Outdo Yourself Challenge(131/200)
Vintage Mystery Challenge(Wrap Up)
52 Books in 52 Weeks(Wk.35)
"The Mysterious Affair At Styles" by Agatha Christie
Product Description(Amazon.com)
The heiress of Styles has been murdered, dying in agony from strychnine slipped into her coffee. And there are plenty who would gain from her death: the financially strapped stepson, the gold digging younger husband, and an embittered daughter-in-law.
Agatha Christie's eccentric and hugely popular detective, Hercule Poirot, was introduced to the world in this book, which launched her career as the most famous and best loved of all mystery writers.
Paperback: 124 pages
Publisher: Deodand Publishing (October 21, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0646418432
ISBN-13: 978-0646418438
MY THOUGHTS: This book is full of twists and turns. Lots of suspects. And as usual I picked the wrong one. Mr. Hastings is telling the story, he's just come home from the Front and runs into John Cavendish. John invites him to stay at Styles for some relaxation and rest. Which turns out to be not relaxing. Mrs.Inglethorp is murdered. By chance a friend of Mr. Hastings is living in the village, Mr. Poirot. He is a former Belgian detective. Mr. Hastings asks Mr. Poirot to look into the case. Mrs. Inglethorp is found in her room with locked and bolted doors. Does Mr. Poirot solve the case? Who done it? You'll have to read the book to find out.
MY RATING: 5
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Bev over at My Reader's Block is the host for Vintage Mystery Challenge. Thanks Bev for hosting a great reading challenge. I enjoyed reading all of them. These are the books I read.
1. Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie
2. The Hound of The Baskervilles - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
3. A Murder is Announced - Agatha Christie
4. N or M? - Agatha Christie
5. The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie
6. A Study in Scarlet - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
2 wonderful people stopped by:
Great review! And congratulations on finishing! I'm so glad you decided to join in. Now that you're done you are welcome to claim a prize. I'll shoot you an email with the prize list.
I am a big fan of Agatha Christie and I remember reading this one, I very rarely guess who the murderer is! My favourite is Crooked House.
Paul
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