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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Mar 23, 2013 Thomas Acland rated it really liked it

Shelves: crime, mystery, 20th-century, 1920-s, set-in-the-uk

I have finally gone and moved into the twenty first century and read an e-book, for the first time in my life I have read a book solely in digital form and have to say that it really wasn't that that bad an experience. However I still prefer reading a good proper book made of paper.

The reason for reading this book was rather a poor one, I forgot my book one day while catching a tube into London and this was the first book I can across on the apple store that was free. Fortunately it turned out ...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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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: buddy-reads, classics-i-ve-read, copies-i-own, tbr-soon, female-authors, books-i-ve-been-putting-off, public-domain-challenge-2018, foreign-authors, reading-challenge-books, 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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