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Title: Murder in the Orient Express
Author: Agatha Christie
Genre: Suspense
Rating: 6/10
# pages: 155
Date read: November, 2006
Summary: Murder on the Orient Express is a tour-de-force variation on the theme of the English house-party, gathering a remarkable set of characters, each a secretive soul, for a journey on the fabled Orient Express train as it travels from Istanbul to Paris. On hand to resolve the murder of an American passenger is Hercule Poirot, the dapper Belgian detective, dependent only on his wit, who tucks away obscure, seemingly unrelated minutiae in his facile mind. When he determines that the corpse was a renowned child kidnapper/killer, he begins to wonder about connections between the passengers and the victim. A misplaced button, overheard conversations, a monogrammed handkerchief, and an elusive figure clad in a scarlet kimono all become clues as Hercule Poirot interrogates the snow-trapped travelers and comes to his own conclusions. Murder on the Orient Express, with its skill plot construction, adroit writing, and thought-provoking revelations, reminds us that what is "just" is not always what is legal. (From Amazon.com)
Review: I remembered the main outline of the plot of this one, having seen the movie ages ago, but it's actually the first AC book I've ever read. I quite enjoyed it, but found the ending somewhat far-fetched. Pretty amazing that Poirut managed to put all those clues together in so short a time, eh? I prefer crimes that don't 'cheat' - i.e. where the reader could also have put together the clues him-/herself without further information, but it was still fun.
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Author: Agatha Christie
Genre: Suspense
Rating: 6/10
# pages: 155
Date read: November, 2006
Summary: Murder on the Orient Express is a tour-de-force variation on the theme of the English house-party, gathering a remarkable set of characters, each a secretive soul, for a journey on the fabled Orient Express train as it travels from Istanbul to Paris. On hand to resolve the murder of an American passenger is Hercule Poirot, the dapper Belgian detective, dependent only on his wit, who tucks away obscure, seemingly unrelated minutiae in his facile mind. When he determines that the corpse was a renowned child kidnapper/killer, he begins to wonder about connections between the passengers and the victim. A misplaced button, overheard conversations, a monogrammed handkerchief, and an elusive figure clad in a scarlet kimono all become clues as Hercule Poirot interrogates the snow-trapped travelers and comes to his own conclusions. Murder on the Orient Express, with its skill plot construction, adroit writing, and thought-provoking revelations, reminds us that what is "just" is not always what is legal. (From Amazon.com)
Review: I remembered the main outline of the plot of this one, having seen the movie ages ago, but it's actually the first AC book I've ever read. I quite enjoyed it, but found the ending somewhat far-fetched. Pretty amazing that Poirut managed to put all those clues together in so short a time, eh? I prefer crimes that don't 'cheat' - i.e. where the reader could also have put together the clues him-/herself without further information, but it was still fun.
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