A rich woman in her seventies searched for fresh meat in her fifties, but was poisoned, which is the "Strange Case of Stiles Manor".
As Agatha Christie's debut novel, The Strange Case of Stiles Manor, was published in 1920. In this book, Grandma first portrays a Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot.
"The Strange Case of Styles Manor" is a typical masterpiece of the "Country House Case". In a quiet and harmonious manor in the countryside, in fact, people are full of intrigues and intrigues, undercurrents, and even hidden ulterior motives.
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A stepmother who lost her husband, Mrs. Emily Agnes Inglethorpe, the mistress of Styres Manor, lives with a large group of her ex-husband's children, who are in charge of the manor's finances. Several of her ex-husband's children are in financial trouble. At this time, the hostess found a young husband. This makes family conflicts even more intense. The manor is the inheritance left by the ex-husband, and at the moment everyone seems to be looking forward to the old lady returning to the West to divide up the property. It's like a pack of hungry wolves staring at a fat lamb.
So the tragedy happened, and in the early hours of Tuesday in the early hours of the morning, he was poisoned and killed, and it was Shidaning. What was incredible was that the three doors of the room were locked from the inside. No one seemed to have entered her room.
The son who is strapped on money, the eldest son whose marriage is in jeopardy, and the poison expert doctor, each of them has time to commit crimes. And a stern maid, that is, the most intimate of the hostess, had previously felt dangerous. She warned her family that the old lady's young husband would one day kill her. The maid, Yvie Howard, resigned despite her family's retention. From this, it is inferred that this maid is the least likely to be the murderer.
The symptom of the old lady's poisoning is Shi Ning, which reacts quickly after drinking it, but the old lady shouts around the early morning, and no one is present at that time.
The first to be suspected was her young husband, Mr. Alfred Inglethorpe, who was more than 20 years younger than the hostess. But that day, he had perfect evidence of alibi. Exclusion is first. But he was in no hurry to prove his innocence. It seems that he was waiting for the Feng police to arrest him, acquiescing to his crime. Why?
So who is the murderer?
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The facts of the case are complex, everyone has the possibility of committing crimes, and everywhere seems to be a labyrinth; sometimes it seems to be able to uncover the mystery, but it is full of twists and turns.
During his investigation, Poirot discovered a series of suspicious points, including burned pieces of wills in the fireplace, broken coffee cups, shards of clothing on the door, and a large piece of candle oil; at this time, the evidence pointed to the eldest son, John. (Because the pharmacy clerk saw that he was buying medicine in the pharmacy, and his signature to buy medicine, he also had a lover, arguing with his mother, etc.) The last person to stand on the judgment bench was him.
It seems like everything is a foregone conclusion. Poirot conducts a rigorous logical reasoning around the relationship between the family, and finally puts aside the fog and doubts, reverses the ending in the end, and finds the real murderer.
The final murderers were the old lady's young husband and the maid, Yvie Howard, who had resigned and returned home. They are cousins and have long been secretly in love.
In this book, the deceased takes a Ningde tonic containing Shi, and the murderer uses a brominated agent to precipitate Shidanin, so that the deceased will take an overdose of the drug to achieve the effect of poisoning when he takes the last dose of the drug. At the same time, after disguising, he bought strychnine hydrochloride from a local pharmacy, misleading people into poisoning someone on Tuesday, reaching the perfect alibi.
It is estimated that the purpose of the marriage between the impoverished Alfred Inglethorpe and the mistress was only for her property. It was a marriage that didn't match. The hostess also lured the wolf into the room and gave herself a dead knot.
Trick to use: The murderer has a full alibi, killing people through drugs, or even by the help of others. For the sake of wealth and affection. Let the murderer be first suspected and excluded, and finally prove that it is him, reverse and reverse to achieve an incredible effect.