Murder on the Orient Express (Paperback) (Reprint) (Agatha Christie)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br> "Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Without a shred of doubt, one of his fellow passengers is the murderer"--Amazon.com. <p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br> <p><strong>The most widely read mystery of all time. Now a major motion picture directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh. </strong><br/></p><p>"The murderer is with us--on the train now . . ."<br/></p><p>Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Without a shred of doubt, one of his fellow passengers is the murderer.</p><p>Isolated by the storm, detective Hercule Poirot must find the killer among a dozen of the dead man's enemies, before the murderer decides to strike again.</p><p>This edition includes a photo insert of images from the film. </p> <p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br> "[Moves] smoothly and entertainingly to its surprise conclusion."--<em>Chicago Daily Tribune</em> </br></br>"A brilliantly ingenious story."--Dorothy L. Sayers, <em>Daily Herald</em> (UK) </br></br>"Agatha Christie taught me many important lessons about the inner workings of the mystery novel before it ever occurred to me that I might one day be writing mysteries myself."--Sue Grafton, #1 <em>New York Times</em>-bestselling author of the Kinsey Millhone novels </br></br>"Agatha Christie's books are both wonderful crime novels and studies in contrast and duality, and I adore them still. Underestimate them at your peril."--Louise Penny, #1 <em>New York Times</em>-bestselling author of the Inspector Gamache novels </br></br>"Agatha Christie's indelibly etched characters have entertained millions across the years and a love of her work has brough together generations of readers--a singular achievement for any author and an inspiration to writers across the literary landscape."--Jacqueline Winspear, <em>New York Times</em>-bestselling author of the Maisie Dobbs novels </br></br>"Any mystery writer who wants to learn how to plot should spend a few days reading Agatha Christie. She'll show you everything you want to know."--Donna Leon, <em>New York Times</em>-bestselling author of the Commissario Brunetti novels </br></br>"I always wanted to be Agatha Christie when I grew up. I still do."--J. A. Jance, <em>New York Times</em>-bestselling author of the Joanna Brady and J. P. Beaumont novels </br></br>"It's tempting to say that Agatha Christie is a genius and let it go at that, but the world's had plenty of geniuses. Agatha Christie is something special."--Lawrence Block, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author </br></br>"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."--<em>Times Literary Supplement</em> (London) </br></br>"Nothing short of swell. [Christie] is probably the best suspicion scatterer and diverter in the business."--<em>New York Herald Tribune</em> </br></br>"Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction."--Tana French<em>, New York Times</em>-bestselling author of the Dublin Murder Squad novels </br></br>"What more...can a mystery addict desire?"--<em>New York Times</em>
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