Emily Inglethorp is a fictional character from Agatha Christie's detective novel, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles." She is portrayed as a wealthy and somewhat domineering elderly woman who owns Styles Court, a grand estate in England. Her character plays a crucial role in the story, as her sudden death sets off a chain of events that leads to an investigation. In the novel, Emily Inglethorp is found dead under suspicious circumstances, prompting the involvement of the famous detective Hercule Poirot. The investigation reveals family tensions and hidden motives among her relatives, making her death a central mystery that Poirot must unravel.