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The Mystery of the Blue Train
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
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Publisher's Summary
When the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to wake serene Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But she will never wake again – for a heavy blow has killed her, disfiguring her features almost beyond recognition. What is more, her precious rubies are missing.
The prime suspect is Ruth’s estranged husband, Derek. Yet Poirot is not convinced, so he stages an eerie re-enactment of the journey, complete with the murderer on board…
Critic Reviews
"The acknowledged queen of detective fiction." (Observer)
"The Empress of the crime novel." (Sunday Express)
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- Rodney Wetherell
- 24-01-2024
An unusual Agatha, with interesting characters
The detective took so long to come in, I began to wonder if there would be one, but sure enough Poirot turns up. I half expected Miss Marple, after much mention of St Mary Mead. The plot is very clever as usual with Agatha, and kept me guessing. Not my favourite of her novels but pretty good.
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- Snert
- 28-10-2015
Very enjoyable.
Great story without being ridiculously convoluted. Hugh Fraser does a superb job narrating and of character dialogue.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-05-2022
Awkward
Bit racist/antisemitic … which is uncomfortable and disappointing, but an undeniably satisfying plot and luxuriant setting.
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- Richard
- 29-10-2017
Great Performance But Only OK Story
This was an unusual story. I love Agatha Christie but this is probably the weakest story I have read of hers. It was quite disjointed and jumped around. It was a Poirot story but for the first hour plus he wasn't even in it, I thought I had got it wrong and chosen the wrong book. The performance, however, was first class, really good, and that helped a lot.
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- Shannon
- 09-11-2024
Pleasing narration voice.
The narrator does an excellent job differentiating all the voices and accents, making the book feel quite fun and immersive. This was my third adventure with Papa Poirot, and it has been just as deceptive, captivating, and suspenseful as the rest. It's easy to lose your day listening along as Poirot uncovers the truth within these funtastical stories.
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- Eliza
- 23-01-2018
Good story but didn’t love the narrator
The storey was really good. Not my favourite Agatha Cheshire book but still good. However it was hard to differentiate between the male and female voices that the narrator used. Some of the females did sound female but occasionally there was one that sounded male and it was quite confusing when trying to keep track of which character that was.
Besides that, I have no complaints.
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- Rita
- 20-06-2018
Brilliantly written and performed
A well written mystery that will keep you always wondering. As for the performance....brilliant, just brilliant.
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