内容简介
ThefirstHerculePoirotmystery,nowpublishedforthefirsttimewithapreviouslydeletedsceneandcommentaryfromAgathaChristieexpertJohnCurran.ThisistheAgathaChristiebookthatstarteditall—thesublimeintroductionofhermastersleuth,HerculePoirot,andhisnowlegendarypowersofdetection.WhopoisonedthewealthyEmilyInglethorpandhowdidthemurdererpenetrateandescapefromherlockedbedroom?SuspectsaboundinthequaintvillageofStylesSt.Mary—fromtheheiress'sfawningnewhusbandtohertwostepsons,hervolatilehousekeeper,andaprettynursewhoworksinahospitaldispensary.Makinghisunforgettabledebut,thebrilliantBelgiandetectiveisonthecase.