The Mysterious Affair at Styles is a detective novel by British writer Agatha Christie.
When the woman is killed, Poirot uses his detective skills to solve the mystery..
His friend Hastings arrives as a guest at her home. 3] 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.
It introduced Hercule Poirot, Inspector (later, Chief Inspector) Japp, and Arthur Hastings. 2]Styles was Christie\'s first published novel.
It was written in the middle of the First World War, in 1916, and first published by John Lane in the United States in October 1920 1] and in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head (John Lane\'s UK company) on 21 January 1921.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles is a detective novel by British writer Agatha Christie