About this book
Written in 1916, during World War I, The Mysterious Affair at Styles is Agatha Christie’s first published novel. The story introduces the author’s world-famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, as well as Lieutenant (later Captain) Hastings and Inspector (later Chief Inspector) Japp. The mystery begins with Poirot settling in England near the home of Emily Inglethorp. When Emily is killed, Poirot must apply his detective skills to solve the mystery based on a few seemingly random clues. The book includes maps of the house, the murder scene, and a drawing of a fragment of a will.
Summary
First line
The intense interest aroused in the public by what was known at the time as "The Styles Case" has now somewhat subsided.
First Edition Identification
After having been rejected by six publishers, John Lane (US) produced the story in novel form for the first time in October 1920. (The Mysterious Affair at Styles had previously been serialized in the UK’s The Times in February of that year.) The first edition of the novel has a hardcover with 296 pages. Beneath the dustjacket illustrated by Alfred James Dewey, the book is covered in pale brown cloth with dark green lettering on the upper cover and spine.
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- Title The Mysterious Affair at Styles
- Author Agatha Christie
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, New York
- Date September 1, 2006
- ISBN 9781579126223 / 1579126227
- Weight 0.81 lbs (0.37 kg)
- Dimensions 8.6 x 5.86 x 0.82 in (21.84 x 14.88 x 2.08 cm)
- Reading level 770
- Library of Congress subjects Mystery fiction, Private investigators - England
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006045986
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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