Murder on the Orient Express

- Author: Agatha Christie
- Publication Date: January 1, 1934
- Genre: Crime novel
- Pages: 256 (first edition, hardcover)
- Narrator: Third-person limited
- Setting: The Orient Express, leaving Istanbul, Turkey
- Alternate Title: Murder in the Calais Coach

Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express is a mystery novel featuring Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. On a return trip from Istanbul, Poirot finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation when one of the train's passengers turns up dead.
Characters
- Victim:
  - Samuel Edward Ratchett - an unsavory-looking man with a dark secret
- Suspects:
  - Hector MacQueen
  - Edward Henry Masterman
  - Mary Debenham
  - Colonel Arbuthnot
  - Princess Natalia Dragomiroff
  - Hildegarde Schmidt
  - Count Rudolph Andrenyi
  - Countess Elena Andrenyi
  - Greta Ohlsson
  - Mrs. Caroline Martha Hubbard
  - Antonio Foscarelli
  - Cyrus Bethman Hardman
- Investigators:
  - The Detective - Hercule Poirot
  - The Director - M. Bouc
  - The Doctor - Dr. Constantine

Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express is a mystery novel featuring Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. On a return trip from Istanbul, Poirot finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation when one of the train's passengers turns up dead.
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Fast Facts
1. Author: Agatha Christie
2. Publication Date: January 1, 1934
3. Genre: Crime novel
4. Pages: 256 (first edition, hardcover)
5. Narrator: Third-person limited
6. Setting: The Orient Express, leaving Istanbul, Turkey
7. Alternate Title: Murder in the Calais Coach
Characters
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- Victim:
  - Samuel Edward Ratchett - an unsavory-looking man with a dark secret
- Suspects:
  - Hector MacQueen
  - Edward Henry Masterman
  - Mary Debenham
  - Colonel Arbuthnot
  - Princess Natalia Dragomiroff
  - Hildegarde Schmidt
  - Count Rudolph Andrenyi
  - Countess Elena Andrenyi
  - Greta Ohlsson
  - Mrs. Caroline Martha Hubbard
  - Antonio Foscarelli
  - Cyrus Bethman Hardman
- Investigators:
  - The Detective - Hercule Poirot
  - The Director - M. Bouc
  - The Doctor - Dr. Constantine
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Murder on the Orient Express Author Information
- - Mahalo's Guide to Agatha Christie
- Official Site: Agatha Christie
- Wikipedia: Agatha Christie Profile
- The Literature Network: Agatha Christie Profile & Forum
- Books and Writers: Agatha Christie
- The Christie Mystery: Agatha Christie Biography
Murder on the Orient Express Adaptations
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1974: Murder on the Orient Express
- 2001: Murder on the Orient Express
- 2006: Murder on the Orient Express video game
- 2009: Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express (In Production)
Murder on the Orient Express Culture and Humor
- McKinney Courier Gazette: Players Spoof Mystery (December 28, 2007)
- Movie Screenshots Blog Post: Screenshots from the 1974 film (October 2007)
- YouTube: Scene from the 1974 Film (Time: 3:14)
- YouTube: Trailer for the PC Game (Time: 1:44)
- YouTube: Teaser Trailer 2009 remake (Time: 1:00)
- IGN.com Message Boards: Agatha Christie Mysteries PC Game Forum
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