The Mysterious Affair at Styles

  Initial Thoughts   Brilliant this story is! No doubt one of my favorite stories from the queen of mystery, Agatha Christie! I'll try to make this review as unbiased as possible, but there are simply not enough superlatives one can tack on to the ingenious writer.   Plot Overview   Oh no! Emily Inglethorp, owner of a sprawling estate and a good sum of money, is poisoned in her room! She has a few family members, an orphan she graciously took in, and a new young husband. With wills being written and changed faster than Usain Bolt can run a 100-metre, us readers get a front-row seat to this exciting affair that unfolds in many logical layers. Who benefits the most from her murder?   The Murder   Now we get down to the nitty-gritty! We have locked doors, we have poison, we have impersonators, we have several witnesses, and we have implicated gardeners. For once, the butler did not do it!