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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)

Agatha Christie

Start date: May 1, 2022

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Apr 03, 2017 Jen from Quebec :0) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: reading-challenge-books, classics-i-ve-read, read-the-audio-book, favorites, buddy-reads, female-authors, books-i-ve-been-putting-off, foreign-authors, oz-challenge

Been SAVING this one to read and am so glad that I did, as it was good enough to warrant a wait. :0) I have always loved Christie, yet my limited access to books whilst in my 'Christie phase' meant that this title always alluded me. FINALLY read it and listened to the audio (simultaneously) and it was super fun! As good as the hype, but the ending was really a bit too 'fairy tale' for me. I like her books a bit darker. Hence, the 4 stars. Still - CLASSIC CHRISTIE MASTERY right here. --Jen from Q ...more

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Nov 07, 2016 Trisha rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Agatha Christie is amazing. I have watched the movie of this mystery, the BBC hour long special, a play done locally and I've also read this story. And now I've listened to the audio book. And every time, I'm surprised by just how well done it is. Even knowing the plot and characters, every time I try to see if I could guess before Poirot could and I never see the clues he did - never make the guesses he did.

I did like the difference of ending that the BBC special did - and I like the struggle o ...more

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Oct 23, 2010 Tammie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: owned-paper-back, adult-fiction, series, owned-hard-cover, mystery-suspense-thriller, classics, book-club-reads

It kept me guessing until the end. Of course when I got to the end I sort of felt like she cheated when I found out who was involved, no wonder it kept me guessing! I’m will definitely be reading more Agatha Christie in the future.

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Mar 26, 2018 Megan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ammp-fairytale

I listened to the full cast BBC version of this and it was brilliant.

A fabulous mystery that left me guessing until the very end!

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Feb 22, 2017 Marie (UK) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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You have to admire the writing of Agatha Christie. A full cast of Characters, the twitching of Hercule's moustache and the exercise of his little grey cells and an unexpected twist at the end ...more

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