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do I have to actually read the first five books before this one or can it act as a standalone?

Don Rittmann Of course you can read can read The Mystery of the Blue Train as a "standalone" but, frankly, I wouldn't advise making it your first Agatha Christie m…moreOf course you can read can read The Mystery of the Blue Train as a "standalone" but, frankly, I wouldn't advise making it your first Agatha Christie mystery. That's because, in my view, it isn't a very good one. The denouement is not compelling. Christie herself thought it was one of her least convincing works. If you want to start with a good, representative, Hercule Poirot Christie, done in mid career, I'd recommend Evil Under the Sun or Peril at End House.(less)

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Does the character Lenox Tamplin ever make another appearance in a Poirot story?

Angie I liked her too. I would have loved Katherine to be back at some point too... She could have made an appearance in Miss Marple novels (as she was from…moreI liked her too. I would have loved Katherine to be back at some point too... She could have made an appearance in Miss Marple novels (as she was from St Mary Mead too).(less)

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books by agatha chistie?

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Mrs. Harfield's first name: A discrepancy? "...your duties to my Cousin Emma (whose recent death...)..." - P. 34 "...our thanks to you for your services to my poor cousin, Emma. Her death has ..." - P. 35 Miss Viner, Mrs. Harfield's friend - "You wouldn't have thought I'd have outlasted Jane Harfield, would you?" - P. 39 "... if Jane Harfield had had a slice of brown bread every evening and..." - P. 39

Ragna Perhaps Miss Viner considers Emma to be an unsuitable name for Mrs. Harfield. Later in the book, she calls her maid Ellen while Katherine thinks the m…morePerhaps Miss Viner considers Emma to be an unsuitable name for Mrs. Harfield. Later in the book, she calls her maid Ellen while Katherine thinks the maid's name is Helen. Miss Viner explains it by saying that Helen is an unsuitable name for a maid. Of course it could also be a typo.(less)

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