Classic & Older Gothic

Murder on the Orient Express

by Agatha Christie · Hercule Poirot series

On the snowbound Orient Express, a murdered passenger lies in a locked compartment with twelve stab wounds. Detective Hercule Poirot must unravel a mystery where every passenger has an alibi and no one is quite what they seem. Christie's most famous puzzle-box mystery remains an ingenious study in misdirection and justice.

Hercule Poirot in reading order

• 2. The Murder on the Links — Agatha Christie
• 6. The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6) — Agatha Christie
• 10. Murder on the Orient Express — Agatha Christie
• 17. Dumb Witness (Hercule Poirot, #17) — Agatha Christie
• 19. Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19) — Agatha Christie
• 31. Ocho Casos de Poirot (Hercule Poirot, #31) — Agatha Christie
• 33. After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #33) — Agatha Christie
• Peligro inminente — Agatha Christie

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