| The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie, Fiction, Mystery & Detective Contributor(s): Christie, Agatha (Author) |
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ISBN: 1592248896 ISBN-13: 9781592248896 Publisher: Borgo Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2002 Annotation: Hercule Poirot's first adventure. The time is World War I. Hercule Poirot is one of a small group of Belgian refugees sheltering in a rural English village. With his egg-shaped head and his well-groomed moustache, Poirot enters and soon becomes one of fiction's best-loved detectives. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Traditional - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Historical - Fiction | Historical - World War I |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Hercule Poirot Mysteries |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.12" W x 9.02" (0.65 lbs) 188 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 49878 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Captain Arthur Hastings, Poirot's cohort, is recovering from a war injury at the upper-class household known as Styles Court. When the mistress of the manor, Emily Inglethorpe, is murdered. The family members occupying the house all become suspects -- including her newlywed young husband. Hercule Poirot faces a Sherlock Holmes-style mystery -- complete with numerous suspects, a sheaf of seemingly misleading clues, and lots of intrigue. Poirot's keen logic and impressive sleuthing skills display themselves well, here; it's little wonder that he came to dominate Agatha Christie's career. |
Contributor Bio(s): Christie, Agatha: - "Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (nee Miller; 1890 - 1976) was an English crime novelist, short story writer and playwright. She is best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, a murder mystery, The Mousetrap and six romances under the name Mary Westmacott. In 1971 she was elevated to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her contributions to literature." |