The Mysterious Affair at Styles

After the Great War, life can never be the same again. Wounds need healing, and the horror of violent death banished into memory.Captain Arthur Hastings is invited to the rolling country estate of Styles to recuperate from injuries sustained at the Front. It is the last place he expects to encounter murder. Fortunately he knows a former detective, a Belgian refugee, who has grown bored of retirement ...

'Almost too ingenious ... very clearly and brightly told.' -- The Times Literary Supplement
'Altogether a skilful tale and a talented first book.' -- Daily News
'The most ingenious and absorbingly interesting tale of sensations and mystery we have read for a long time.' -- Bookman
'Well written, well proportioned, and full of surprises. Lovers of good stories will, without exception, rejoice in this book.' -- The British Weekly

Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became the bestselling novelist in history. She wrote 79 crime mysteries and collections, and saw her work translated into more languages than Shakespeare. Ralph Cosham is a film and stage actor, film voice actor, and book narrator. Cosham also records under the name Geoffrey Howard. He lives in Washington, DC where he also performs at the Arena Stage and The Shakespeare Theater. Cosham changed careers from British journalist to actor in the 1970s. As a book narrator, Cosham has narrated over 100 books. Several of his works were awarded Audio Best of the Year by Publishers Weekly.

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