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    Murder on the Orient Express

    Written by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Dan Stevens

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    Agatha Christie’s most famous murder mystery, read by the inimitable Dan Stevens.

    Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside.

    Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMar 27, 2014
    ISBN9780007553259
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    Agatha Christie

    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.

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    • 3/5
      I really give this book 3.5 stars. It's the first time I've read an Agatha Christie novel so I'm not sure if she formats her books in the same manner every time. I like how this one was formatted. It made it so the characters and evidence were presented so that I could play detective too.

      It was bit slow to start, but then it took off and it was pretty good. As the mystery came to light I was thinking, "This is impossible. How can all these people be on the train at the same time and have this one connection?" I forced myself to keep on reading and then it all made sense. I thought Christie wrapped it up nicely.
    • 5/5
      Reread it while working - it hasn't lost any of its charm (although there are some old-fashioned ideas about race that were jarring)
    • 5/5
      Agatha Christie is, of course, a classic mystery writer who displays all the elements of her craft in this novel. The book is laid out in neat, logical order with the murder, the clues, interviews with each of the possible suspects, and a generous sprinkling of red herrings and possibilities. Although the reader is not privy to several of Poirot's pivotal clues, Christie does an excellent job of giving the reader most of what's needed to solve the case, while not allowing things to stand out or become obvious. This is a true classic by a master author.
    • 4/5
      After concluding a successful case in Eastern Europe, Hercule Poirot decides to return home on the Orient Express. It should be quiet and relaxing he thinks, and turns down a case from a rather unsavoury character who said someone was trying to kill him. But then that man is murdered, and Poirot has to find the killer who is still on the train...I’d only read one other Agatha Christie when I read this, Death on the Nile, which was very enjoyable, but I enjoyed this one much more. There were only a limited number of possible culprits, which made it all the more interesting trying to figure out whodunnit. It is rather a surprise ending, I’d be amazed if you guessed it. It stretched the bounds of possibility, but was still believable. Now all I have to do is see the film of it.Have since read 5 or 6 Agatha Christie books, and this one is still my favourite.
    • 5/5
      Hercule Poirot boarded the Taurus Express in Aleppo, Syria, having successfully solved the crime that brought him there, bound for Istanbul. On the train, he met two people who seemed to know each other acting suspiciously. Upon arrival, the famous investigator discovered that he also needed to take the Orient Express (the Simplon Orient Express). An old friend who was an official of the train company appeared and helped Poirot secure a berth after the train appeared to be fully booked, which was surprising in itself.On board the train, a gruesome murder occurs. There are 12 people connected to the carriage or the deceased. Poirot is asked to undertake the investigation. He proceeds to interview all of these folks and sift through the evidence that occurs. The solution to the crime is clever and surprising.Agatha Christie is, of course, famous for her peerless mystery writing. It is an educational experience to review the book and think through the structure that she used to tell the story. Her approach is straightforward. Ms. Christie begins with the crime in simple terms, reviews the suspects in an orderly manner, frames the questions to be addressed, then addresses them to come to a conclusion that is different than the reader anticipated.The spare writing style reflects the times in which the stories were written. There is none of the sex and violence that are so common today, though the excitement of the story is certainly not diminished. It is actually refreshing to read the spare style.There is much to be learned from studying the masters!
    • 4/5
      Although I know the story by heart, it's always enjoyable to read. One of a dozen or so I read on a Mediterranean cruise.
    • 4/5
      Very clever, if highly contrived. One is always amazed at how well Christie can create distinct characters with just a few brushstrokes.
    • 4/5
      I had not read this book and did not know "who done it" so this was an enjoyable one day read.
    • 4/5
      I could not help thinking how much better this would have been if I had read it not knowing how it would end.
    • 3/5
      'Murder on the Orient Express' by Agatha Christie was a brilliant and mysterious and suspenseful novel about Hercules Poirot investigating a murder on the Orient Express. This easy-to-read novel was extremely exciting and the scene of interrogation was especially interesting.
    • 5/5
      This fantastic thriller/mystery at its finest. Agatha Christie weaves a tale so complete that after you've finished, you sit back and savor it. Then, you watch the movie(s) because you want more. When Hercule Poirot is on the case, you know that the mystery won't remain unsolved. "Orient Express" has everything: location, sleuth, and a fabulous cast of suspects.This isn't to be missed.
    • 4/5
      Surprisingly, only the second Agatha Christie novel I've ever read, the first being "And Then There Were None." This one has been on my "to be read" shelf for years. Literally years. It took the movie coming out (and a book club) to get my butt in gear. I was not disappointed. It's a classic whoddunit, that keeps you guessing until the very end (although I was pretty close to figuring it out!). Famed detective, Hercule Poirot, is riding on the Orient Express because he must get back to London for a case. While on the train a murder occurs and he is tasked with discovering who the murderer is because there is no way he or she could have left the train. Lots of red herrings, interesting characters, sketchy motives, and puzzles. It was great and it definitely makes me want to read other books in the Poirot series! I'm glad however, that they can be read out of order because they are all stand alone novels.
    • 3/5
      I actIually really enjoyed this book. Some of the writing/language was a little flowery for me but the storyline kept me guessing at "whodunit" all the way through. A great murder mystery which was ahead of its day with some the CSI like investigation skills. I would recommentd this story because even when you think you might have figured it out...there is another twist. Happy Reading!
    • 5/5
      An old favorite. In my opinion, Christie's best Poirot. I love the exotic location, the despicable victim, the many suspects with their interlocking motives.
    • 4/5
      Poirot does it again, if you want to believe him or not. I liked the premise. A snowbound train, a murder, therefore the murderer must still be onboard the train. Who is it? A fun read.
    • 4/5
      It was fun reading the book that forged so many murder-mystery stereotypes that came after it. I was really pleasantly surprised how readable and enjoyable Agatha Christie remains so long after she first wrote it.
    • 3/5
