The Mystery of the Blue Train

Author: Agatha Christie

Classic crime

Published on 21 May 2015 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Poirot' series.

Paperback | 320 pages
193 x 123 x 20mm | 218g

The daughter of an American millionaire dies on a train en route for Nice…

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…