S3E10 Poirot and the Affair at Styles

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For. I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery, murder, and mayhem. These are arrangements, which means instead of word-for-word readings, you get a performance meant to be heard. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes. This is Season 3, Enter the Detective. This season contains adaptations of the first cases for detectives. Some will be characters from book, screen, and stage. Others will be lesser known but with great stories that we hope you give a try.  Episode 10 is about solving money problems. Permanently. This is Poirot and the Affair at Styles, an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s The Mysterious Affair at Styles.Join my newsletter On The Prowl by clicking HERE. It comes out with every full moon. Check out past editions on my website www.tgwolff.com/e-zine. Patronize our Supporters!Support comes in many shapes and sizes. Good advice. Mutual promotion. Partner in crime. Support those that are helping us grow.Razing Stakes – pre-order nowThe first day of summer is the last day of a young accountant’s life. Colin McHenry is out for his regular run when an SUV crosses into his path, crushing him. Within hours of the hit-skip, Cleveland Homicide Detective Jesus De La Cruz finds the vehicle in the owner’s garage, who’s on vacation three time zones away. The setup is obvious, but not the hand behind it. The suspects read like a list out of a textbook:  the jilted fiancée, the jealous coworker, the overlooked subordinate, the dirty client. Razing Stakes, book #3 in the De La Cruz casefile series, releases Feb 14 from Down & Out Books. Pre-order today.Down & Out Books. Mystery and thriller lovers seek out Publisher Down & Out Books. They like to live at the grittier end of the spectrum. There are no cozies here. https://downandoutbooks.com/Forced Perspective by Colin Campbell. When cops collide. Boston cop Jim Grant enlists ex-cop Vince McNulty for a sting in Palm Springs. The plan is almost derailed when Grant and McNulty protect a receptionist from an angry biker. In the end, it goes off without a hitch. Palm Springs is a dry run for a Colorado crime lord. The angry biker and heavy snow mean this time there will be blood and death and a very big hitch. FORCED PERSPECTIVE by Colin Campbell. Read it and weep. Buy it HEREEpisode MaterialsThere are several places where you can find the original. Gutenberg is one of them. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/863Cast of characters  Captain Hastings, Narrator Hercule Poirot, Belgian ex-police detective, living in Essex, England Mrs. Emily Cavendish Inglethorpe, the body Mr. Alfred Cavendish, her husband of 8 weeks Mr. John Cavendish, her step-son, will inherit Styles Court at her death Mrs. Mary Cavendish, John’s wife Mr. Lawrence Cavendish, John’s younger brother, a poet Miss Cynthia Murdoch, ward of Emily Inglethorpe, works in hospital dispensary Miss Evelyn Howard, former companion to Emily Inglethorpe Dorcas, loyal maid Detective Inspector James Japp, Scotland Yard Superintendent Summerhaye, Scotland Yard Mrs. Maikes, wife of local farmer Mr. Wills, apothecary Mr. Mace, the other apothecary After the Story That wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Become a member of our Body Bag Brigade by financially supporting this season with a one-time donation. Pay what you can. Information is in the show notes and on our website TGWolff.com/Podcast.   Mysteries to Die For is written by TG Wolff with contribution from Jack Wolff. Poirot and the Affair at Styles was written by TG Wolff, adapted from The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie. Music and production and by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff.