The Mysterious Affair at Styles

De: Agatha Christie

Narrado por: David Thorn

Mrs. Christie introduces us for the first time to Hercule Poirot, as he solves the mysterious demise of Mrs. Alfred Inglethorpe at her country estate, Styles Court. Many suspects come under his scrutiny but it is his genius to unravel all the intricacies and end up solving the crime with a very surprising ending.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 01: I Go to Styles

Chapter 02: The 16th and 17th of July

Chapter 03: The Night of the Tragedy

Chapter 04: Poirot Investigates

Chapter 05: "It Isn't Strychnine, Is It?"

Chapter 06: The Inquest

Chapter 07: Poirot Pays His Debts

Chapter 08: Fresh Suspicions

Chapter 09: Dr. Bauerstein

Chapter 10: The Arrest

Chapter 11: The Case For the Prosecution

Chapter 12: The Last Link

Chapter 13: Poirot Explains

Agatha Christie

Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie (1890 –1976) was a British author, poet and playwright famed for her crime and detective fiction. The creator of Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot is the best-selling author of all time.

A prolific writer, Christie grew up in a privileged background, and was home schooled. A voracious reader, Christie first took up writing as a hobby and then made it her life's work when the pieces she published garnered attention.

Public Domain (P)2007 Alcazar AudioWorks

Reseñas de la Crítica

" The Mysterious Affair at Styles introduced the world to two lasting heroes: new author Agatha Christie, and her sleuthing protagonist, Hercule Poirot....Christie ushered in the "Golden Age" of crime novels, and continues to mystify - and delight - her many faithful readers." ( The New York Public Library's Books of the Century)

Performance would be excellent except...

The actors thick accent when voicing Hercule Poirot can sometimes be difficult to understand. I found a few instances where I was required to re-listen to a passage in order to make sure I understood properly. Otherwise it was an excellent story and good performance.

Scintillating!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, it is worth the money to match wits with Agatha Christie. She usually has me going until the very last pages.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I like Hastings because of his boyish, trusting character, and his assertions that Poriot has gone off the deep end.

Any additional comments?

I had to knock a star off the performance because Thorn's "Poriot" voice was so thick with french accent as to make it unintelligible at times.

what?

mamy time I found myself asking "what".. I could not umderstand a word... with that so heavy French accent... as an ESL it was hard at times.

David Thorn is captivating as Hurcules Poirot

I Loved it!, I hope to find more books with David Thorn reading Hurcules Poirot!!

It's agatha Christie style so its always good.

it's good, but very obvious that is before she hit her stride. first of the hercule poirot series.