The Mysterious Affair at Styles

<p>the Heiress Of Styles Has Been Murdered, Dying In Agony From Strychnine Slipped Into Her Coffee. And There Are Plenty Who Would Gain From Her Death: The Financially Strapped Stepson, The Gold Digging Younger Husband, And An Embittered Daughter-in-law. <p> Agatha Christie's Eccentric And Hugely Popular Detective, Hercule Poirot, Was Introduced To The World In This Book, Which Launched Her Career As The Most Famous And Best Loved Of All Mystery Writers.</p><h3>the New York Times</h3><p>though This May Be The First Public Book Of Miss Agatha Christie, She Betrays The Cunning Of An Old Hand. . . . You May Safely Make A Wager With Yourself That Until You Have Heard M. Poirot's Final Word On The Mysterious Affair At Styles, You Will Be Kept Guessing At Its Full Solution And Will Certainly Never Lay Down This Most Entertaining Book. -- <i>books Of The Century; New York Times</i> Review, December 1920</p>