The Mystery of the Blue Train
eBook - ePub

The Mystery of the Blue Train

A Hercule Poirot Mystery, Original Classic Edition

  1. 282 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Mystery of the Blue Train

A Hercule Poirot Mystery, Original Classic Edition

About this book

Agatha Christie's beloved detective does it again!
Hercule Poirot solves the murder of a wealthy American socialite by staging an eerie reenactment of the journey with the killer along for the ride.


When the luxurious overnight passenger train from Calais to the Riviera, known as the Blue Train, arrives in Nice, a guard goes into the compartment of American heiress, Ruth Kettering and attempts to wake her. Unfortunately, she will never wake up, as she is dead, having been killed by a heavy blow to her head, disfiguring her almost beyond recognition. What is more, her precious ruby, known as the 'Heart of Fire', is missing.

The prime suspect is Ruth's estranged husband, but detective Hercule Poirot, who also just happens to be a passenger on the train, is not convinced. He undertakes the investigation of the case by interviewing the girl's ex-husband, her father, her maid, her eccentric cousins and many other unconventional characters as he stages a reenactment of the journey.

Go along for the exciting ride with Poirot as he masterfully investigates this heinous crime. It is a mystery packed with greed, passion, and deceit. It's Agatha Christie at her best.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. 1. The Man with the White Hair
  6. 2. M. le Marquis
  7. 3. Heart of Fire
  8. 4. In Curzon Street
  9. 5. A Useful Gentleman
  10. 6. Mirelle
  11. 7. Letters
  12. 8. Lady Tamplin Writes a Letter
  13. 9. An Offer Refused
  14. 10. On the Blue Train
  15. 11. Murder
  16. 12. At the Villa Marguerite
  17. 13. Van Aldin Gets a Telegram
  18. 14. Ada Mason’s Story
  19. 15. The Comte de la Roche
  20. 16. Poirot Discusses the Case
  21. 17. An Aristocratic Gentleman
  22. 18. Derek Lunches
  23. 19. An Unexpected Visitor
  24. 20. Katherine Makes a Friend
  25. 21. At the Tennis
  26. 22. M. Papapolous Breakfasts
  27. 23. A New Theory
  28. 24. Poirot Gives Advice
  29. 25. Defiance
  30. 26. A Warning
  31. 27. Interview with Mirelle
  32. 28. Poirot Plays the Squirrel
  33. 29. A Letter from Home
  34. 30. Miss Viner Gives Judgment
  35. 31. Mr. Aaron Lunches
  36. 32. Katherine and Poirot Compare Notes
  37. 33. A New Theory
  38. 34. The Blue Train Again
  39. 35. Explanations
  40. 36. By the Sea