Hercule Poirot is a dapper detective, aboard the Orient Express, for whom murder-solving is a precise, intellectual exercise. When murder occurs, Poirot agrees to interview all aboard the famous trains Calais coach, hoping to find the killer of an American millionarie before the local police arrive.

Just after midnight, a snowstorm stops the Orient Express dead in its tracks in the middle of Yugoslavia. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for this time of year. But by morning there is one passenger less. A "respectable American gentleman" lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Hercule Poirot is also aboard, having arrived in the nick of time to claim a second-class compartment, and the most...

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Eccentric author Tottie Limejuice (Lesley Krier Tither), writer of travelogues and crime fiction, seldom ventures far from her home in Central France's Auvergne.With a significant birthday coming up, she and best friend Jill decide to splash out on something special – riding the Venice Simplon-Orient Express train to Venice.Why not pack a bag and come along for the ride? But make sure your luggage is more cooperative than Willy Wonky-wheels who...

Summary, Analysis, and Review of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express PLEASE NOTE: This is a key takeaways and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. Start Publishing Notes' Summary, Analysis, and Review of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express includes a summary of the book, a review, analysis & key takeaways, and a detailed About the Author section. PREVIEW: Murder on the Orient Express is a murder mystery featuring the...

Revenants, revolution…and an amnesiac lady's maid on the loose.A trip to Europe is all in a day's work for Liz Sharp-that is, until an anarchist throws a bomb at her employer.As a lady's maid/bodyguard to royalty, Miss Sharp's duty seems clear: protect Princess May, defuse the bomb, and hand over the would-be-killer to the police. At least, that's what the distractingly good-looking Inspector Short advises. But Liz isn't so sure.No one deserves...

Madeline, Pepito and the girls take the famed Orient Express to Istanbul to compete in the International Spelling Bee. When a snake charmer on the train announces that his prize cobra is missing, Madeline and Pepito volunteer to search for the missing serpent (although the other girls refuse). After questioning many suspicious passengers, Madeline discovers that the snake has been stolen by the train's chef, who didn't quite understand one of the...

This book takes an irreverent look at travel discussing topics such as • Caribbean cruises and why all the islands look alike-is there actually more than one island? • When your right to return to the all-you-can-eat buffet legally ends • Luggage-packing theories and why rollers & folders are forever natural enemies • What makes a city?-why cities are proud of their historical disasters • Why famous European cathedrals took hundreds of years...