August Book Club: The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

For August we will read the first Hercule Poirot novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie.

Date/Time: Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 7pm
Location: Bear's Smokehouse 470 James St, New Haven, CT 06513

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

Suspects are plentiful, including the victim’s much younger husband, her resentful stepsons, her longtime hired companion, a young family friend working as a nurse, and a London specialist on poisons who just happens to be visiting the nearby village. All of them have secrets they are desperate to keep, but none can outwit Poirot as he navigates the ingenious red herrings and plot twists that earned Agatha Christie her well-deserved reputation as the queen of mystery.