cares what happens. There...
Mike Finn
Mike Finn rated it
3.5 "The Mysterious Affair At Styles - Hercule Poirot #1" by Agatha Christie
Now more than 100 years old, "The Mysterious Affair At Styles" still feels modern, partly because of its playful tone and partly because it redefined the whodunnit. I read my first Agatha Christie book two years ago, starting at the wrong end of both Christie's and Poirot's career with "Elephants...
Dreamer and Daydreamer
Dreamer and Daydreamer rated it
4.0 The Mysterious Affair at Styles
My introduction to the mystery genre came not in the form of a traditional novel, but a visual novel called Umineko. A rather large part of Umineko centers around a murder mystery sometimes involving a locked-room. I read somewhere that the said VN draws a lot of inspiration from Agatha Christie's A...
Just Another Bookworm
Just Another Bookworm rated it
4.5
This was my last read of 2017 and my first ever Agatha Christie. Loved it!
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