So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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'What more can a mystery addict desire than a much-loathed murder victim found aboard the luxurious Orient Express with multiple stab wounds, thirteen likely suspects, an incomparably brilliant detective in Hercule Poirot, and the most ingenious crime ever conceived?'
jennifer morrow, March 21, 2008 (view all comments by jennifer morrow)
One of the greatest mysteries ever written. When an American businessman is killed aboard the train no one really wants to see the murder solved. Unfortunately, Hercule Poirot is aboard and antsy, so he spends his time trying to solve the mystery. Even if you don't care for the mystery genre, Christie writes character studies that anyone can appreciate. She knew human behavior, and The Orient Express is exceptional, even for her.
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