Who poisoned the wealthy Emily Inglethorpe and how did the murderer penetrateand escape from her locked bedroom? Suspects abound in the quaint village ofStyles ... » 

Who poisoned the wealthy Emily Inglethorpe and how did the murderer penetrateand escape from her locked bedroom? Suspects abound in the quaint village ofStyles St. Maryfrom the heiresss fawning new husband to her two stepsonsher volatile housekeeper and a pretty nurse who works in a hospitaldispensary. Making his unforgettable debut the brilliant Belgian detectiveHercule Poirot is on the case.The key to the success of this style of detective novel writes ElizabethGeorge in her Introduction lies in how the author deals with both the cluesand the red herrings and it has to be said that no one bettered AgathaChristie at this game. «