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內容簡介 碧草如茵的史岱爾莊園，是英國典型的鄉村農莊，它處於靜謐恬適的如詩畫境中，莊中人亦皆是教養深厚的鄉紳仕女。舊識海斯汀應邀至該莊度假，原想藉機暫避烽火安心療養身體。然而嗅覺敏銳的他，自踏入史岱爾莊的第一日起，便隱覺莊中暗潮洶湧，似是人人各懷鬼胎。果真數日之後便發生了一起離奇懸疑的謀殺悲劇。海斯汀火速請來退休的比利時大警探白羅協助調查，沒想到案情就此撲朔迷離陷入膠著，眼見該是兇手的歹徒他放人一馬，明顯是兇器的證據他置之不理，還對好人事事存疑，偏對惡人推心置腹，怪招百出，倒行逆施，看得旁人直替這位老警探捏一把冷汗……結果如何，保證出人意料，令人心服口服，敬請堅持看完最後一字。本書為克莉絲蒂一鳴驚人的推理處女作，由作品即可明顯看出這位後來受封為「推理天后」作家的深厚潛力。本中文書介出《史岱爾莊謀殺案》遠流出版事業股份有限公司出版“It’s tempting to say that Agatha Christie is a genius and let it go at that, but the world’s had plenty of geniuses. Agatha Christie is something special.”—Lawrence Block, New York Times bestselling authorIn this official and fully restored edition, Hercule Poirot solves his first case in the Agatha Christie novel that started it all, now featuring a “missing chapter” and exclusive content from the Queen of Mystery.Who poisoned the wealthy Emily Inglethorp and how did the murderer penetrate and escape from her locked bedroom? Suspects 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.With impeccable timing, and making his unforgettable debut, the brilliant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is on the case.One of the best-loved classic mysteries of all time, The Mysterious Affair at Styles will continue to enchant old readers and introduce Agatha Christie’s unique storytelling genius to a host of new readers."
