Murder on the Orient Express
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First published in 1934, Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express begins when a snowdrift brings the luxurious international train to a standstill somewhere in the Balkans. By morning, an American passenger, Samuel Ratchett, has been found dead in his locked compartment, stabbed repeatedly, while the snowbound train leaves his fellow travellers isolated with a murderer among them. Hercule Poirot, travelling aboard the same train, must unravel a perplexing collection of clues and apparently unbreakable alibis, as the passengers’ carefully guarded pasts begin to emerge. Christie transforms the confined setting into an ingenious puzzle in which every detail, from a fragment of evidence to a passing remark, may alter the course of the investigation.
One of the defining novels of the Golden Age of detective fiction, Murder on the Orient Express displays Christie’s exceptional command of structure, misdirection and the art of the unexpected. Beyond its celebrated mystery, the novel raises questions about justice, collective responsibility and the limits of the law, inviting readers to consider what happens when formal justice and moral judgement diverge. Elegant in its construction and rich in atmosphere, it remains among the most recognisable adventures of Christie’s Belgian detective, and a landmark in the history of the modern whodunit.
From the book
“The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.”
— Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express
On Murder on the Orient Express
“Mrs Christie makes an improbable tale very real, and keeps her readers enthralled and guessing to the end.”
— The Times Literary Supplement, 1934