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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)

Agatha Christie

Start date: October 1, 2022

Finish date: October 31, 2022

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Mar 03, 2008 Laura rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: suspense-thriller, british-literature, fiction-20th-century, book-and-movie

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.

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Jun 18, 2017 Kevin rated it really liked it

Shelves: library-ebook, mystery-thrillers, re-read

After viewing the preview for the upcoming movie, I had to re-read this book. Agatha Christie reminded me of why I've always loved mysteries. Though very contrived, it was still a lot of fun. ...more

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Jul 12, 2010 Harold rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: crime-fiction-mystery

A definitive work of it's kind. Very well crafted. It's my first Agatha so I'll be reading more of her. BTW - I didn't see the ending coming. ...more

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Sep 24, 2013 Stephen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: all-5-star-reads, detective-stories, z-read-in-2014

I've been familiar with this story for decades now (after seeing the Star-studded Sidney Lumet film version) As usual, the book far exceeds the movie despite the number of Hollywood luminaries brought to it.

The snow bound Orient Express train is the perfect setting for Poirot's talents to shine and the opulence of the setting just adds to the story's appeal.

Christie forgoes having Captain Hastings along as the narrator in this one and I find it's a cleaner telling of the story without having t ...more

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