A standout in the Golden Age of detective fiction, is one of Agatha Christie’s most famous works, featuring the legendary detective Hercule Poirot . The Story: A Closed-Room Classic
Poirot discovers that every single passenger (except himself and his friend M. Bouc) was connected to the Armstrong family. Seeking the justice that the law failed to provide, the 12 passengers acted as a self-appointed jury, each delivering one blow to execute Cassetti. Core Themes
The novel begins with Poirot boarding the luxurious in Istanbul for a journey to London. The trip is interrupted when a massive snowdrift stalls the train in the mountainous Balkans.
Poirot quickly uncovers Ratchett’s true identity: he is Cassetti , a notorious criminal who kidnapped and murdered a three-year-old American girl, Daisy Armstrong , years prior. Although he was guilty, his wealth allowed him to escape legal punishment.
The following morning, an American millionaire named Samuel Ratchett is found dead in his locked compartment, stabbed 12 times.
A standout in the Golden Age of detective fiction, is one of Agatha Christie’s most famous works, featuring the legendary detective Hercule Poirot . The Story: A Closed-Room Classic
Poirot discovers that every single passenger (except himself and his friend M. Bouc) was connected to the Armstrong family. Seeking the justice that the law failed to provide, the 12 passengers acted as a self-appointed jury, each delivering one blow to execute Cassetti. Core Themes Download Murder on the Orient Express Book
The novel begins with Poirot boarding the luxurious in Istanbul for a journey to London. The trip is interrupted when a massive snowdrift stalls the train in the mountainous Balkans. A standout in the Golden Age of detective
Poirot quickly uncovers Ratchett’s true identity: he is Cassetti , a notorious criminal who kidnapped and murdered a three-year-old American girl, Daisy Armstrong , years prior. Although he was guilty, his wealth allowed him to escape legal punishment. Seeking the justice that the law failed to
The following morning, an American millionaire named Samuel Ratchett is found dead in his locked compartment, stabbed 12 times.