# Emily Inglethorp — The Mysterious Affair at Styles character guide > Emily Inglethorp in The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Mrs. Inglethorp, old Mrs. Inglethorp, Emily, Aunt Emily, Poor Emily **First appearance:** 0002-i-i-go-to-styles ## Who they are The autocratic mistress of Styles Court, whose late remarriage to a man half her age has scandalized her stepchildren and unsettled every expectation of inheritance. ## Relationships ### [Hercule Poirot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mysterious_affair_at_styles_se/characters/hercule_poirot) _professional_ Poirot investigates Emily's murder, making her the central victim of the case he is hired to solve. ### [Evelyn Howard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mysterious_affair_at_styles_se/characters/evelyn_howard) _friendship_ Evelyn was Emily's longtime companion and friend, though they had a falling out shortly before the murder. ### [Alfred Inglethorp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mysterious_affair_at_styles_se/characters/alfred_inglethorp) _family_ Alfred is Emily's much younger husband, and their marriage is marked by suspicion and financial manipulation. ### [Mary Cavendish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mysterious_affair_at_styles_se/characters/mary_cavendish) _family_ Emily is Mary's mother-in-law, and their relationship is strained by Mary's unhappy marriage to John. ### [John Cavendish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mysterious_affair_at_styles_se/characters/john_cavendish) _family_ Emily is John's stepmother, and their relationship is tense due to her new marriage and control of the estate. ### [Cynthia Murdoch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mysterious_affair_at_styles_se/characters/cynthia_murdoch) _family_ Cynthia is Emily's ward, living under her roof with a dependent but affectionate bond. ### [Hercule Poirot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mysterious_affair_at_styles_se/characters/hercule_poirot) _professional_ Poirot investigates Emily's murder, making her the central victim of the case he is hired to solve. ### [John Cavendish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mysterious_affair_at_styles_se/characters/john_cavendish) _family_ Emily is John's stepmother, and their relationship is tense due to her new marriage and control of the estate. ### [Cynthia Murdoch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mysterious_affair_at_styles_se/characters/cynthia_murdoch) _family_ Cynthia is Emily's ward, living under her roof with a dependent but affectionate bond. ### [Mary Cavendish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mysterious_affair_at_styles_se/characters/mary_cavendish) _family_ Emily is Mary's mother-in-law, and their relationship is strained by Mary's unhappy marriage to John. ### [Cynthia Murdoch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mysterious_affair_at_styles_se/characters/cynthia_murdoch) _family_ Cynthia is Emily's ward, living under her roof with a dependent but affectionate bond. ### [Evelyn Howard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mysterious_affair_at_styles_se/characters/evelyn_howard) _friendship_ Evelyn was Emily's longtime companion and friend, though they had a falling out shortly before the murder. ## In the story ### [The Mysterious Affair at Styles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mysterious_affair_at_styles_se/chapters/the-mysterious-affair-at-styles) The elderly mistress of Styles, recently remarried to a younger man. ### [I: I Go to Styles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mysterious_affair_at_styles_se/chapters/i-i-go-to-styles) The elderly mistress of Styles, recently remarried to Alfred Inglethorp; described as autocratic and generous. ### [The 16th and 17th of July](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mysterious_affair_at_styles_se/chapters/ii-the-16th-and-17th-of-july) Agitated after a row with Alfred; refuses to show Mary a document; retires early with her coffee untasted. ### [III: The Night of the Tragedy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mysterious_affair_at_styles_se/chapters/iii-the-night-of-the-tragedy) Found dying in her locked room; suffers violent convulsions and dies after uttering 'Alfred—Alfred—'. ### [IV: Poirot Investigates](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mysterious_affair_at_styles_se/chapters/iv-poirot-investigates) Though deceased, her death and the circumstances surrounding it are the focus of the investigation. Poirot notes the lack of emotional grief from the family. ### [The Last Link](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mysterious_affair_at_styles_se/chapters/xii-the-last-link) Posthumously revealed to have destroyed her own will and died from strychnine precipitated in her medicine. ### [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mysterious_affair_at_styles_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations) Her bedroom is depicted in the floor plan, showing the layout of furniture and the location of evidence. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mysterious_affair_at_styles_se/characters/emily_inglethorp - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mysterious_affair_at_styles_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mysterious_affair_at_styles_se/characters