The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Agatha Christie

出版时间

2007-02-13

ISBN

9780812977202

评分

★★★★★
书籍介绍

Who poisoned the wealthy Emily Inglethorpe, and how did the murderer penetrate and escape from her locked bedroom? Sus-pects 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. Making his unforgettable debut, the brilliant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is on the case.

“The key to the success of this style of detective novel,” writes Elizabeth George in her Introduction, “lies in how the author deals with both the clues and the red herrings, and it has to be said that no one bettered Agatha Christie at this game.”

无可争议的侦探小说女王,侦探文学史上最伟大的作家之一。

阿加莎·克里斯蒂原名为阿加莎·玛丽·克拉丽莎·米勒,一八九○年九月十五日生于英国德文郡托基的阿什菲尔德宅邸。她几乎没有接受过正规的教育,但酷爱阅读,尤其痴迷于歇洛克·福尔摩斯的故事。

第一次世界大战期间,阿加莎·克里斯蒂成了一名志愿者。战争结束后,她创作了自己的第一部侦探小说《斯泰尔斯庄园奇案》。几经周折,作品于一九二○正式出版,由此开启了克里斯蒂辉煌的创作生涯。一九二六年,《罗杰疑案》由哈珀柯林斯出版公司出版。这部作品一举奠定了阿加莎·克里斯蒂在侦探文学领域不可撼动的地位。之后,她又陆续出版了《东方快车谋杀案》、《ABC 谋杀案》、《尼罗河上的惨案》、《无人生还》、《阳光下的罪恶》等脍炙人口的作品。时至今日,这些作品依然是世界侦探文学宝库里最宝贵的财富。根据她的小说改编而成的舞台剧《捕鼠器》,...

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