| Edition |
First William Morrow hardcover ed. |
| Description |
vi, 265 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Hercule Poirot ; 10 |
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Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976.
Hercule Poirot mysteries ; 10.
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| Note |
"This title was previously published as Murder in the Calais Coach"--Title page verso. |
| Contents |
The Facts. The important passenger on the Taurus Express -- The Tokatlian Hotel -- Poirot refuses a case -- A cry in the night -- The crime -- A woman? -- The body -- The Armstrong kidnapping case -- The Evidence. The evidence of the wagon lit conductor -- The evidence of the secretary -- The evidence of the valet -- The evidence of the American lady -- The evidence of the Swedish lady -- The evidence of the Russian princess -- The evidence of Count and Countess Andrenyi -- The evidence of Colonel Arbuthnot -- The evidence of Mr. Hardman -- The evidence of the Italian -- The evidence of Miss Debenham -- The evidence of the German lady's maid -- Summary of the passengers' evidence -- The evidence of the weapon -- The evidence of the passengers' luggage -- Hercule Poirot Sits Back and Thinks. Which of them? -- Ten questions -- Certain suggestive points -- The grease spot on a Hungarian passport -- The christian name of Princess Dragomiroff -- A second interview with Colonel Arbuthnot -- The identity of Mary Debenham -- Further surprising revelations -- Poirot propounds two solutions. |
| Summary |
"Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Without a shred of doubt, one of his fellow passengers is the murderer"--Publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
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Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst01068127
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Private investigators -- England -- Fiction.
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Orient Express (Express train) -- Fiction.
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Orient Express (Express train) (OCoLC)fst01048071
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Private investigators. (OCoLC)fst01077503
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England. (OCoLC)fst01219920
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| Genre/Form |
Mystery fiction.
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Detective and mystery fiction.
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Detective and mystery fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726581
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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| ISBN |
9780062838629 |
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0062838628 |
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9780062689665 |
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0062689665 |
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