The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Agatha Christie
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Hercule Poirot, Book 1

Narrator: Edward Beesley

Unabridged: 6 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/03/2020


Synopsis

“Every murderer is probably somebody’s old friend.”In this special edition InAudio production of Agatha Christie’s The Mysterious Affair at Styles, you’ll be thrown into a world of suspense and mystery as you witness a complex murder investigation set in England just after the first world war.This novel introduces several of Christie’s most famous characters — Hercule Poirot, Arthur Hastings, and Inspector Japp all make their debuts here. The novel follows the sleuthing team as they investigate the murder of Emily Inglethorp, a kind woman who had opened her home to people resettling after the Great War. Can the team find the killer before he strikes again?Agatha Christie is the world’s best-selling novelist of all time and is known as one of the greatest mystery writers in the world. This story is what started it all as it was her first published novel. You’ll be intrigued as you meet the endearing and eclectic characters and follow their hunt for every last clue as they work to crack the case.

Author Bio

What a daunting task to write about the most famous mystery writer, Agatha Christie. She was born in 1890 in England, where she was home schooled by her American father. It was an unusual way to be educated for the times. Her father did not want her to begin learning to read until age eight, but out of boredom, she taught herself to read by age five.

In his research, Curran found a plethora of information about Agatha. He outlines many of those interesting facts. Since there are so many, just a few will be mentioned here. Agatha could have been an excellent performer as a pianist, but she was much too shy to perform. She once had three plays running simultaneously in London. She traveled around the world in 1922, which would have been quite a feat back then. Agatha loved dogs. She has a rose named after her. She never did drink alcohol nor smoked. Her last public appearance was in 1974, at the premier of the movie, Murder on the Orient Express. Agatha Christie's name has appeared every day for 53 years in every newspaper with a West End London theatre listing. Her favorite flower was Lily of the Valley. The information about this illustrious author goes on and on. It is a great asset to readers that author John Curran wrote the definitive book about an iconic author. One other interesting fact was that Agatha met Archie Christie in 1912, married on Christmas Eve 1914, spending their honeymoon at The Grand Hotel in Torquay, but Archie returned to France on Dec 27th due to the War. Agatha and Archie fid not really experience married life until he was posted at the London War Office. Agatha has been quoted as saying only then did she feel that her married life truly began.

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