The Mysterious Affair at Styles
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles is Agatha Christie's debut detective novel that introduces the Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot in a classic country-house murder mystery.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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detective novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
radio drama
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stage play ⓘ television drama ⓘ |
| author | Agatha Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| debutWorkOf | Agatha Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresDetective | Hercule Poirot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
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whodunit ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Alfred Inglethorp
NERFINISHED
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Cynthia Murdoch NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Bauerstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Evelyn Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Cavendish NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Cavendish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
deception
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inheritance ⓘ jealousy ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter |
Arthur Hastings
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Hercule Poirot NERFINISHED ⓘ Inspector Japp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Arthur Hastings
NERFINISHED
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Emily Inglethorp NERFINISHED ⓘ Hercule Poirot NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cavendish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| murderMethod | poisoning ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Arthur Hastings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableElement |
country house mystery setting
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locked-room style puzzle elements ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfCanon | Golden Age of Detective Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| publisher |
John Lane
NERFINISHED
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The Bodley Head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Hercule Poirot series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Essex
NERFINISHED
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Styles Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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