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Audiobook performed by Dan Stevens
Hercule Poirot must cut his trip to Istanbul short to return to London immediately. Unusual for this time of year, the first-class compartments on the Orient Express are entirely booked. An official of the line, recognizing Poirot, pulls some strings and gets him a berth on the crowded train. Awakening to find the train stopped due to a blizzard and snow on the tracks, the passengers mill about distractedly. Imagine everyone’s surprise to find that Mr Ratchet, a ...more
Hercule Poirot must cut his trip to Istanbul short to return to London immediately. Unusual for this time of year, the first-class compartments on the Orient Express are entirely booked. An official of the line, recognizing Poirot, pulls some strings and gets him a berth on the crowded train. Awakening to find the train stopped due to a blizzard and snow on the tracks, the passengers mill about distractedly. Imagine everyone’s surprise to find that Mr Ratchet, a ...more
4.5 stars. Review to come
That ending though. Ugh. 1930'S mysteries can be so frustrating. But here we are again, another Agatha Christie mystery and another adventure with Poirot. Here we are, stuck in the middle of a snowstorm, a man killed, stabbed 12 times. Who did it?
I listened to the audiobook for this one, as I usually do for my Agatha Christie addiction and the talented and wonderful Dan Stevens (Downton Abby) narrates and is just brilliant. If I could have more audiobooks from him that'd be great. But that defi ...more
I listened to the audiobook for this one, as I usually do for my Agatha Christie addiction and the talented and wonderful Dan Stevens (Downton Abby) narrates and is just brilliant. If I could have more audiobooks from him that'd be great. But that defi ...more
Feb 22, 2017
Marie (UK)
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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
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Nov 06, 2012
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Ella
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Jul 03, 2019
Vanessa
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