
The Mysterious Case of Styles Manor
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"The Mysterious Case at Styles Manor" was written during the First World War. According to the author, the inspiration mainly came from the author's experience as a volunteer in a hospital. The main content of the story is as follows: Mrs. Emily Inglethorpe, the mistress of Styles Manor, is in charge of the financial power of the manor. In the early morning of a Tuesday, he died of poisoning in his room, and all three doors leading to the outside world were locked from the inside. A great detective named Polo accepted the task of investigating the case. During the investigation of the case, he discovered that there were some shreds of paper from the burned will in the fireplace, and the coffee cup seemed to have been smashed, among other suspicious points. The biggest suspect is actually the husband, Mr. Alfred Inglethorpe, who is more than 20 years younger than the deceased. However, the young man had strong evidence of alibi. In addition, there are the two sons of the deceased and his ex-husband and several other related persons. Almost all of them have the opportunity to commit crimes, which means that everyone has many doubts. So, who is the murderer? Or did several people conspire to kill someone?
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