Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition (Hercule Poirot Mysteries, 9)

THE MOST WIDELY READ MYSTERY OF ALL TIME—NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY KENNETH BRANAGH AND PRODUCED BY RIDLEY SCOTT!

“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. Without a shred of doubt, one of his fellow passengers is 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.

“What more . . . can a mystery addict desire?” — New York Times

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288 pages

Average rating: 7.65

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hideTurtle
Aug 01, 2024
9/10 stars
Oh, how I want to ride this stunning train. But not if Hercule Poirot is a passenger.
Lime
Jul 26, 2024
10/10 stars
Could have never guessed the ending! Loved the book so much!
Anonymous
Feb 27, 2024
8/10 stars
I read this one after I watched the movie, and I have to say I managed to piece together the train of thoughts of Poirot only because of that. As good as the plot was, I can't give it more than 3.5 rounded to 4 because it was quite hard to follow his theories and clues and the ways the clues led to the theories. For me it lacked explanation.
Aside from that, amazing scenario, I loves the mystery, the way Poirot was fooled for a while and could not figure out the case. Quite a good job! The Armstrong case was such a tragedy, I hate to think that such a story could be true, it was a moving moment definitely.
TeaganHasRats
Oct 15, 2023
8/10 stars
This book was assigned in 8th grade to me and it was very good!
Nehemiah
Jan 26, 2023
10/10 stars
A classic. Enough said.

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