Murder on the Orient Express
By Agatha Christie.
Description
Soon after arriving at his hotel in Istanbul, private investigator Hercule Poirot is instructed to return to London immediately. He boards the Orient Express that very night and is accosted by Mr. Ratchett, whom he had earlier seen in his hotel in Istanbul. He attempts to hire Poirot believing that his life is under threat, but the detective refuses him outright. On the second night of the journey, a snowdrift brings the train to a halt. A cry from Ratchett's coach pierces the eerie silence of the night. The next morning, M. Bouc, the director of the company that operates the train an...
ISBN(s)
000728263X, 9780007282630
