The Mystery of the Blue Train

Author: Christie, Agatha

Classic crime

Published on 1 November 2018 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Poirot' series.

Hardback | 288 pages
142 x 222 x 28 | 380g

Agatha Christie’s classic Hercule Poirot railway mystery, reissued in a beautiful new classic hardcover edition designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.

‘You could, perhaps, love a thief, mademoiselle, but not a murderer!’

When the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to wake serene Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But she will never wake again – for a heavy blow has killed her, disfiguring her features almost beyond recognition. What is more, her precious rubies are missing.

The prime suspect is Ruth’s estranged husband, Derek. Yet Poirot is not convinced, so he stages an eerie re-enactment of the journey, complete with the murderer on board…