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The Mysterious Affair at Styles

By: Agatha Christie, Anna Lea - adaptation
Narrated by: Peter Dinklage, Himesh Patel, Harriet Walter, Jessica Gunning, Phil Dunster, Rob Delaney, John Bradley, Vivian Oparah, Patsy Ferran
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An Audible Original multi-cast adaptation of Agatha Christie’s debut novel, THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES, starring Peter Dinklage as the legendary Hercule Poirot.

England, 1914. The world is at war. Captain Hastings, injured and shaken, is invited to Styles Court to recover. It’s a grand old country house - the family home of his old friend - and a perfect haven. Or so it seems. But in the blistering summer heat, trouble is afoot. Simmering tensions are tearing the family apart, and it all comes to a head in the most horrifying way. Emily Inglethorp, the wealthy matriarch of the family, is brutally murdered in the middle of the night. And nobody at Styles is above suspicion. Anyone could have killed Emily - from her ambitious American husband to her distinguished but troubled sons John and Lawrence, her old friend Evie Howard and young ward Cynthia Murdoch. Captain Hastings is desperate to solve the mystery and protect the family from the terrible speculation of the press. And he knows just the man they need: a brilliant Detective Hastings once knew, who just happens to be staying in the village. His insight and method are exceptional - and his suit is flawless. He goes by the name of Hercule Poirot.

Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) leads an all-star cast as Agatha Christie’s famous detective in his first ever outing, with Himesh Patel (Yesterday) as Captain Hastings. Also starring Harriet Walter (Succession), Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer), Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso), Rob Delaney (Catastrophe), John Bradley (Game of Thrones), Vivian Oparah (Rye Lane) and Patsy Ferran (A Streetcar Named Desire).

Produced in Dolby Atmos, the production features an original score by Johnny Flynn.

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MUSIC 1 - Home Fires Burning - WW1 Song - sung by Johnny Flynn and the Deep Throat Choir, arranged by Joe Zeitlin
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CLIP 2 - Hastings recollects his good friend Poirot
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CLIP 3 - Poirot makes a first discovery
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CLIP 4 - Poirot sums up his findings with Hastings
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CLIP 5 - Cynthia and Hastings have a heart to heart
  • The Mysterious Affair at Styles
  • MUSIC 1 - Home Fires Burning - WW1 Song - sung by Johnny Flynn and the Deep Throat Choir, arranged by Joe Zeitlin
  • The Mysterious Affair at Styles
  • CLIP 2 - Hastings recollects his good friend Poirot
  • The Mysterious Affair at Styles
  • CLIP 3 - Poirot makes a first discovery
  • The Mysterious Affair at Styles
  • CLIP 4 - Poirot sums up his findings with Hastings
  • The Mysterious Affair at Styles
  • CLIP 5 - Cynthia and Hastings have a heart to heart
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About the Composer

Johnny Flynn is an award-winning and critically acclaimed actor and musician who has worked extensively across film, television and theatre. His work as a musician has found critical acclaim and a sizeable audience through the years; his most recent musical collaboration with Robert Macfarlane on the album Lost in the Cedar Wood is of particular note. His band Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit have released four albums and toured the world.
Flynn has scored and composed for numerous projects, including some in which he also appeared in front of the camera. These include the credits song “Queen Bee” for Autumn De Wilde’s debut feature Emma, contributing music to Song One directed by Kate Barker-Froyland, and additional songs and music for Stardust.
Other compositional work in film and television includes The Score, which not only features new compositional work, but reworkings of music from his catalogue; the score for Netflix series The Last Czars alongside band member Joe Zeitlin; and collaborating with composer Dan Michaelson on Detectorists. Additionally, Flynn composed the score for director Brian Crano's film A Bag of Hammers.
Additional works of note include the recently composed Magnitsky: The Musical, for which songs he won a BBC Audio Drama Award, and the music for Oak Tree Close, a dramatic piece for BBC Radio 4 directed by Jessica Dromgoole. In the world of theatre, he has composed an original instrumental score for a production of As You Like It, which ran at Shakespeare's Globe, and the score for the West End production of True West by Sam Shepherd.
Flynn has most recently toured Lost in the Cedar Wood with Robert Macfarlane across the UK.

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Perfect adaptation

Dinklage is an incredible Poirot. Loved the drama, acting and sound effects. I shall definitely be revisiting this again in the future.

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Excellent production

Great acting and scripts, well produced. I would love to listen to more of these!

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intriguing and immersing

excellently put together, soundtrack, editing, production to match the great storyline. so many twists and turns. it's a must listen

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An atmospheric Agatha Christie drama

Performed as a drama rather than read - with flashbacks to the horrors of war - this was a gripping version of an iconic Christie book.

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Masterful

I love John Moffatt but Peter Dinklage has taken his place as the best audio Poirot. He might even be second only to David Suchet overall. Fabulous cast, adaptation, music... please make more!

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Excellent

Really enjoyed this and loved the new interpretation of Poirot by Peter Dinklage. The dramatisation was excellent too.

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So very well done

Poirot was very well executed. No pantomime antics from any of the cast. I thoroughly enjoyed this adaptation.

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Peter Dinklidge great as Periot

the incidental music was not great ( except that at the end which was lovely)
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Brilliant cast

Loved it from start to finish looking forward to another production soon hopefully. Listened to the whole book straight through

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