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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot) | 
 enlarge | Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Category: Book
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Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 10976
Media: Paperback
Edition: Masterpiece Ed
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7 x 4.4 x 1.1
ISBN: 0007119313
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780007119318
ASIN: 0007119313
Publication Date: June 4, 2001
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One of the best Christie's October 24, 2007
This was the second Agatha Christie book I read and the first Poirot book I read, it was the one that got me addicted to her books. It is absolutely amazing with possibly the greatest conclusion.
Setting:The setting in this novel was a great idea to make it stand out ( although I think the ending itself would do that ), the luxurious Orient Express that Poirot is luckily on when a murder occurs. The actual setting helps to make the murder more convenient for the murderer and more confusing for the baffled reader 9/10.
Characterization:The characters in this book are a very interesting group of people on the train, you really grow to like some and hate others. This book certainly has some great characterization and it is superior to a lot of Christie books, however the book with the best characterization by her is Death On The Nile, but I think the characterization in this book deserves 9/10.
Plot:The plot, WOW, it is brilliant. Conveniently Poirot is on the Orient Express. An american man called Ratchet has been receiving death treats and asks Poirot to help identify the sender of these letters, Poirot dislikes the man and refuses. Later that night, the man is found stabbed 12 times in his room. The train gets stuck in a snowdrift and Poirot, his friend M. Bouc, and the Doctor are the only sources of authority on the train, and they try to figure out the identity of the killer. Poirot finds a connection to a kidnap and murder case and he trys to find connections with that, he is unlucky at first, but eventually he finds more and more people with a motive, but almost everybody has the perfect alibi for the crime 10/10.
The Conclusion:One of the greatest conclusions ever, it is almost impossible to guess, even though all the clues were cleverly pointing to the correct murderer all along. It may be slightly unlikely but it would be boring if it wasn't, after all, that is why we read novels, not to read about plain everyday life, but to read about amazing, unlikely and fascinating events and this conclusion is all those things 10/10.
This is a great book for first time readers of Christie and people who have read a few of her books.
 A Classic! October 2, 2007
Having seen the film of this book, starring Albert Finney, this book held no surprises for me. Having said that, I still fell this is one of Christie's best novels.
Poirot is returning to London, at short notice, on the Orient Express. He is approached by a man calling himself Ratchett who wants Poirot to investigate death threats he has been receiving. There is something about the man that Poirot doesn't like, so he refuses the case, but then Ratchett is found murdered and the murderer has to be one of the other passengers on the train.
This is a twist on the classic 'locked-room' murders and has a wonderful twist at the end.
A Classic of the genre and therefore a must-read!
Christie at her best! August 20, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Having read all the Agatha Christie "Poirot" novels this is without doubt the one book that gave me the biggest surprise at the end.
In true Christie style the reader is led down an incredible path as the story unfolds with misdirection and subtle clues making you suspect several characters.
With this book I was stunned by the solution when Poirot, in his inimitable style "reveals all".
Both as an Agatha Christie novel and a crime fiction book this is one of the best. Highly recommended.
One of Christies best books July 25, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I thought this book was brilliant and it is one of Christies best books. The only other book as good as this one is And Then There Were None. The plot is fascinating and I didn't have a clue who did it. I actually couldn't put this book down and I finished it in less than two days. This is the first Poirot book I have read ( i've read a lot more since ). I read one miss marple before this book and I definitely prefer Poirot.
Although I am usually fairly good at guessing who did it, this book baffled me and I had no idea what the conclusion would be until Poirots revelation at the end and when I read it I realised just how ingenious this book is. The amazing thing about this book is all the clues are actually there and its still almost impossible to figure out the conclusion.
There are some great and memorable people in this book, this gives the book a good atmosphere. Everybody seems to have at least one alibi. But how reliable are the alibis? Poirot must figure out who did it out of such clues as a pipe cleaner, a handkerchief with initials, sightings of a small man with a womanish voice and sighting of a woman with a scarlet kimono.
The murder victim in this story is a man who was the main kidnapper in the Armstrong kidnapping and murder case, but what relevance has that case got to do with this one because nobody on the train seems to have any connection to the Armstrong kidnapping case?
I reccomend this book to first time Christie fans or to old fans of hers.
another great read July 17, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
another top quality book. loved how it kept u interested until the very last page, i didnt see the ending coming!!!! although looking back it may have been right there for the world to see.
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