The Mysterious Affair at Styles is a detective novel by Agatha Christie. Styles was Christie's first published novel, introducing Hercule Poirot, Inspector (later, Chief Inspector) Japp, and Lieutenant Hastings (later, Captain). It is set in a large, isolated country manor.The story is told in first person by Hastings and features many of the elements that have become icons of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, largely due to Christie's influence.
Agatha Christie
(15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was a British crime writer of novels, short stories, and plays. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time. She is best remembered for her 66 detective novels and more than 15 short story collections (especially those featuring Hercule Poirot or Miss Jane Marple), and her successful West End plays.
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