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Another Christie re read. Enjoyed it this time too. A cozy mystery involving a snowed in luxury train, a stabbed dead victim, who turned out to be a badass, more than a dozen suspects, and lots of red herrings.
Poirot indulged in his favorite game of utilising the gray cells and came up with the solution which efficiently wrapped up the mystery.
A must read for all Christie fans.
Poirot indulged in his favorite game of utilising the gray cells and came up with the solution which efficiently wrapped up the mystery.
A must read for all Christie fans.

To be perfectly honest, the main reason I picked this up was because a couple of Agatha Christie's books have been worked into episodes of Doctor Who. So I figured it was about time I dipped into this classic.
It's like swimming in a sea of red herrings. You watch as they follow one lead then something can't be right so they back up and try another way. Then nothing makes sense, but then Mr. Poirot sits in his Thinking Chair and Think, Think, Thinks. Then finally comes the grand reveal that made ...more
It's like swimming in a sea of red herrings. You watch as they follow one lead then something can't be right so they back up and try another way. Then nothing makes sense, but then Mr. Poirot sits in his Thinking Chair and Think, Think, Thinks. Then finally comes the grand reveal that made ...more

A quaint, old time-y murder mystery. Totally unsolvable but fun and well-written. This genre isn't usually my go-to, but I enjoyed this, it reads quickly, and recommended for anyone who likes books that take them back in time.
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May 17, 2010
anthony
marked it as to-read



Aug 14, 2013
Wendy Kalthoff
rated it
it was amazing
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Jul 23, 2017
David Howard
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really liked it
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Oct 31, 2017
Erika
marked it as to-read