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Murder on the Orient Express (Hardcover)

by Agatha Christie (Author) "IT was five o'clock on a winter's morning in Syria ..." (more)
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A Russian princess, a Hungarian count, a Swedish beauty, and an assortment of Americans, English and French are brought together on the elegant Orient Express. A brutal murder and an unexpected blizzard bring in the vacationing Hercule Poirot. The results are excellent. This BBC Radio dramatization is as thought-provoking as the original. The vocal characterizations, as diverse as the characters themselves, are appropriately dramatic. Actor John Moffatt is a forceful Poirot and leads the ensemble with style. With its attention to dialects, incidental music and pace, this is the perfect audio presentation for a road trip or a cozy day by a warm fire. M.R. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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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 Hercule Poirot comes up with not one, but two solutions to the crime… --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant "locked room" classic!, Aug 26 2007
By Paul Weiss (Dundas, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murder On The Orient Express (Mass Market Paperback)
"The Mysterious Affair at Styles" might be the locked room mystery that holds down honours for being the novel in which Agatha Christie introduced Hercule Poirot to a grateful reading public. But it is "Murder on the Orient Express" that showcases a confident, polished Hercule at the height of his powers. Standing tall beside Sherlock Holmes and Auguste Dupin, Poirot is arguably the most widely read and best known detective in literature and "Murder on the Orient Express" is certainly one of the finest examples of the mystery genre. In a brilliant variation of the typical British drawing room mystery, Christie places her cast of thirteen suspects together with the victim and Poirot on the Orient Express en route from Istanbul to Calais.

Mr Ratchett, an unsavory looking man who obviously has some dark secrets in his past, approaches Poirot as the train leaves Istanbul with the offer of a very fat fee asking for his services to help protect his life from enemies he knows are out to kill him. Poirot, seeing this as a very uninteresting exercise from a cerebral point of view, politely declines. But when the train is stopped in its proverbial tracks by a huge snow storm and Ratchett is killed in his locked berth, stabbed no less than twelve times, Poirot is pressed into service to solve the case by his long time friend Bouc who is also a director of the corporation that owns the train.

Through the simple process of gathering clues by interviewing the thirteen suspects - a wildly disparate lot that in modern terms would almost certainly be referred to as a "motley crue" - Poirot employs "the little gray cells" and intuits a positively brilliant solution. In that time honoured literary tradition of gathering all of the suspects into a single room, a somewhat less than humble Poirot puts on a flashy show of summarizing the case and revealing the identity of the perpetrator in a brilliant twist that only Poirot could fathom and only Dame Christie could create.

There is nothing about "Murder on the Orient Express" that does not deserve high praise - dialogue; the hilarious mis-translation of idiomatic French into spoken English; the less than subtle but accurate use of class distinctions and behavioural stereotypes unique to different nationalities; characterization; colourful narrative description; plot; suspense; red herrings; and, of course, a brilliant solution that deftly ties up every conceivable loose thread. And all of that is in an all too short package that can be read in the brief space of three or four thoroughly enjoyable hours. Read and enjoy, pass the book onto your best friend but, for goodness sake, keep your lip zipped about that brilliant ending!

Paul Weiss
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5.0 out of 5 stars An enduring classic, Jun 11 2003
By Lisa Bahrami "anonymous" (orlando, fl USA) - See all my reviews
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Even people who have not read anything by the great Agatha Christie have probably heard of this book. It is perhaps her most well-known work and has, of course, been made into an Academy Award winning film starring Albert Finney as Poirot. Murder on the Orient expressed has achieved worldwide renown because, simply, it is one of the greatest mysteries written by the greatest mystery writer of all time. It is extremely well-plotted and sharply written. Out of all Christie's books, this one contains the best cast of characters/suspects.The ending is a surprise (even though some other reviewers gave away the solution!) and very satisfying. This is a must-read for all mystery fans.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic reading!, Jun 13 2002
By Karen Sieradski (Shelby Township, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murder on the Orient Express (Audio CD)
David Suchet does a superb job with the narration and the various voices and accents. Even though I'm quite familiar with this story, listening to the Audio CD added a new dimension to the mystery.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved It!
I thought this was a great book. It is the first Agatha Christie book that I have ever read, and now I want to read more of her stuff. I was totally shocked by the ending... Read more
Published on Jun 4 2002 by Emmy

5.0 out of 5 stars Agatha Christie Breaks the Rules!
In Murder on the Orient Express (or Murder on a Calais Coach, whichever you prefer), Agatha Christie once more succeeds in building an apparently inexplicible case and then... Read more
Published on May 20 2002 by Christie Evans

4.0 out of 5 stars Murder on the Orient Express
The novel Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, is a riveting and impelling book which chronicles the adventures of a adroit detective traveling on an unusually crowded... Read more
Published on April 12 2002 by Andrea

5.0 out of 5 stars Murder on the Orient Express
An elderly man is found stabbed to death on the luxurious Orient Express--and the murderer is still on the train. Luckily, the ingenious Hercule Poirot is also a passenger. Read more
Published on April 1 2002 by ssjoshi101

5.0 out of 5 stars Dated but still, and always will be, ingenious
Ah, yes. The world famous case of the "Murder on the Orient Express" (MotOE). It is so famous, even people who have never read Christie know who did it. Read more
Published on Mar 12 2002 by K. H. ZAINAL

4.0 out of 5 stars HERCULES PEIROT ADVENTURE
The Orient Express is on its way back to Europe when it is stopped by huge snow drifts. A passenger is found murdered but Peirot is aboard and naturally takes control of... Read more
Published on Feb 28 2002 by G. Bowser

5.0 out of 5 stars Another feather in Poirot's hat
Poirot does it again. In this novel, Agatha Christie has out done herself tremendously. This novel is the definitive detective novel. Read more
Published on Feb 27 2002 by azmi shahrin

4.0 out of 5 stars He's clever, that Belgian
Very enjoyable, totally impossible whodunnit with a rather unlikely ending. But that does not matter. Read more
Published on Jan 18 2002 by moosifier

5.0 out of 5 stars Murder on the orient express
This is a must read!!!
If you enjoy Agatha Christie and have not read Murder on the Orient Express you must buy it and give one for a gift. Read more
Published on Jan 3 2002 by Andrea L. Stevenson

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite Possibly the best Mystery of Our Time
'The Murder on the Orient Express' by Agatha Christie is the best mystery, and my second favorite book, next to Harry Potter. Read more
Published on Jan 1 2002 by Brian Tracz

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