num_pages: 197
description: Robbery and brutal murder aboard a luxury transport ensnares the ever-attentive Hercule Poirot in The Mystery of the Blue Train, from Queen of Mystery Agatha ChristieWhen 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 Hercule Poirot is not convinced, so he stages an eerie reenactment of the journey, complete with the murderer on board. . . .From the Back 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 Hercule Poirot is not convinced, so he stages an eerie reenactment of the journey, complete with the murderer on board. . . .--This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.From the Inside 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 Hercule Poirot is not convinced, so he stages an eerie reenactment of the journey, complete with the murderer on board. . . .-- Sunday Express (London) --
language: German
title: Der blaue Express
titlecomplete: Der blaue Express
characters: Armand, the Comte de la Roche, Ada Mason, Major Richard Knighton, Derek Kettering, Rufus Van Aldin, Ruth Kettering, Lady Rosalie Tamplin, Lenox Tamplin, Hercule Poirot, Mirelle (The Mystery of the Blue Train), Katherine Grey, Demetrius Papopolous, Zia Papopolous
genres: Audiobook, Crime, Classics, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Detective, Murder Mystery, Mystery, British Literature
ratings_count: 60142
places: London, England, Nice, United Kingdom, France, England, Paris
series: Hercule Poirot
publisher: Distribooks Inc