The Mysterious Affair at Styles
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When an aging heiress is found fatally poisoned the amazing Hercule Poirot brilliant Belgian criminal investigator is brought out of retirement to solve the case.In this classic tale of murder... Read more
When an aging heiress is found fatally poisoned the amazing Hercule Poirot brilliant Belgian criminal investigator is brought out of retirement to solve the case.
In this classic tale of murder jealousy and greed Agatha Christie introduc.. Read less
In this classic tale of murder jealousy and greed Agatha Christie introduc.. Read less
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When an aging heiress is found fatally poisoned the amazing Hercule Poirot brilliant Belgian criminal investigator is brought out of retirement to solve the case.
In this classic tale of murder jealousy and greed Agatha Christie introduced the famed sleuth who is immediately confronted by mysteries within a mystery: a door bolted from the inside of the victim’s room; the disappearance of a coffee cup believed to have held the poison; the charred remains of a will a strange fragment of fabric and a curious rug stain found near the body.
All are puzzling pieces of evidence in a crime for which there is no shortage of suspects not the least of which are the victim’s philandering husband an assortment of unhappy relatives and an extremely outspoken hired companion.
A perennial favorite with mystery fans since it was first published in 1921 this entertaining and tautly constructed murder mystery easily placed its author among the most accomplished and entertaining writers in the genre.
In this classic tale of murder jealousy and greed Agatha Christie introduced the famed sleuth who is immediately confronted by mysteries within a mystery: a door bolted from the inside of the victim’s room; the disappearance of a coffee cup believed to have held the poison; the charred remains of a will a strange fragment of fabric and a curious rug stain found near the body.
All are puzzling pieces of evidence in a crime for which there is no shortage of suspects not the least of which are the victim’s philandering husband an assortment of unhappy relatives and an extremely outspoken hired companion.
A perennial favorite with mystery fans since it was first published in 1921 this entertaining and tautly constructed murder mystery easily placed its author among the most accomplished and entertaining writers in the genre.
Information
Brand: Dover Publications
Publisher Date: 07/22/1997
Author: Agatha Christie
Dimensions: 8.25 x 5.19
UPC: 9780486296951
Pages: 160
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