Secret Adversary and The Mysterious Affair at Styles: With linked Table of Contents

By Agatha Christie

Collected here are 'Secret Adversary' and 'The Mysterious Affair at Styles', the books that introduced the world to Tommy and Tuppence and to Hercule Poirot. These intricate novels revolutionized the mystery form and launched Agatha Christie's career.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wilder Publications
• Release date: Nov 7, 2014
• ISBN: 9781633845251

Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.

Reviews for Secret Adversary and The Mysterious Affair at Styles

[seriousgrace · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Told from the point of view of Hastings, a guest at Styles, The Mysterious Affair at Styles tells the tale of a woman poisoned for her inheritance. Desperate for answers, Hastings introduces his friend, Inspector Hercule Poirot, to the dead woman's son and to the crime in the hopes the detective can solve the mystery. As with any mystery there is a revolving cast of characters, all suitable for the label "guilty."Having never seen film or television versions of Hercule Poirot, I picture him as a smug little man. His review of the crime scene is fascinating and I could picture his scrutiny perfectly. His relationship with Hastings is humorous, almost patronizing. The key to remember with this mystery is once a man is acquitted of a specific crime he can never be tried again for the same offense.