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The Mystery of the Blue Train
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Narrator
- Hugh Fraser
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 12 September 2006
- Run Time
- 7 hours 5 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Thriller / suspense fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Adventure / action fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Fiction based on or inspired by true events, Narrative theme: love / relationships
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When the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to wake serene Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But she will never wake again – for a heavy blow has killed her, disfiguring her features almost beyond recognition. What is more, her precious rubies are missing.
The prime suspect is Ruth’s estranged husband, Derek. Yet Poirot is not convinced, so he stages an eerie re-enactment of the journey, complete with the murderer on board…
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Details
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Narrator
- Hugh Fraser
- Duration
- 7 hours 5 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 September 2006
- ISBN
- 9780007248629
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Thriller / suspense fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Adventure / action fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Fiction based on or inspired by true events, Narrative theme: love / relationships
Synopsis
When the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to wake serene Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But she will never wake again – for a heavy blow has killed her, disfiguring her features almost beyond recognition. What is more, her precious rubies are missing. The prime suspect is Ruth’s estranged husband, Derek. Yet Poirot is not convinced, so he stages an eerie re-enactment of the journey, complete with the murderer on board…
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