Poirot’s friend Hastings puts us straight in the picture in their first book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, where we’re informed that “as a detective, Poirot’s flair had been extraordinary”. Luxurious, magnificent, immense, and dedicatedly groomed, the moustache precedes Poirot into a room it’s a unique talking point, it’s provocative, and it has a character all of its own. Perhaps even more famous than the man himself, is his moustache.
He dresses very precisely, and takes the utmost pride in his appearance. Standing at a diminutive 5’4” – although there have been various interpretations of this on stage and screen – Poirot’s described in writing as having an egg-shaped head, often tilted to one side, and eyes that shine green when he’s excited. Since his inception over 100 years ago, Poirot has stolen the hearts and minds of audiences from Azerbaijan to Vietnam, and his celebrated cases have been recorded across 33 original novels and over 50 short stories.
Together they sort through the myriad suspects and twisted web of lies to solve the mysterious affair at Styles Manor.Hercule Poirot: the world-renowned, moustachioed Belgian private detective, unsurpassed in his intelligence and understanding of the criminal mind, respected and admired by police forces and heads of state across the globe. Our narrator, Lieutenant Hastings, enlists the help of his friend, brilliant but unconventional detective Hercule Poirot. The wealthy widow Emily Cavendish, recently remarried to a much younger man, is found dead after a heated argument with an unknown man. Christie weaves a tangled web of mystery, murder, and deception in an isolated British country manor. First published in 1920 in answer to a bet, The Mysterious Affair at Styles will certainly keep you guessing.
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