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The Mysterious Affair at Styles
A title by Agatha Christie presented in our library.

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What this title is
Agatha Christie's 1920 debut novel and the first appearance of Hercule Poirot. During the First World War, Emily Inglethorp is found fatally poisoned at Styles Court; Captain Hastings, a guest in the house, calls on his old friend, the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, to establish who was responsible.
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- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Publisher
- John Lane
- Genre
- Mystery
- Categories
- Classic literature, Detective fiction, Public domain
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 1920-01-01
- ISBN
- Information not provided.
- Format
- Free ebook (EPUB, PDF, MOBI) and online reader
- Availability
- Freely available; the text is in the public domain in the United States.
- Rights and permission
- Public domain
- Source attribution
- ManyBooks
Published 1920; copyright has expired in the United States. Listed with attribution to the source catalogue. Meridian Press does not host the text.
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