The Mysterious Affair at Styles, (Paperback)
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| Management number | 240267749 | Release Date | 2026/07/16 | List Price | US$9.98 | Model Number | 240267749 | ||
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<p><strong>The Mysterious Affair</strong> at Styles isn't just <strong>Agatha Christie</strong>'s first Poirot novel, it was the only Poirot novel in the public domain until <strong>2019</strong>. It was written on a bet that <strong>Christie</strong> couldn't write a detective novel in which the reader couldn't deduce the criminal. Her attempt laid the foundation for one of literature's most famous detectives.In this novel we're introduced to Poirot as he's settling in to a new life in England. After a woman is murdered at the country estate he's visiting, he has to use his detective skills to catch the criminal. <strong>The Mysterious Affair</strong> at Styles sets the stage for the <strong>Golden Age</strong> of Detective Fiction, and has everything you'd expect from a story rich in those classic detective fiction tropes.<strong>The Mysterious Affair</strong> at Styles isn't just <strong>Agatha Christie</strong>'s first Poirot novel, it was the only Poirot novel in the public domain until <strong>2019</strong>. It was written on a bet that <strong>Christie</strong> couldn't write a detective novel in which the reader couldn't deduce the criminal. Her attempt laid the foundation for one of literature's most famous detectives.In this novel we're introduced to Poirot as he's settling in to a new life in England. After a woman is murdered at the country estate he's visiting, he has to use his detective skills to catch the criminal. <strong>The Mysterious Affair</strong> at Styles sets the stage for the <strong>Golden Age</strong> of Detective Fiction, and has everything you'd expect from a story rich in those classic detective fiction tropes.<strong>The Mysterious Affair</strong> at Styles isn't just <strong>Agatha Christie</strong>'s first Poirot novel, it was the only Poirot novel in the public domain until <strong>2019</strong>. It was written on a bet that <strong>Christie</strong> couldn't write a detective novel in which the reader couldn't deduce the criminal. Her attempt laid the foundation for one of literature's most famous detectives.In this novel we're introduced to Poirot as he's settling in to a new life in England. After a woman is murdered at the country estate he's visiting, he has to use his detective skills to catch the criminal. <strong>The Mysterious Affair</strong> at Styles sets the stage for the <strong>Golden Age</strong> of Detective Fiction, and has everything you'd expect from a story rich in those classic detective fiction tropes.</p>
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles, (Paperback)
- Author: Les Prairies Numeriques
- ISBN: 9791043138195
- Format: Paperback
- Publication Date: 2026-03-01
- Page Count: 236
| Book format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Fiction/nonfiction | Fiction |
| Genre | Literature & Fiction |
| Publication date | March, 2026 |
| Pages | 236 |
| Subgenre | Mystery & Detective |
| Series title | No Series |
| Number in series | 0 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Publisher | Les Prairies Numeriques |
| Original languages | English |
| Language | English |
| Is collectible | N |
| Character | Poirot |
| Recording time | 0 min |
| Retail packaging | Single Piece |
| Assembled product dimensions (l x w x h) | 6.00 x 0.54 x 9.00 in |
| Assembled product weight | 0.71 lb |
| Bisac subject heading | Fiction |
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