The Sittaford Mystery is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1931 under the title of The Murder at Hazelmoor and in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 7 September of the same year under Christie's original title. It is the first Christie novel to be given a different title for the US market The novel was well-received, with praise for the character Miss Emily Trefusis. The references to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, no longer alive when the book was published, and the elements of the setting that hearken to The Hound of the Baskervilles were also noted and appreciated. Who has coshed Trevelyan on the head? Apparently, the murderer was admitted through the window. In other words, Trevelyan knows the murderer. With snow falling heavily that day in Dartmoor, who came the deceased in such condition? James Pearson, an estranged nephew of his, is then identified as the last person to see Trevelyan. Despite having had a row with his uncle hours before the other was murdered, he swore to the police that the other was alive and kicking when he left the house. Nonetheless, Trevelyan’s will is in favour of Pearson. Moreover, Pearson had financial trouble due to the money he has owed and cannot be repaid. His arrest is inevitable. You can listen online to free English audiobook “The Sittaford Mystery” by Agatha Christie on our website.