      This was originally tagged to appear on my "book rape" shelf because, generally speaking, I would rather slam my head in a car door than read a straight-up mystery. This may be because of burn out at a young age. After devouring the entire Nancy Drew series, I had an epiphany one day that went something like this: "I don't give a damn who did it." It was like someone flipped a switch and I went cold turkey on mysteries (I even remember starting Murder on the Orient Express as a teen and thinking, "Nope. I think I'll go get a Piers Anthony book instead").However, I have since retracted this book's status as being forcibly thrust upon me because I actually enjoyed it. Color me surprised. Normally, I have these suckers figured out long before the end. After much sighing as I turned each page, knowing in my heart of hearts who the murderer was, imagine my shock when I was wrong. Really. I was. Dead wrong. The ending was, well, genius--and I shall say no more.Having said that, this is not great writing. I had to roll my eyes every time Poirot's eyes "twinkled" and it's chockfull of stereotypes, but that's not the point. The mark of a good mystery is that it keeps one guessing until the end, and Aggie (that's what I like to call her) certainly did her job well.
    • 4/5
      Everyone should read once -- Masterful mystery style combined with realistic plot and technique. I won't give away the ending but it wasn't who one might expect -- a quick read and very entertaining throughout.
    • 3/5
      This was only my second Christie read and much better than the first. (And Then There Were None). I will say that I had to play close attention to how the characters on the train were related to the Armstrong family--there were 12 of them and sometimes I was a bit confused. This book did not really excite me nor did it turn me off from possibly another Christie at some time in the future.
    • 5/5
      If you read one Hercule Poirot novel make it this one. This was one of Christie's favorites and mine too. The story is based loosely on the real life Lindberg kidnapping case. I think knowledge of that event enhances the reading of this book. Hercule Poirot finds himself on the famed Orient Express. A murder takes place and the identity of the murder victim sheds a whole new light on the case. The conclusion is nothing short of brilliant. I did see the PBS Masterpiece version of this movie before reading this book which blunted the ending for me. I wish I had read the book first to have gotten the full impact of those last pages. This is one of my all time favorites and a highly recommended read.
    • 5/5
      The famous Orient Express is travelling during the winter, a time when usually the train cars are empty. Hercule Poirot finds himself on an unusually crowded train car headed back home. The train is filled with a seemingly diverse group of people, with individuals from various social classes and backgrounds. Suddenly the group is tied together when just after midnight, the train is stopped by a snowdrift and a murder is committed. Unlikable millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett has been found dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times. His door is locked from the inside. The woman occupying the joining compartment swears there was a man in her cabin last night. Hercule Poirot is quickly on the case and determines there is no possible way someone came on the train unnoticed and that there is nowhere for them to hide if they had. These facts can only mean one thing…the murderer is one of his fellow passengers. Agatha Christie yet again brings to life the curious and delightfully intriguing Hercule Poirot in MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS. The reader walks through solving the case with Poirot, as he interviews each passenger. As the interviews carry on secrets are revealed and in the sort of grand reveal that only Poirot could present, the killer is named! This novel was one of my favorites growing up and I picked now to reread it in light of the new movie coming out this Friday. As always, Christie delivers up a literary slice of heaven in this fun and exhilarating mystery!
    • 5/5
      I actually saw the BBC production of this on PBS before reading the book. It was my first brush with Hercule Poirot and his "little grey cells". He will always remain one of my favorite detectives. If you don't know who did it, I won't spoil the ending, but I always thought it was extrememly interesting.
    • 4/5
      My first Agatha Christie novel, and oh what fun! It was great to step back in time, traveling aboard such a famous piece of history. Christie was masterful at creating twists and turns, keeping the reader just ahead of the solution to the crim. Msr. Poiroit was such a character, but using his clever deductions skills, helped solve an intriguing mystery.
    • 4/5
      This was my first foray into Agatha Christie's work, and I must say I was impressed with her ideas, though I found her writing fairly elementary. I really loved the way this one worked out, though I was not found of Christie's infamous detective, Hercule Poirot. I will probably read a few more of her works in order to gain some perspective. An incredibly fast read as well!
    • 5/5
      This is one of Christie's finest books where she creates a complex plot that hinges on a simple idea, but where the writing of the characters and setting makes it hold together. On the snowbound Orient Express, a man named Ratchett is murdered and Poirot working with the director of the company and a doctor work to figure out what happened. The joy of this story is in all the small details and how cunningly Christie puts things together and how Poirot does his reveal.
    • 4/5
      Hercule Poirot, a Belgian detective, is called back home from a holiday, so he makes arrangements to take the Orient Express. During the trip, an American man is brutally murdered. Poirot takes the case.This was my first introduction to Hercule Poirot and I liked him. The investigation was played out right before my eyes, but he was always way ahead of me. He gathered all the clues there were to gather, then he didn't rely just on the facts alone. He developed reasonable guesses and tested those guesses out on the suspects. Eventually, he arrived at not just one answer, but two. (4.25/5)Originally posted on: Thoughts of Joy
    • 3/5
      I avoided reading this for a long time, not least because I remember not liking the film, but having booked a sleeping car for the first time in many years (only from Holland to Switzerland, not across the Balkans!), I thought "What could be more appropriate reading matter?".This is one of those detective stories where the ending is more famous than the story itself, so I knew how it was going to end and had the sense of cogs grinding inevitably towards a solution. Thereś not much else to enjoy in Christie besides the mystery itself - characterisation and dialogue are always a bit wooden - but it was a pleasant enough read to keep me amused until Basel. There does seem to be rather a lot of product placement for the Wagons-Lits Company - I hope she got more than a complimentary ticket out of them for all that publicity!
    • 3/5
      While I very much enjoyed reading this book, I have to say that I was a little disappointed by the way everything unfolded in the end. Not to say that the end was unsensational, but rather that I found it a bit too far-fetched for my liking, and whereas I found the characters believable throughout the novel, I just couldn't suspend my disbelief anymore come the lifting of the veil in the final chapters. A second reading having the information I now have may demonstrate Christie's subtlety in writing each of the characters both under their guise and within their overarching connection, but while a quick read, I won't be reading the book again anytime soon to find out.

