The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot Series)

by Agatha Christie

Overview

Robbery and brutal murder aboard a luxury transport ensnares the ever-attentive Hercule Poirot in The Mystery of the Blue Train, from Queen of Mystery Agatha Christie

When the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to wake serene Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But she will never wake again—for a heavy blow has killed her, disfiguring her features almost beyond recognition. What is more, her precious rubies are missing.

The prime suspect is Ruth’s estranged husband, Derek. Yet Hercule Poirot is not convinced, so he stages an eerie reenactment of the journey, complete with the murderer on board. . . .

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061750090
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	07/05/2005
Series:	Hercule Poirot Series
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	8,948
Lexile:	720L (what's this?)
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.

Date of Birth:

September 15, 1890

Date of Death:

January 12, 1976

Place of Birth:

Torquay, Devon, England

Education:

Home schooling

Website:

http://www.agathachristie.com

What People are Saying About This

Peter Lovesey

“No one is better at misdirection than Agatha Christie. She dangles the key to the mystery in front of you and you still don’t see it.”

Editorial Reviews

A truly honorable thriller in the classic tradition.

Masterly.

Times Literary Supplement

A truly honorable thriller in the classic tradition.

New York Herald Tribune

Agatha Christie [is] the maestro of murder tales.”  — People

“The Empress of the crime novel.” — Sunday Express (London)

“No one is better at misdirection than Agatha Christie. She dangles the key to the mystery in front of you and you still don’t see it.” — Peter Lovesey, Anthony award-winning author of Stagestruck

From the Publisher

The Empress of the crime novel.

Sunday Express (London)

Agatha Christie [is] the maestro of murder tales.” 

People

No one is better at misdirection than Agatha Christie. She dangles the key to the mystery in front of you and you still don’t see it.

Peter Lovesey

One of the few things you can rely on in this life is that a Hercule Poirot story is going to be engaging and the second is that Audio Partners will bring it to you superbly done and at a great price. Katherine Grey decides to see a little of the world when she inherits a tidy nest egg from an old employer. She opts for a trip to the French Riviera on the famous blue train. She gets more than she bargained for when the lady she befriends on the train turns up dead. Luckily for her, the famous Belgian is on board, and, as she helps Poirot unearth clues, she stumbles on romance and adventure in this diverting tale from a time gone by. John Moffatt expertly personifies the moneyed classes with their belief that they’re above such nasty things as murder. He carries off with aplomb the many characters’ emotional ups and downs and is especially good with the charming bravado of the upper-crust playboy about to receive his comeuppance. D.G. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine

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