{"product_id":"agatha-christie-the-mysterious-affair-styles","title":"Agatha Christie - The Mysterious Affair at Styles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere it all began: Agatha Christie's first novel, and Poirot's debut.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mysterious Affair at Styles\u003c\/em\u003e is a country house murder mystery that introduces the detective Hercule Poirot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaptain Hastings, sent home wounded from the First World War, is recovering at Styles Court with his old friend John Cavendish. Then Mrs Inglethorp, the lady of the house, is found poisoned, and suspicion falls on the family around her. Another old friend of Hastings, a Belgian detective with a very orderly mind, is called in to find out what happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy readers love it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA clue drawn right on the page: a scrap of half-charred paper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoirot pausing mid-case to admire the flower beds: \"What symmetry!\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristie wrote it while working in a wartime hospital dispensary, and her knowledge of medicines shows.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy Agatha Christie · Hercule Poirot series · English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuick answers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you need to know Poirot already?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. This is where he first appears, so it is the natural place to start.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it deal with dark themes?\u003c\/strong\u003e A poisoning and suspicion within a family drive the story, so it suits confident older readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Page Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67708577710191,"sku":"9781648337475","price":350.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/3159\/7679\/files\/the-mysterious-affair-at-styles-front-cover.png?v=1791595918","url":"https:\/\/brainchapters.com\/products\/agatha-christie-the-mysterious-affair-styles","provider":"Brain Chapters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}