Murder on the Orient Express

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Agatha Christie

"The murderer is with us–on the train now . . ." Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. One of his fellow passengers must be the murderer. Isolated by the storm, detective Hercule Poirot must find the killer among a dozen of the dead man's enemies, before the murderer decides to strike again . . .

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Author

Agatha Christie

Pages

336

Publisher

Harper Collins

Published Date

2011-03-29

ISBN

0062073508 9780062073501

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"It's a classic for a reason! I love Agatha Christie's writing. "

Meagan Khatthaname

"Couldn’t put it down!"

Sara SoDeezy

"such a classic and a perfect introduction to the genre! "

kelsey

"Of Agatha Christy’s? No unfortunately, still new to her writing, but I know they are a cultural staple. "

Sarah Ortinau

"11th"

Brandon Reed

"Keeps you guessing, once you think you've solved it, another clue turns everything on its head. Read in less than a day, Agatha Christie is truly the Queen."

Rachel Temp

"3.5 star. So after my third book from Agatha Christie I have started to see a pattern. The mystery and the detective work itself is above board. Never have I guessed the murderer and have even made a game of it. Since everyone is equally suspect I just pick one at random in hopes to be right. But these stories are half the pages of your standard books today. As such you have a lot less character depth. So I couldn't help compare this to And Then There Were None, in which someone was dying every chapter and the suspects kept dwindling. Murder on the Orient Express was more of just a murder then a ton of detective work. Therefore the thrill was gone and just the mechanics remained. So again, no character depth and in this particular instance it was a shame. I thought some background and personal analysis would have made the ending hit even harder. Although being a short book it was also fast pace which was nice. The ending, as always, was a complete shocker. But I couldn't sympathize with the characters or their reasons."

Ashley

"gaslight gatekeep and girlboss"

ashy slashy

"Un bon roman policier je le lis en classe de français à l'école! Il est quand-même agé mais c'est bon. (A good detective story, I'm reading it in my French class. It's pretty old but it's still a good book.)"

"This was a really enjoyable read. I was guessing the entire way through, and I was surprised by the ending. This is the only Christie book I've read since I was a kid, so now I definitely want to start reading more. Some deductions are a little extreme, but it was a fun book. I can't wait to watch the movie."