One of the very best Christie mysteries read by Hercule Poirot himself, David Suchet.One of the very best Christie mysteries read by Hercule Poirot himself, David Suchet.Just after midnight, a snowdrift stopped the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train was surprisingly full for the time of the year. But by the morning there was one passenger fewer. An American lay dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside.With tension mounting, detective Hercule Poirot comes up with not one, but two solutions to the crime.“Need it be said – the little grey cells solve once more the seemingly insoluble. Mrs Christie makes an improbable tale very real, and keeps her readers enthralled and guessing to the end.” Times Literary Supplement“A brilliantly ingenious story.” Dorothy L. Sayers, Daily Herald“Ingenuity at its height … the idea is utterly novel, the setting a model of realism, and the characters a versatile, attractive crew.” Woman’s Journal“A piece of classic workmanship .. exquisite and wholly satisfying.” News ChronicleAgatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in 100 foreign languages. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott.Requires internet connection for purchase, plus iPod or other Audible-compatible player or iTunes software on Mac OS X or Windows• Superbly read by David Suchet, who plays Hercule Poirot in the TV series.• Murder on the Orient Express is the most recognized Agatha Christie book – an Oscar-winning film and the bestselling Poirot novel of all time.Competition: murder under the sun;death on the nile;the;mysterious affair at styles;evil under the sun;last seance;bodies from the library;midwinter murder;midsummer mysteries. by;ann cleeves;freeman wills crofts;arthur conan doyle;dean koontz;lucy foley;sophie hannah;lucy clarke;val mcdermid;nina de gramont
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