      I do still recommend this book to anyone looking for a quick and fun read, but I do not hold this novel in the high esteem that so many others seem to.
    • 3/5
      A man is murdered on a train while en route to Paris. Because the train has run into a snow bank, the murderer is probably still on the train. But questions surround the death of the man: When did it occur? Who could have done it? Why are some of the stab marks apparently struck with the left hand, others with the right, some so deep a woman could not have done it, others barely a scratch? Luckily, Hercule Poirot is on the case.***SPOILERS***This was an odd book. Admittedly only my second Agatha Christie novel, and my first Hercule Poirot which probably made a difference in how I warmed up to the character. As the eighth in the series, the reader was clearly meant to already know about him - it's not crucial to enjoying the story, merely for understanding the character. I was rather taken aback that pretty much nothing but talking and thinking happens. This made for a fast read because it was heavy in dialogue, but I never felt really involved in the story. M. Bouc seemed to exist only for Poirot to expound on his deductions. And the end was just really strange. I don't want to give it away, but it many ways it struck me as a non-mystery mystery. The reader can't really figure much out, they must see how Poirot with superior knowledge of the people and facts involved puts it all together. I didn't hate the book, but never had a stake in the story or the characters and finished it with a rather ambivalent attitude.
    • 4/5
      This is the latest, and probably the last, of my Christie rereads. Along with And Then There Were None and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, I think this represents her most ingenious and best-known mysteries. This time I did remember the overall solution, although not the details. I think what surprised me about this was how workmanlike it was, even more so than the other two. Characterization--other than directly pertaining to the crime--was nonexistent. The unique setting was also not really taken advantage of, other than to provide the isolation needed for the mystery. I enjoyed reading this and thought, as always, that it was very clever, but when you think about it, the plot consists almost entirely of Poirot sitting in a train car and talking. I am looking forward to seeing the movie; with such a skeleton, the actors really have a lot of latitude to make the characters their own.