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The Mysterious Affair at Styles & The ABC Murders Bundle: Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Mysteries
11 hours, 58 minutes
TWO BESTSELLING MYSTERIES IN ONE GREAT PACKAGE!
From the Queen of Mystery, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, in which Hercule Poirot solves his first case, and The ABC Murders, which sets Hercule Poirot on the trail of a serial killer.
THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES
Who poisoned the wealthy Emily Inglethorp and how did the murderer penetrate and escape from her locked bedroom? Suspects abound in the quaint village of Styles St. Mary—from the heiress's fawning new husband to her two stepsons, her volatile housekeeper, and a pretty nurse who works in a hospital dispensary.
With impeccable timing, and making his unforgettable debut, the brilliant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is on the case.
THE ABC MURDERS
There’s a serial killer on the loose, working his way through the alphabet and the whole country is in a state of panic.
A is for Mrs. Ascher in Andover, B is for Betty Barnard in Bexhill, C is for Sir Carmichael Clarke in Churston. With each murder, the killer is getting more confident—but leaving a trail of deliberate clues to taunt the proud Hercule Poirot might just prove to be the first, and fatal, mistake.
TWO BESTSELLING MYSTERIES IN ONE GREAT PACKAGE!
From the Queen of Mystery, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, in which Hercule Poirot solves his first case, and The ABC Murders, which sets Hercule Poirot on the trail of a serial killer.
THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES
Who poisoned the wealthy Emily Inglethorp and how did the murderer penetrate and escape from her locked bedroom? Suspects abound in the quaint village of Styles St. Mary—from the heiress's fawning new husband to her two stepsons, her volatile housekeeper, and a pretty nurse who works in a hospital dispensary.
With impeccable timing, and making his unforgettable debut, the brilliant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is on the case.
THE ABC MURDERS
There’s a serial killer on the loose, working his way through the alphabet and the whole country is in a state of panic.
A is for Mrs. Ascher in Andover, B is for Betty Barnard in Bexhill, C is for Sir Carmichael Clarke in Churston. With each murder, the killer is getting more confident—but leaving a trail of deliberate clues to taunt the proud Hercule Poirot might just prove to be the first, and fatal, mistake.
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Agatha Christie
5,734 books75.7k followersAgatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.
This best-selling author of all time wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in romance. Her books sold more than a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. According to Index Translationum, people translated her works into 103 languages at least, the most for an individual author. Of the most enduring figures in crime literature, she created Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She atuhored The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theater.
Associated Names:
Agata Christie
Agata Kristi
Агата Кристи (Russian)
Агата Крісті (Ukrainian)
Αγκάθα Κρίστι (Greek)
アガサ クリスティ (Japanese)
阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂 (Chinese)
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.
This best-selling author of all time wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in romance. Her books sold more than a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. According to Index Translationum, people translated her works into 103 languages at least, the most for an individual author. Of the most enduring figures in crime literature, she created Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She atuhored The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theater.
Associated Names:
Agata Christie
Agata Kristi
Агата Кристи (Russian)
Агата Крісті (Ukrainian)
Αγκάθα Κρίστι (Greek)
アガサ クリスティ (Japanese)
阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂 (Chinese)
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July 22, 2021
Read through the ABC Murders and there wasn't even any racism this time. It earns 3 gold stars.
May 27, 2021
I’ve read this before so I decided to listen to the audiobook. Hugh Fraser, Hastings himself, was the narrator and did a terrific job. His Poirot voice was spot on.
August 18, 2023
Not great, not awful. I think I had higher expectations going into it.
August 17, 2021
She's still the best, Two For One
1st "The Mysterious Affair At Styles" is Agatha Christie's first Hercule Poirot mystery novel. It was written & set during WWI. Poirot is living in a cottage with other refugees from Belgium. Captain Hastings is the narrator staying with an old school friend at Styles Court where the mysterious affair (a murder) occurs. It's not the usual country house murder mystery. The matriarch is doing the expected charitable work, but the wife of one of the son's wives is a "Land girl" (farm laborer) and another female resident of the house is a dispenser (pharmacist) at a local hospital. A very clever and satisfying mystery.
2nd "The ABC Murders" is very different. Poirot and Hastings are hunting a serial killer who is killing people in alphabetical order using a railway guide called an "ABC" at every crime scene, also in alphabetical order.
(Example: the first victim, with the initials A. A. is killed in the city of Andover)
Poirot becomes involved because the killer sends him with letters before thee killings happen.
It was interesting to me to see the
differences and similarities of hunting serial killers then and now.
This was long before Criminal Profilers existed, but Poirot measures up quite well.
Enjoyed both books very much.
1st "The Mysterious Affair At Styles" is Agatha Christie's first Hercule Poirot mystery novel. It was written & set during WWI. Poirot is living in a cottage with other refugees from Belgium. Captain Hastings is the narrator staying with an old school friend at Styles Court where the mysterious affair (a murder) occurs. It's not the usual country house murder mystery. The matriarch is doing the expected charitable work, but the wife of one of the son's wives is a "Land girl" (farm laborer) and another female resident of the house is a dispenser (pharmacist) at a local hospital. A very clever and satisfying mystery.
2nd "The ABC Murders" is very different. Poirot and Hastings are hunting a serial killer who is killing people in alphabetical order using a railway guide called an "ABC" at every crime scene, also in alphabetical order.
(Example: the first victim, with the initials A. A. is killed in the city of Andover)
Poirot becomes involved because the killer sends him with letters before thee killings happen.
It was interesting to me to see the
differences and similarities of hunting serial killers then and now.
This was long before Criminal Profilers existed, but Poirot measures up quite well.
Enjoyed both books very much.
December 23, 2021
The Mysterious Affair at Styles: Agatha Christie’s first book, which probably set the stage for her style of writing and types of stories. I didn’t enjoy it because I felt the storyline was similar to Death on the Nile, which I had read first.
The ABC Murders: I can see why it was packaged together and considered one of her best works! A great storyline, different from her usual whodunit. A story about a serial killer whom she reveals right at the beginning…or does she? With one of her usual twists at the end! Her best book of the ones I’ve read in my opinion.
The ABC Murders: I can see why it was packaged together and considered one of her best works! A great storyline, different from her usual whodunit. A story about a serial killer whom she reveals right at the beginning…or does she? With one of her usual twists at the end! Her best book of the ones I’ve read in my opinion.
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April 16, 2023
I love books by Agatha Christie! The first book introduces Hercule Poirot, the Inspector in the majority of Mrs. Christie’s books. In the beginning of the book is Captain Hastings, who brings in Inspector Poirot beginning in Chapter 4. I won’t say much about either book, only to say that the murderer will not be guessed in either one, if you try to, your guess will probably be wrong! I recommend these books, especially if you like mystery books, Agatha Christie masters these very well!
October 30, 2020
These were both excellent mysteries but above all I was shocked by just how funny they were! I was fully prepared for these to be old and hard to get through but they were great!
October 11, 2022
Agatha's early work is still entertaining 100 years later.
May 4, 2023
I love Poirot.
December 7, 2023
Agatha Christie is the Queen of the Mystery Tropes. Love her characters and her twists and turns!
September 2, 2024
Fajne. Klasyka. Polecam.
October 30, 2024
Agatha Christie AND Hugh Fraser!? Perfection, indeed! Captain Hastings himself narrates Christie’s amazing mysteries, and it’s just delightful all around.
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