Agatha Christie – The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)

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Agatha Christie’s debut novel was also the first to feature Hercule Poirot, her famously eccentric Belgian detective.

A refugee of the Great War, Poirot has settled in England near Styles Court, the country estate of his wealthy benefactor, the elderly Emily Inglethorp.  When Emily is poisoned and the authorities are baffled, Poirot puts his prodigious sleuthing skills to work.

All the suspects have secrets they are desperate to keep, but none can outwit Poirot as he navigates the ingenious red herrings and plot twists that contribute to Agatha Christie’s well-deserved reputation as the queen of mystery.