Book Review – Murder on the Orient Express – Agatha Christie

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

A lavish train ride unfolds into a stylish & suspenseful mystery that’ll keep you guessing until the end.

Just after the stroke of midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The famous train is strangely full this time of year, but by morning is one passenger fewer. American tycoon – Samuel Ratchett – lies dead inside his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside.

One by one, the enigmatic detective -Hercule Poirot- interrogates every passenger on board in an effort to find the truth, revealing dastardly motives and secret pasts at every turn.

Stranded with the killer, time is of the essence as Poirot must identify the culprit before they strike again…

If you’re looking for a thrilling book to huddle down with this winter, you won’t find more captivating than Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express – arguably one of her most iconic detective stories, culminating in the mother of all twists. Grab a hot chocolate and settle down for the ultimate murder mystery with ‘the greatest detective in the world’.

Coming Soon….

The all-star new adaptation set to release this month features Kenneth Branagh as moustachetwiddling Poirot, with Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Penélope Cruz among the all-star cast set to play his fellow guests on the glamorous Orient Express.

Feature release date: 03/11/2017
Novel available from all good bookstores

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