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Sept 25: The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928) by Agatha Christie
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Sept 25: The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928) - SPOILER Thread
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Jun 03, 2017
Teri-K
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The structure of this mystery is a little odd. Instead of plunging the reader into the story and leading to a murder the book begins a almost one year after it takes place. And the first third is told from the perspective of those who were present at the fatal dinner party. In this way Christie establishes various motives and clues. I'm not certain how effective I think this part was.
Then the story becomes a typical narrative still moving among the different POV's as everyone is gathering toget ...more
Then the story becomes a typical narrative still moving among the different POV's as everyone is gathering toget ...more
A Colonel Race mystery.
Oct 20, 2014
Jan C
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Dec 29, 2020
Helen (read247_instyle_inca)
marked it as to-read
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Jun 24, 2021
Shabbeer Hassan
marked it as to-read
