The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Agatha Christie’s first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, was the result of a dare from her sister Madge who challenged her to write a story. The story begins when Hastings is sent back to England from the First World War due to injury and is invited to spend his sick leave at the beautiful Styles Court by his old friend John Cavendish. Here, Hastings meets John’s step-mother, Mrs Inglethorp, and her new husband, Alfred. Despite the tranquil surroundings Hastings begins to realise that all is not right. When Mrs Inglethorp is found poisoned, suspicion falls on the family, and another old friend, Hercule Poirot, is invited to investigate.

Review written on June 29, 2022:

Complicated plot with everyone acting suspiciously. Get to know more about Poirot and Hastings from this book.

看電子書版本，中間的插圖都沒有顯示出來，幸好上網很容易找到這本書的全文。