murder in the calais coach agatha christie

Admittedly, I have hindsight in play here, and I’m assured that if you read it cold, it really isn’t. First of all, the basic structure of the solution seemed obvious, based on the state of the body. The reason I was pondering this because as I re-read it for this post, my third (at least) reading of the book, a couple of things struck me. But when I asked my book group, some of them read it without knowing, so it does happen.

Well, I presume cinema-goers are aware that the films are based on a book, anyway… And while reading this, I got to wondering – the solution to this book is so well-known, does anyone read it without being aware of it? I certainly had come across a mention of it prior to seeing the film – not sure I’ve seen it all the way through, come to think of it – and put off reading the book for a good while because of it. And because of the snow, the remaining passengers, along with Poirot, are trapped on the train with the murderer…Īs I finally return to my Poirot Count-up, we find ourselves at easily the most well-known of his novels. And Mr Ratchett, an unpleasant American businessman is found in his cabin, stabbed over and over again. The train grinds to a halt, stopped in its tracks by a deluge of snow. Bouc, who happens to own the company, acquires him the last available berth in one of the coaches.Īs the train progresses and the snow falls, a double tragedy occurs. The best way to get there is by the Orient Express, and his friend M. Hercule Poirot receives a message from Scotland Yard to hurry back to London as there has been a break in an important case. When arriving in Stamboul (aka Istanbul), M.

Murder in the calais coach agatha christie