by Agatha Christie
"The Mysterious Affair at Styles"
(1920) is Agatha Christie's first novel, and introduces the characters
of Hercule Poirot, Chief Inspector Japp and Captain Arthur Hastings: In
the midst of World War I, the residents of Styles wake one morning to
find Emily Inglethorpe has been fatally poisoned. Captain Hastings, staying
with the family, enlists the help of his old friend, Belgian detective
Hercule Poirot. With the evidence mounting against one member of the family,
Poirot uses his technique to prove who really killed Emily...
"The Secret Adversary" (1922)
introduces the characters of Tommy and Tuppence: Set in 1919, the young
couple form a partnership, hiring themselves out as "young adventurers."
Their first case, however, is more of an adventure than they expect...
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ISBN: 1595690417
/ 978-1595690418
Language: English
Subjects: Fiction
(Mystery, Detective Story, British Classics)
Pages: 336
Book Type: 5.5
x 8.5 in, Perfect Bound - Paperback)
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In Canada:
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