The Mysterious Affair at StylesLate one night, the residents of Styles wake to find Emily Inglethorp dying of what proves to be strychnine poisoning. Hastings, a houseguest, enlists the help of his friend Hercule Poirot, who is staying in the nearby village, Styles St Mary. Poirot pieces together events surrounding the murder. On the day she was killed, Mrs Inglethorp was overheard arguing with someone, most likely either her husband, Alfred, or her stepson, John. Afterwards, she seemed quite distressed and, apparently, made a new will - which no one can find. She ate little at dinner and retired early to her room with her document case. The case was later forced open by someone and a document removed. Alfred Inglethorp left Styles earlier in the evening and stayed overnight in the nearby village, so was not present when the poisoning occurred. No one knows exactly when or how the strychnine was administered to Mrs Inglethorp... Get Your Copy Now. |
Contents
Chapter 1 I GO TO STYLES | 3 |
Chapter 2 THE 16TH AND 17TH OF JULY | 16 |
Chapter 3 THE NIGHT OF THE TRAGEDY | 24 |
Chapter 4 POIROT INVESTIGATES | 31 |
Chapter 5 IT ISNT STRYCHNINE IS IT? | 51 |
Chapter 6 THE INQUEST | 78 |
Chapter 7 POIROT PAYS HIS DEBTS | 91 |
Chapter 8 FRESH SUSPICIONS | 103 |
Chapter 9 DR BAUERSTEIN | 119 |
Chapter 10 THE ARREST | 133 |
Chapter 11 THE CASE FOR THE PROSECUTION | 149 |
Chapter 12 THE LAST LINK | 167 |
Chapter 13 POIROT EXPLAINS | 177 |
Bonus | 189 |
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