The Melbourne Athenaeum Library

Murder on the Orient Express / by Agatha Christie.

By: Series: Hercule Poirot. 10. | The Agatha Christie book collection ; 2.Publication details: London : Collins, 1934.Description: 221 p. ; 20 cmISSN:
  • 1473-0022
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 823.912 22
Incomplete contents:
1. The facts -- 2. The evidence -- 3. Hercule Poirot sits back and thinks.
Summary: "The famous Orient Express, thundering along on its thee days' journey across Europe, came to a sudden stop in the night. Snowdrifts blocked the line at a desolate spot somewhere in the Balkans. Everything was deathly quiet. "Decidedly I suffer from the nerves," murmured Hercule Poirot, and fell asleep again. He awoke to find himself very much wanted. For in the night murder had been committed, Mr. Ratchett, an American millionaire, was found lying dead in his berth - stabbed. The untrodden snow around the train proved that the murderer was still on board. Poirot investigates. He lies back and thinks - with his little grey cells... "Murder on the Orient Express" must rank as one of the most ingenious stories ever devised. The solution is brilliant. One can but admire again the amazing resource of Agatha Christie." -- Inside cover
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item reserves
Book Melbourne Athenaeum Library Fiction - Crime CHR Poirot Bk.10 Available 059665
Total reserves: 0

Originally published: London : Collins, 1934.

1. The facts -- 2. The evidence -- 3. Hercule Poirot sits back and thinks.

"The famous Orient Express, thundering along on its thee days' journey across Europe, came to a sudden stop in the night. Snowdrifts blocked the line at a desolate spot somewhere in the Balkans. Everything was deathly quiet. "Decidedly I suffer from the nerves," murmured Hercule Poirot, and fell asleep again. He awoke to find himself very much wanted. For in the night murder had been committed, Mr. Ratchett, an American millionaire, was found lying dead in his berth - stabbed. The untrodden snow around the train proved that the murderer was still on board. Poirot investigates. He lies back and thinks - with his little grey cells... "Murder on the Orient Express" must rank as one of the most ingenious stories ever devised. The solution is brilliant. One can but admire again the amazing resource of Agatha Christie." -- Inside cover

Melbourne Athenaeum Library
Level 1, 188 Collins St, Melbourne 3000
library@melbourneathenaeum.org.au
Tel:(03) 9650 3100
Powered by Koha   Hosted by