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Murder on the Orient Express (Poirot Series) Paperback – March 1, 1990

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Just after midnight, a snowdrift stopped the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train was surprisingly full for the time of the year. But by the morning there was one passenger fewer. An American lay dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. with tension mounting, detective He
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  1. Book 10 of 39
    Hercule Poirot series
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    HARPER COLLINS
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    March 1, 1990
  5. Dimensions
    5.39 x 0.75 x 6.97 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0007119313
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0007119318
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HARPER COLLINS; Masterpiece Ed edition (March 1, 1990)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0007119313
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0007119318
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.39 x 0.75 x 6.97 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Born in Torquay in 1890, Agatha Christie began writing during the First World War and wrote over 100 novels, plays and short story collections. She was still writing to great acclaim until her death, and her books have now sold over a billion copies in English and another billion in over 100 foreign languages. Yet Agatha Christie was always a very private person, and though Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple became household names, the Queen of Crime was a complete enigma to all but her closest friends.

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Entertaining, classic mystery kept me guessing
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Entertaining, classic mystery kept me guessing
5 stars for Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie.Detective Hercule Poirot resolves a case in Syria and must forego his planned few days of relaxation after being urgently called back to London regarding a new development in a separate case. He is able to obtain last-minute accommodations on the Orient Express train with the help of a rail company executive and friend, but they are forced to stop unexpectedly in the countryside of Yugoslavia during a blizzard and must wait days for snow to be cleared from the tracks.During the night, a passenger is murdered in their sleeping car! The door is locked from the inside. The window is open, but there are no footprints in the snow. The murderer must be one of the other passengers, but who?! And why?Murder on the Orient Express has a wide range of interesting suspects and the always clever (and he knows it) French Detective Poirot. The rail company executive Bauc and Dr. Constantine try to help Poirot determine who the murderer is, but of course every new piece of information changes their suspicions and adds to the complexity of the case.This classic mystery is a very entertaining story with a satisfying ending, and it truly kept me guessing until nearly the end.
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Ivette R
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, exciting and easy to read.
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2024
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I loved it! The story unfolds slowly yet not boring, it was easy to understand, fun and very much entertaining for someone that likes to read crime but not the uncomfortable morbid parts.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A fun read
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2021
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For those readers that like to put themselves into Hercule Poirot’s character and try their luck at solving the murder, this book is handmade for you. But beware! Poirot is an amazing sleuth with uncanny deduction abilities. It is a hard act to follow even though there are clues aplenty. ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ is Christie’s most famous work, with 3 movies based on it. I fear that it would be redundant to go over the specifics of the site and situation of the murder. A large part of the book is devoted to Poirot interviewing the suspects, and it is only the great personality of the detective that carries the plot forward thereby avoiding falling into a tedious slog. I was captivated by the interviews, with meeting such an array of great characters. The dialogue in the interrogations was some of the most edgy and enlightening in the book. I liked the way Christie went over the clues (and red herrings) several times, apparently so that the reader could keep up. Only problem was, that it was still difficult to keep all the who-said-what-when straight. The ending. One has to forgo believability a bit, but it was indeed memorable, and for me, unpredictable. In the end I was proud of Poirot and his astonishing powers of reason. A fun read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars First time Agatha Christie reader.... what a breath of fresh air!
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2016
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I am an Agatha Christie n00b. I like all kinds of mystery/ thrillers and have recently finished the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovitch and have now moved on to the Alex Cross series by James Patterson. I had just finished book 2 of Alex Cross when I decided I wanted a break from the modern thrillers. I think with the modern writers, the author feels like they have to have that crazy twist and after a while you just start thinking about the craziest twist the author could pull, and thus it becomes predictable. I still enjoy those books, but how cow this book was like a breath of fresh air. I can't believe I have never read or seen an Agatha Christie story before, I had heard of her but for some reason had no interest. Well, that was a big mistake. Huge.

On to the book: My favorite part about the whole book is how logical everything is, and how well it flows. Poirot's problem solving process feels like a professor walking you through a complex math problem, breaking everything down step by step. You can only move on if the previous step is logical. I like that a lot, it feels like Sherlock Holmes but much more orderly, and without compromising the suspense of it all. Poirot is a very likable protagonist, he empathizes with everyone and yet he is so uncompromising with his own logic and principles. He is very gentlemanly and charming, and this is going to sound so corny but as I was reading this it almost felt like he was my mentor teaching me how to solve this mystery on my own.

