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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Mysterious Affair at Styles canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8448192 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Mysterious Affair at Styles Context triple: [Agatha Christie, notableWork, The Mysterious Affair at Styles]
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A.
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple is a British television series adapting Agatha Christie's Miss Marple detective stories, featuring various guest stars in each mystery.
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B.
Hercule Poirot series
The Hercule Poirot series is Agatha Christie's famous collection of detective stories and novels featuring the meticulous Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot solving intricate mysteries.
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C.
Death on the Nile (novel)
Death on the Nile (novel) is a 1937 detective story by Agatha Christie featuring Hercule Poirot investigating a murder during a luxurious cruise along the Nile River in Egypt.
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D.
Detective Story
Detective Story is a 1951 American crime drama film, based on Sidney Kingsley’s play, that follows a rigid New York City detective whose moral absolutism is tested over the course of a single day in a busy precinct.
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E.
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express is a classic mystery novel by Agatha Christie, featuring detective Hercule Poirot investigating a complex murder aboard a luxurious European train.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Mysterious Affair at Styles Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple is a British television series adapting Agatha Christie's Miss Marple detective stories, featuring various guest stars in each mystery.
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B.
Hercule Poirot series
The Hercule Poirot series is Agatha Christie's famous collection of detective stories and novels featuring the meticulous Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot solving intricate mysteries.
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C.
Death on the Nile (novel)
Death on the Nile (novel) is a 1937 detective story by Agatha Christie featuring Hercule Poirot investigating a murder during a luxurious cruise along the Nile River in Egypt.
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D.
Detective Story
Detective Story is a 1951 American crime drama film, based on Sidney Kingsley’s play, that follows a rigid New York City detective whose moral absolutism is tested over the course of a single day in a busy precinct.
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E.
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express is a classic mystery novel by Agatha Christie, featuring detective Hercule Poirot investigating a complex murder aboard a luxurious European train.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
whodunit ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Alfred Inglethorp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
NERFINISHED
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Hercule Poirot NERFINISHED ⓘ Inspector Japp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Arthur Hastings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
The Bodley Head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Hercule Poirot series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Essex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Styles Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Mysterious Affair at Styles Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
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