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Summary: Loved It!
Review: I thought this was a great book. It is the first Agatha Christie book that I have ever read, and now I want to read more of her stuff. I was totally shocked by the ending...never saw that one coming....its a must read for any mystery novel fan!! I loved this book!!
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Summary: Agatha Christie Breaks the Rules!
Review: In Murder on the Orient Express (or Murder on a Calais Coach, whichever you prefer), Agatha Christie once more succeeds in building an apparently inexplicible case and then blowing all your theories to pieces with a simple explanation that you never would have suspected. In fact, in this book, Agatha Christie breaks one of the most obvious rules of murder mysteries. What rule is this? If I tell you, it will give away the ending. If you like this book, try reading The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and And Then There Were None. And if you liked those books, you'll surely enjoy Murder on the Orient Express.
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Summary: Murder on the Orient Express
Review: An elderly man is found stabbed to death on the luxurious Orient Express--and the murderer is still on the train. Luckily, the ingenious Hercule Poirot is also a passenger.The other passengers include a Russian princess, an English governess, a German lady's maid, a Hungarian count and countess, and a loud, slightly ridiculous American woman, among other people. Each of them has something to hide; something that ties him or her to the other passengers aboard the train. The murdered man has a secret as well. It is up to Poirot to find the clues and decipher them. The unbelievable conclusion makes this a book that Agatha Christie fans definitely won't want to miss.
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Summary: Dated but still, and always will be, ingenious
Review: Ah, yes. The world famous case of the "Murder on the Orient Express" (MotOE). It is so famous, even people who have never read Christie know who did it. I first read it 12 years ago even though someone had already revealed to me the identity of the murderer. I've never forgiven him. But I read it anyway to find out for myself how Agatha Christie constructed the story in order to fool her readers. Christie was probably inspired by the true story of the 'Lindbergh baby' kidnapping. Charles Lindbergh (he who flew across the Atlantic alone) had an infant child who was kidnapped and murdered even after the ransom had been paid. The background to MotOE is also similar to the Lindbergh case. The victim is revealed to have been involved in a kidnap-murder case a few years back and got away with it. Was he punished for his crimes at last? Was he murdered for something totally unrelated? Or was he a victim of mistaken identity? The usual suspects remind one of the typical English drawing room murder mysteries: an English colonel, a Russian princess, a count, a beautiful mysterious woman...they are all here. And Hercule Poirot has to discover who the murderer is and why, all by using his "little grey cells, mon ami." The revelation in the final pages will surprise the reader yet it will not strain belief too much. MotOE has been accused of being incredulous and downright silly but I disagree. Those who feel that way probably forgot that they are reading a fiction novel. I am sure one will find it a lot of fun if only to find out who from among the varied cast did it. You'll be gobsmacked, I assure you :) The solution will also show the reader why MotOE is famous in its uniqueness and has never been copied (no writer dares to). Another Agatha Christie mystery that features an incredible revelation and giving an "I would never have guessed that" feeling to the reader is "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd". Both the Ackroyd and the Orient Express books should be in the Murder Mysteries Hall of Fame, if there is one.
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Summary: HERCULES PEIROT ADVENTURE
Review: The Orient Express is on its way back to Europe when it is stopped by huge snow drifts. A passenger is found murdered but Peirot is aboard and naturally takes control of theinvestigation. Everyone has an alibi but Pierot finds the common thread that ties them all to the Baby Grace kidnapping case in the United States. His powers of deduction outshine all the othersas he interviews everyone on board.See if you can identify the killer before the end of the book. Not a thriller but a good mystery read.
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Summary: Another feather in Poirot's hat
Review: Poirot does it again. In this novel, Agatha Christie has out done herself tremendously. This novel is the definitive detective novel. A clever novel engages the reader to think ahead to solve the crime with all the clues thus presented. It does not need to resort to bang-bang action to keep the reader's attention. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. I recommend this with 5 STARS!
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Summary: He's clever, that Belgian
Review: Very enjoyable, totally impossible whodunnit with a rather unlikely ending. But that does not matter. Hercule Poirot gets stuck on a train ride and then uses his exceptional cunning to find out just who did murder the man in the next room. The story is too far fetched, the reasoning so utterly incisive as to be unbelievable and yet its great because you turn the pages to find out what Poirot's thinking and not whether you were right. Great stuff, totally silly.
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Summary: Murder on the orient express
Review: This is a must read!!!
If you enjoy Agatha Christie and have not read Murder on the Orient Express you must buy it and give one for a gift.
the story starts slow but the bilds up to be one of the best mysterys ever written. I also recomed Dead mans Folly and the Hollow.
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Summary: Quite Possibly the best Mystery of Our Time
Review: 'The Murder on the Orient Express' by Agatha Christie is the best mystery, and my second favorite book, next to Harry Potter. The author makes the story start as the 'run of the mill' old Mysteries. "This guy goes_____. Then he recieves a call from _____. Now he needs to go to..." Then the story becomes twisted. Read the book to see the story unfold. This book I would recommend to people 10+ because the language is suited for the early teens and not before. I also like this publication company.
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Summary: The Ultimate Christie Puzzle
Review: If I had to select a single Christie novel to read again for the first time, this would be my choice; more than twenty years after my first encounter with the novel I can still recall my complete amazement. I strongly urge those who have not seen the film version to avoid it until you have experienced the sheer pleasure of being being tricked by the master trickster herself. For MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, superlatives are not enough.
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