The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) in Reading with Style

May 18, 2017 Connie G rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery, england

"The Mysterious Affair at Styles" is Agatha Christie's first published novel. It is set in a country house in Essex, England during World War I. The narrator, Arthur Hastings, is on sick leave from the military when he is invited to spend some time at Styles, the Cavendish manor, by an old school chum. Emily Cavendish, the widowed stepmother of John and Lawrence Cavendish, has recently remarried. Her new husband, Alfred Inglethorp, is a younger man that the family regards as a fortune hunter. In ...more

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Dec 02, 2015 Whitney rated it it was ok

I don't understand mystery stories. I read them more or less constantly these days, but it just makes me ponder the deeper implications of "who done it?" In the large scheme of life, man, it's like . . we ALL done it, you know? Also, gorgeous ladies always cause big distractions.

But maybe I'm the target audience for mysteries. I forget the happenings one week after reading. No spoilers. ...more

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Feb 23, 2023 Shirley (stampartiste) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-classics, published-1900-1999

What better mystery to read for the Classic Bingo Challenge “Read a Classic Mystery/Thriller” square than Agatha Christie’s first published novel, first mystery and first story featuring the incomparable Detective Hercule Poirot, his sidekick Captain Hastings, and Chief Inspector Japp of Scotland Yard! The Mysterious Affair at Styles did not at all read like a first effort. The story, the clues, and the denouement were all well thought out. I loved the twists and turns, and the possibility that ...more

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Sep 19, 2013 GONZA rated it liked it

The first Poirot, I missed this one so now I´m even!

Il primo caso di Poirot, me l'ero perso ed ora sono in pari! ...more

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Feb 07, 2015 Stephanie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This woman is absolutely brilliant.

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Mar 05, 2019 Jen from Quebec :0) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classics-i-ve-read, copies-i-own, tbr-soon, reading-challenge-books, female-authors, foreign-authors, books-i-ve-been-putting-off, buddy-reads, public-domain-challenge-2018, 2019-booksread

Good, but not GREAT. I love Agatha Christie, and this is not one of my favorites of her works. Still, a solid mystery read, though. Christie is like pizza-- even when it's not the best, it is still pretty good, you know? --Jen from Quebec :0) ...more

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