The Mysterious Affair at Styles

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon

There were not less than seven people at the fashionable estate in Essex, England, who might have abided Emily Inglethorp if she were more dead than alive. There were not less than seven motives and no fewer than seven apparently fool-proof alibis when the wealthy lady of Styles lay dead in her own bed. Had the perfect crime been committed?

Here is the famous first case that launched the legendary career of Hercule Poirot. Agatha Christie's brilliant and eccentric detective steps out of retirement and into the shadows of a classic mystery. The victim is a wealthy heiress. The suspects are her fortune-hunting husband, her jealous relatives, her hired companion, and others. The solution is a deadly scheme that can only be revealed by the master detective himself, Hercule Poirot.

Public Domain (P)2013 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Very Poirot!!

Interesting plot, lots of twists and turns. Fun listen, enjoyable mystery to figure out. Recommended for any mystery lover!!

Sections Duplicated

Large portions of the book were duplicated making the story tedious. Cannot recommend this book.

great story, but audio issues persist

in a couple of places, memorably chapter 12, the book skips back and repeats. quite annoying. audio quality is just OK. Difficult to hear. otherwise, a great read.

Good story but recording has problems

The recording isn’t edited well and occasionally will back up and repeat a section. Toward the end there is a big part that gets repeated.

Fascinating!

It was a good mystery. The pace was slow at first, but it picked up halfway through. The reader did a great job with the two different accents. It kept me guessing.