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The Mysterious Affair at Styles is a detective novel by Agatha Christie written in 1916, and first published in 1920 to rave reviews. Christie's first published novel, it introduced Hercule Poirot, a Belgian refugee of the Great War, who is settling in England near the home of his wealthy, recently widowed friend Emily Inglethorp. When the widow is found murdered via the administering of poison, Poirot uses his detective skills to solve the mystery. Featuring multiple red herrings and surprise twists, the book ushered in what is known as "The Golden Age of Detective Fiction".
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"Almost too ingenious...very clearly and brightly told."
Times Literary Supplement (London)
"Future scholars of the simon-pure detective novel will hold that its greatest practitioner . . . has been Agatha Christie."
The New York Times Book Review
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- SeriesHercule Poirot #1
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