Synopses & Reviews
The famous Orient Express, thundering along on its three days' journey across Europe, came to a sudden stop in the night. Snowdrifts blocked the line at a desolate spot somewhere in the Balkans. Everything was deathly quiet. "Decidedly I suffer from the nerves," murmured Hercule Poirot, and fell asleep again. He awoke to find himself very much wanted. For in the night murder had been committed. Mr. Ratchett, an American millionaire, was found lying dead in his berth—stabbed. The untrodden snow around the train proved that the murderer was still on board. Poirot investigates. He lies back and thinks—with his little grey cells. . . .
Murder on the Orient Express must rank as one of the most ingenious stories ever devised. The solution is brilliant. Once can but admire again the amazing resource of Agatha Christie.
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“What more…can a mystery addict desire?” New York Times
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“[Moves] smoothly and entertainingly to its surprise conclusion.” Chicago Daily Tribune
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“Nothing short of swell. [Christie] is probably the best suspicion scatterer and diverter in the business.” New York Herald Tribune
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“Need it be saidthe little grey cells solve once more the seemingly insoluble. Mrs Christie makes an improbable tale very real, and keeps her readers enthralled and guessing to the end.” Times Literary Supplement (London)
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“A brilliantly ingenious story.” Dorothy L. Sayers, Daily Herald (UK)
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“Its tempting to say that Agatha Christie is a genius and let it go at that, but the worlds had plenty of geniuses. Agatha Christie is something special.” Lawrence Block, New York Times bestselling author
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An exclusive authorized edition of the original Agatha Christie hardcover--the Queen of Mystery's most famous book, and Hercule Poirot's most famous case.
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.
Reproducing the original typesetting and format of the first edition from the Christie family's archive, Murder on the Orient Express Facsimile Edition also features the first hardcover edition's actual cover art, which has been painstakingly restored to its original beauty.
Synopsis
A stunning facsimile edition of the original Agatha Christie hardcover—the legendary authors most famous book, and Hercule Poirots most famous case.
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.
Reproducing the original typesetting and format of the first edition from the Christie familys archive, Murder on the Orient Express Facsimile Edition also features the first hardcover editions actual cover art, which has been painstakingly restored to its original beauty.
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. Sophie Hannah is the internationally bestselling author of nine psychological thrillers, which have been published in more than 20 countries and adapted for television. Sophie is an Honorary Fellow of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, and as a poet has been shortlisted for the TS Eliot Prize.