The Mysterious Affair at Styles on Audible
November 14, 2024
Audible, a specialist in spoken-word entertainment, has released The Mysterious Affair at Styles, an all-star Audible Original adaptation of Agatha Christie’s debut novel starring Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones).
Alongside Dinklage, Himesh Patel (Yesterday) will be playing Poirot’s companion, Captain Hastings. The star-studded adaptation will also feature 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).
The Mysterious Affair at Styles is an Audible Original adaptation of Agatha Christie’s debut novel, releasing as part of a new production deal with Agatha Christie Limited.
The Audible Original adaptation of Christie’s The Mysterious Affair at Styles, tells the story of an injured and traumatised Captain Hastings (Himesh Patel), who has been invited to a large country estate to recover after serving in World War I. With tensions tearing the family apart, what seems like a perfect haven soon turns into a nightmare, as the matriarch of the family Emily Inglethorp (Harriet Walter) dies suddenly one night, with her family swiftly realising her death was no accident.
With a full ensemble of characters with motives for the murder, nobody is above suspicion. As Hastings is desperate to solve the mystery and protect the family from fervent media speculation, he knows there is only one man who can help. With his impeccable suit and exceptional insight, Hastings calls on the brilliant detective he once knew – Hercule Poirot (Peter Dinklage).
The Audible Original production will offer state of the art sound design in Dolby Atmos, created by multi award winning sound designer John Wakefield. The adaptation has been written by Anna Lea (Around the World in 80 Days) and directed by Alice Lowe (Prevenge and the forthcoming Timestalker). The Mysterious Affair at Styles features a stunning original score by British actor and musician Johnny Flynn (The Detectorists) in collaboration with cellist and composer Joe Zeitlin and is produced by Claire Broughton of Hat Trick Productions (the production company behind Derry Girls).