Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery - by Agatha Christie (Paperback)

About the Book

The most widely read mystery of all time is now a major motion picture with Kenneth Branagh directing and starring as Hercule Poirot, opening in theaters on November 10. Tall Premium Edition. Reissue.

Book Synopsis

THE MOST WIDELY READ MYSTERY OF ALL TIME

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX

RELEASING NOVEMBER 10, 2017

DIRECTED BY KENNETH BRANAGH

"The murderer is with us--on the train now . . ."

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.

Isolated by the storm, detective Hercule Poirot must find the killer among a dozen of the dead man's enemies, before the murderer decides to strike again.

Includes a photo insert of images from the film!

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