This is going to be one of my greatest regrets – why the hell haven’t I ever read an Agatha Christie’s before! For all the expectations I had about this book – it exceeded all and then some! Plain old murder mystery and some bloody brilliant story telling!
I picked this book after much debating with myself over her other book – And Then There Were None. I heard it’s equally as good as this one. I will find that out very soon.
I am sure, many of us who read thriller books – always try and guess the ending, or if it’s a murder mystery – the identity of the killer. This book, though – outwits you! With every twist and turn and every new evidence that surface, you would keep changing the killer’s identity or identities as you may assume. I don’t know about others, but I definitely did not guess the ending at all. In fact, my guess wasutterly , utterly wrong!
The pace of the book is just too good. Too good, that I actually heaved a sigh of relief when a “Dinner Break” was announced in the novel towards the end. I had to compose myself, breathe regularly, drink some water and then start reading again. Once you enter Part III of this novel, there is no putting down.
Towards the end of the novel, despite the pace, one can actually laugh out loud when during the course of the investigation, the good doctor saying:
Or, the train company owner – M.Bouc expresses his frustration:
When you read it here, it might seem as a simple dialogue, but when you are really into the book, progressing the case along with H. Poirot, these two statements will surely kick your funny bones!
The book keeps us engaged with the facts, testimonials, and evidences. Although I did observe a couple of things that had a big revelation at the end, it was quite an impressive way to build the story. Of course, no one could observe as much as H. Poirot. Immediate fan sir, wherever you are in the fictitious world!
The only thing I found annoying was the intermittent French dialogues. Thankfully, I was able to translate them quickly. Other than that, this is a Must Read – for all the Murder, Mystery, Thriller and Detective Genre fans! :)
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Goodreads Blurbs: Travelling on the Orient Express, Poirot is approached by a desperate American named Ratchett. Afraid that someone plans to kill him, Ratchett asks Poirot for help. Sadly the very next day Ratchett’s worst fears become reality, when he is found dead in his cabin, a victim of multiple stab wounds. With nothing but a scrap of paper to go on, Poirot must piece together Ratchett’s identity before he can establish which of his fellow passengers murdered him.
I picked this book after much debating with myself over her other book – And Then There Were None. I heard it’s equally as good as this one. I will find that out very soon.
I am sure, many of us who read thriller books – always try and guess the ending, or if it’s a murder mystery – the identity of the killer. This book, though – outwits you! With every twist and turn and every new evidence that surface, you would keep changing the killer’s identity or identities as you may assume. I don’t know about others, but I definitely did not guess the ending at all. In fact, my guess was
The pace of the book is just too good. Too good, that I actually heaved a sigh of relief when a “Dinner Break” was announced in the novel towards the end. I had to compose myself, breathe regularly, drink some water and then start reading again. Once you enter Part III of this novel, there is no putting down.
Towards the end of the novel, despite the pace, one can actually laugh out loud when during the course of the investigation, the good doctor saying:
“This,” said Dr. Constantine, “isimprobably than any roman policier [a police novel, portraying crime and its detection by police] I have ever read.” more wildly
Or, the train company owner – M.
“Nothing would surprise me now,” said M.Bouc . “Nothing!”
When you read it here, it might seem as a simple dialogue, but when you are really into the book, progressing the case along with H. Poirot, these two statements will surely kick your funny bones!
The book keeps us engaged with the facts, testimonials, and evidences. Although I did observe a couple of things that had a big revelation at the end, it was quite an impressive way to build the story. Of course, no one could observe as much as H. Poirot. Immediate fan sir, wherever you are in the fictitious world!
The only thing I found annoying was the intermittent French dialogues. Thankfully, I was able to translate them quickly. Other than that, this is a Must Read – for all the Murder, Mystery, Thriller and Detective Genre fans! :)
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