First published in 1928, "The Mystery of the Blue Train" is Agatha's Christie's eighth novel. The "Blue Train" is the crack express by which affluent travelers journey from London to the French Riviera. The train trip is necessarily broken by the Channel crossing, but once on French soil there is no need for further change until the arrival at Nice. Somewhere in the course of the train's journey, Ruth Van Aldin Kettering, the daughter of an American multimillionaire and the wife of an unsatisfactory Englishman whom she is ...
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First published in 1928, "The Mystery of the Blue Train" is Agatha's Christie's eighth novel. The "Blue Train" is the crack express by which affluent travelers journey from London to the French Riviera. The train trip is necessarily broken by the Channel crossing, but once on French soil there is no need for further change until the arrival at Nice. Somewhere in the course of the train's journey, Ruth Van Aldin Kettering, the daughter of an American multimillionaire and the wife of an unsatisfactory Englishman whom she is planning to divorce, is murdered in her compartment, strangled with a length of black cord. Police investigations bring to light the presence on the train of various persons involved in the plot, among them the dead woman's husband and a former suitor of very shady reputation. This briskly paced tale follows the investigation of the murder by Christie's most famous detective, Hercule Poirot, to its thrilling conclusion. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.
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As usual, Agatha Christie creates a magic while writing this mystery novel. In her books, there is always a speculation of characters, which makes one reluctant to leave the book until one finishes it off. Like many of her novels there is a woman, katherine Gray, who gets involved in an adventure. In her subconscious mind, she rather likes to be a part of the adventure. Though a very simple girl from outside, she experiences extraordinary things and actively takes part in helping Poirot solve the mystery, or rather the series of mysteries as is always the case with Christie's mystery novels. Poirot boasts as usual about his little grey cells, but he also gives the impression of a father figure, which mitigates this only vice of his. As the last point, I would mention that whoever loves adventure, is sure to like it. For those, who are great fans of Agatha Christie's novels, if you rate her books in three categories -- best, better and good, this one may be termed as better with some characteristics of Best. Like Christie's most stories, a happy feeling lingers after one completes reading the book.