Murder on The orient express(Isma)

Murder on the Orient Express

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Summary

Genre: Murder Mystery, Detective

Format: Novel

Setting: Train

Murder Method: Stabbing

Recurring Characters: Poirot

Synopsis

Travelling on the Orient Express, Poirot is approached by a desperate American named Ratchett.  Afraid that someone plans to kill him, Ratchett asks Poirot for help. Sadly the very next day Ratchett's worst fears become reality, when he is found dead in his cabin, a victim of multiple stab wounds. With nothing but a scrap of paper to go on, Poirot must piece together Ratchett’s identity before he can establish which of his fellow passengers murdered him.
The film version of this novel was made in 1974 and won an Oscar for Ingrid Bergman. At that time it was the most successful British film ever made, grossing more than £20million.
‘Need it be said – the little grey cells solve once more the insoluble.  Times Literary Supplement (less)

Travelling on the Orient Express, Poirot is approached by a desperate American named Ratchett.  Afraid that someone plans to kill him, Ratchett asks Poirot for help. Sadly the very next day Ratchett's worst fears become reality, when he is found dead in his cabin, a victim of multiple stab wounds. With nothing but a scrap of paper to go on, Poirot must piece together Ratchett’s identity before he can establish which of his fellow passengers murdered him.
The film version of this novel was made in 1974 and won an Oscar for Ingrid Bergman. At that time it was the most successful (…more)