The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Agatha Christie's very first novel, and the debut of Hercule Poirot.

At a glance A wealthy woman is poisoned in her country house, and a small Belgian detective with an… A great house in wartime England, a dead heiress, a locked bedroom, and a refugee… This is where it all began. What it's about Recovering from the front, Captain Hastings visits Styles Court and…

Recovering from the front, Captain Hastings visits Styles Court and finds the household seething with tension beneath its comfortable surface.

About this book Christie's debut novel and the first appearance of Hercule Poirot, combining a country-house poisoning with crisp, methodical detection.