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Murder on the Orient Express
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August 1, 2022
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August 31, 2022
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August 2022 New School Classic Group Read

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Candace
Out of all the AC books that I have read this is one of my favorites. And ,yes, its still only a 3 star. She is not my favorite of the Golden Age detectives by any stretch! I read this for my in -person book group and I had not seen the movie;however, I am interested in seeing the movie now.

I don't like the lead detective, so it’s very difficult for me to enjoy most of her books. In this book, Poirot is the detective, and he is as condescending and egotistical as he always is. When he is nice i
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Ellie 9218
Sep 24, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Another Classic Agatha Christie murder mystery. The story takes place on a luxurious train called the Orient Express. During the night Mr. Rachett, who is a horrible person, is murdered. With the train stuck in a snowdrift, it’s clear that one of the thirteen passengers trapped on board must have murdered Mr. Ratchett.

Agatha Christie dropped the same clues for the reader as she did for Investigator Hercule Poirot. He and his "little grey cells" were clever enough to figure it out. I shouldn’t ha
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Clayton Brannon
Jan 31, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
A classic. This is the first book I have ever read by Agatha Christie but I can assure everyone it will not be the last.
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