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Agatha Christie’s most famous murder mystery, published in 1934, reaches is Diamond Jubilee and is commemorated with this slipcased set of five of Poirot’s most exotic cases from the 1930s in facsimile first edition hardback.
Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside.
Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again.
This special slipcased set contains a facsimile hardback edition of the original 1934 publication of Murder on the Orient Express, together with four other of Poirot’s most famous and popular cases from the same period: Death on the Nile, Murder in Mesopotamia, Murder in the Mews and Appointment with Death.
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HardCover. Pub Date: Jan. 2009 Pages: 1376 Publisher: HarperCollins UK Agatha Christie's MOST Famous murder mystery. Reissued with Striking A new cover Designed to of APPEAL towards to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Just after midnight. A Snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year. but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment. stabbed a dozen times. his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst. detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer - in case he or she decides to strike again.
Review:
“Need it be said – the little grey cells solve once more the seemingly insoluble. Mrs Christie makes an improbable tale very real, and keeps her readers enthralled and guessing to the end.” Times Literary Supplement
“A brilliantly ingenious story.” Dorothy L. Sayers, Daily Herald
“Ingenuity at its height ... the idea is utterly novel, the setting a model of realism, and the characters a versatile, attractive crew.” Woman’s Journal
“A piece of classic workmanship .. exquisite and wholly satisfying.” News Chronicle
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- PublisherHarperCollins
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0007309384
- ISBN 13 9780007309382
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages1376
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