The Mystery of the Blue Train

Written by Agatha Christie

Narrated by Hugh Fraser

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…

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Sep 12, 2006
• ISBN: 9780007248629

Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.

Reviews for The Mystery of the Blue Train

[William Williamson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I just loved the language of this book. I read a few Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot books as a young man but didn't appreciate the language as I do now.

I also think the reader has provided the best reading of an audiobook I have ever heard.

[jennyofelefantz · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Lots of red herrings, but one of my favourite Poirot mysteries.

[craig anderson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved it. Hugh Fraser narration is sublime and it is a story line