On the elegant, plush Orient Express -- the famous train from Istanbul to Paris -- Ratchett, an imperious millionaire gangster, killer, kidnapper, and child abuser, confronts Inspector Hercule Poirot and offers the little Belgian $20,000 if he will help him stay alive. Poirot declines, adding, I do not like your face, Monsieur. Later that evening, as the train sits halted and snowbound, Ratchett is found dead inside a room locked from the inside, a victim of multiple stab wounds. Clearly, the clever, ruthless killer is ...
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On the elegant, plush Orient Express -- the famous train from Istanbul to Paris -- Ratchett, an imperious millionaire gangster, killer, kidnapper, and child abuser, confronts Inspector Hercule Poirot and offers the little Belgian $20,000 if he will help him stay alive. Poirot declines, adding, I do not like your face, Monsieur. Later that evening, as the train sits halted and snowbound, Ratchett is found dead inside a room locked from the inside, a victim of multiple stab wounds. Clearly, the clever, ruthless killer is still on board the train. Detective Poirot must find the killer of the much-hated millionaire among thirteen suspects, each with a compelling reason to kill Ratchett. Can Poirot solve this baffling crime by the time the train reaches Paris? Read by David Suchet.
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The original is always the best version - no matter how fantastic the filmed versions are! Dame Agatha certainly had the gift!
Carissa
Mar 25, 2010
I purchased three of these books to use in my 7th grade Reading Skills class. The students loved these books and they were very interested the murder mystery genre. Some of the words were difficult for them at first, but as far as increasing their want to read and introducing them to a truly classic novel, it was a great experience for my class.