Ahatha Mary Clarissa Christie ,,Saladuslik juhtum Stylesis" Novell leiab aset Inglismaal Esimese Maailmasõja ajal Stylesis Essexi maakonna mõisas. Mõisa omanik on jõukas lesk Emily Inglethorp, kes abiellus äsja endast tükkmaad noorema mehega, Alfred Inglethorpiga. Emily kaks kasupoega, John ja Lawrence Cavendish, elavad Stlyesis, nagu ka mitmed teised inimesed. Ühel hilisööl ärkavad Stylesi elanikud, et leida surev Emily Inglethorp. Tema surma põhjuseks juhtub olema strihniinne mürgitamine.Kapten Hastings, maja külaline, võtab endale appi oma sõbra Hercule Poirot, kes peatub lähedal asuvas külas, Styles St. Marys.Poirot viib kokku kõik sündmused, mis ümbritsevad mõrva. Päeval, mil Emily tapeti, vaidles too ülemeelikult kellegagi, kõige tõenäolisemalt oma mehe Alfrediga või kasupoja Johniga.Tagantjärele paistis ta üsna murelik ja ilmselt koostas uut testamenti, mida keegi kunagi ei oleks leidnud
The mysterious affair at styles summary The Mysterious Affair at Styles, published in 1920, is Agatha Christie's first novel. In it Agatha introduces her world-famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. The story begins when Captain Hastings, recovering(taastama) from wounds he suffered during the World War I, runs into an old friend, John Cavendish. Hastings is invited down to Styles, where Cavendish lives, to recuperate. At Styles, the center of attention is Emily Inglethorp, John Cavendish's stepmother. Emily inherited Styles from John's father when he died and runs the household with a firm hand. Hastings describes her as "an energetic, autocratic personality" with a fondness for "playing the Lady Bountiful." She is devoted to charitable causes and is always getting involved(haaratud) in bazaars and other functions. Emily hasn't changed since Hastings last saw her, and there is no question of who is running the show at Styles
THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT, 1924 POIROT INVESTIGATES, 1924 THE ROAD OF DREAMS, 1925 THE MYSTERIOUS MR. QUINN, 1930 Young Agatha Christie: Old Agatha Christie: PLOT The story begins when Captain Hastings, recovering(taastama) from wounds he suffered during the World War I, runs into an old friend, John Cavendish. Hastings is invited down to Styles, where Cavendish lives, to recuperate. At Styles, the center of attention is Emily Inglethorp, John Cavendish's stepmother. Emily inherited Styles from John's father when he died and runs the household with a firm hand. Hastings describes her as "an energetic, autocratic personality" with a fondness for "playing the Lady Bountiful." She is devoted to charitable causes and is always getting involved(haaratud) in bazaars and other functions. Emily hasn't changed since Hastings last saw her, and there is no question of who is running the show at Styles