Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
About Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
THE MOST WIDELY READ MYSTERY OF ALL TIME—NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY KENNETH BRANAGH AND PRODUCED BY RIDLEY SCOTT! “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. “What more . .
can a mystery addict desire?
What readers say
Readers widely treat this snowbound-train mystery as a classic and an easy way into Christie, praising the clever locked-room puzzle, Poirot's methodical interviews, the claustrophobic setting, clean readable prose and a famous twist that most did not see coming. Recent reviews are warmer than older ones. The common criticisms are repetitive suspect interviews, a large cast that is hard to keep straight, flat prose or thin characterization, a solution some feel relies on information the reader does not have, a talky final explanation, and dated national stereotypes. Readers who have seen an adaptation sometimes find it less surprising.
Best for: Readers who like classic whodunits and being guided through a puzzle rather than racing to solve it.
Summary of public reader reviews, updated November 2026.
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