The Mysterious Affair at Styles was Christie\'s first published novel, introducing Hercule Poirot, Inspector (later, Chief Inspector) Japp, and Arthur Hastings.
The book includes maps of the house, the murder scene, and a drawing of a fragment of a will..
This is also the setting of Curtain, Poirot\'s last case.
When the woman is killed, Poirot uses his detective skills to solve the mystery.
His friend Hastings arrives as a guest at her home.
Poirot, a Belgian refugee of the Great War, is settling in England near the home of Emily Inglethorp, who helped him to his new life.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles was Christie\'s first published novel, introducing Hercule Poirot, Inspector (later, Chief Inspector) Japp, and Arthur Hastings