I may give out SPOILERS from this point on.

I loved, LOVED the plot. It had hints of An Inspector Calls and Twelve Angry Men, both were great stories with complex character development. They all do start out a little slow, but it's always just enough to keep you going and then- BAM! It starts to snowball before you know it, and you can't put the book down. I don't know what else to say, except this book really has a good beginning, middle and end. I found the ending thoroughly satisfying. I liked that it made logical sense for them to come to the conclusion that they agreed upon.

If you haven't already read this book, don't wait any longer! I solidly recommend it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of the Best
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2014
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Can I say "WOW!" It's not news that Agatha Christie is a maestro of the mystery writing and I don't think it can be a surprise to anyone that her novels are excellent, especially when it comes to one of the most beloved detectives in the world - Hercule Poirot. Nonetheless, every time I read one of her books I get reminded why Ms. Christie is the classic when it comes down to traditional mystery.

When I first picked up this book, I vaguely remembered watching the movie, but as it usually happens I really could not remember the ending. Which is very important in reading the mystery!!! So, I was pretty confident that I'm going to enjoy whatever comes along. It started out slowly and not overwhelmingly exciting, as we used to by now with all those blockbuster movies that open with the bang and 30-second trailers that overload our brains with too much information. They even write books in that style nowadays: shock the reader and keep it running, shooting, screaming, etc., etc., until we get a headache and call it a night. It's almost like a competition of who gives up first - the writer who keeps telling us evermore shocking things or the reader who slumps with exhaustion and takes a sleeping pill at night to ward off any coming nightmares.

However, Ms. Christie is an old-style writer. She takes her time to develop the story and the characters. It might start our slow, but it picks up as you get engrossed in the plot. And the ending? Well, you never see it coming! One thing I really enjoy about Ms. Christie's writing is her very descriptive language which magically transports you into the scene (of luxury Orient Express in 1930s, in this scenario), but at the same time it's not overly burdensome that you loose interest in the plot over all the minuscule details. It's just right. A bit of a tip, search Orient Express online and you will see what it really looked like to get some visuals of the scene and help with all of the movements/actions that transpire during the story.

I thoroughly enjoyed every page of this masterfully written novel. I would think anybody who has every watched Hercule Poirot TV-series (with David Suchet) will appreciate reading the original masterpiece. And as to "whodunnit", well, you'll have to read to the end!
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Stina
5.0 out of 5 stars Agatha Christie’s books are brilliant
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024
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I bought this because this book because our youngest homeschooler loves Agatha and Murder on the Orient Express is his favorite movie. I also used it as one of his books to read for his English/Literature curriculum for this year. Looking forward to purchasing more of her books.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Deduction and Reasoning Was the Best
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2024
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A wonderful mystery and hailed a classic in the detective world, this was a wonderful introduction into the world of Hercule Poirot.
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Kim
5.0 out of 5 stars Murder On Orient Express
Reviewed in Canada on April 11, 2024
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Who doesn’t like a good crime story especially written by Agatha Christie 👍
Have seen & read many versions of the story ..
So decided to buy this book for my sister for her birthday.
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Paola Marcela Garcia Quintanilla
5.0 out of 5 stars Buena calidad
Reviewed in Mexico on December 26, 2022
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El artículo llegó a tiempo
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leila vm
4.0 out of 5 stars amazing
Reviewed in Brazil on January 28, 2022
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This is a genius plot from a genius writer. Agatha Christie is, for me, the queen of the golden age of British crime stories. However, this edition is amazingly full of typos, mainly in the French sentences, but in the English text also. It's not the first time I read this book, and I'm pretty sure that Dame Agatha did know how to write correctly in both languages. Unbelievable that editors should be so neglectful.
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SOLYX
5.0 out of 5 stars Classique des classiques
Reviewed in France on April 24, 2024
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Classique des classiques un bon thriller pour celui qui n’a pas encore lu ici en version anglaise beaucoup plus réaliste
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5.0 out of 5 stars My first Agatha Christie and I loved it.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2024
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My first Agatha Christie and I loved it.

I picked this up because I wanted something short, sharp, absorbing, and plotty, but also not too dark, and I would say this fitted the bill perfectly.

I have also always had a thing about sleeper trains,I I find the idea of them really romantic. However, my personal circumstances mean I am very unlikely to find myself on one, so I have to live vicariously through others.

Having said that, I am glad I wasn't on this particular journey because being stuck in a snow drift would be the least of my worries.
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