Inference Christie

Author: Dick Riley (USA)
Translator: Liu Junping
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: For Agatha Christie fans, the wait for a new work by Agatha can be agonizingly long. Although Agatha Christie no longer brings us new works, this book gives us a sense of family reunion, old friends reuniting, and celebrating our beloved detective. This translation series is imported from the U.S. Continuum Publishing Group, having sold over 400,000 copies in the U.S. alone and been translated into multiple languages. It is divided into three books: Detective Christie, Sherlock Holmes, and Shakespeare on Stage, serving as leisure reading for a broad audience. The series introduces summaries of the works of the three great classic writers, explores plays and films adapted from their novels, reveals many little-known behind-the-scenes stories, and offers unexpected insights and fresh perspectives. This book is a new romance for the long-time loyal fans of the three great classic writers. Leisurely reading it can relieve life's pressures with a smile of understanding.
Excerpt:
Location: Styles Manor, an English country estate in Essex, only a few miles from the coast.
Time: A summer during World War I.
Event: On a midnight, the mistress of Styles Manor, Emily Inglethorp, is poisoned to death. The Murder at Styles, published in 1920, is the first novel Agatha Christie ever wrote. It is also the first appearance of the soon-to-be-famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. This operation, if we may call it that, begins with our narrator, Hastings. Returning from the front line injured, he meets an old acquaintance, John Cavendish, during his recovery. Despite their 15-year age difference, they get along well. Hastings is invited to Styles, the residence of Cavendish. The village station is only a few miles from the manor, and most of the plot unfolds here. The focus is on Emily Inglethorp, who, after the death of her husband, John Cavendish, marries his father and becomes their stepmother.