Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express

Written by 'The Queen of Crime' Agatha Christie, "Murder on the Orient Express" is undoubtedly one of Christie's greatest mystery novels featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.

Read by David Suchet, the actor that played Hercule Poirot in the British TV series. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 1 January 1934. In the United States, it was published on 28 February 1934, under the title of Murder in the Calais Coach, by Dodd, Mead and Company.

"Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again."

The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.

Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express

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A group of passengers trapped on the Orient Express in a snow storm with a murdered body and a Belgian detective to keep them company: Murder on the Orient Express is one of Agatha Christie’s most famous stories. It's an intricate mystery revolving around a group of characters cut off from the world and Poirot exhibits not only the power of his little grey cells but his concern and compassion for humanity.