T H E  M Y S T E R Y  O F  T H E  B L U E  T R A I N

 

First Published: 1928

 

Features: Hercule Poirot, Mr Goby, George.

 

Blurb: 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 ...

 

Dedication: To the two distinguished members of the O.F.D. Carlotta and Peter

    

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Contents

 

01 The Man with the White Hair
02 M. Le Marquis
03 Heart of Fire
04 In Curzon Street
05 A Useful Gentleman
06 Mirelle
07 Letters
08 Lady Tamplin Writes a Letter
09 An Offer Refused
10 On the Blue Train
11 Murder
12 At the Villa Marguerite
13 Van Aldin Gets a Telegram
14 Ada Mason's Story
15 The Comte De La Roche
16 Poirot Discusses the Case
17 An Aristocratic Gentleman 
18 Derek Lunches
19 An Unexpected Visitor
20 Katherine Makes a Friend 
21 At the Tennis
22 M. Papapolous Breakfasts 
23 A New Theory 
24 Poirot Gives Advice 
25 Defiance 
26 A Warning 
27 Interview With Mirelle 
28 Poirot Plays the Squirrel 
29 A Letter from Home 
30 Miss Viner Gives Judgement 
31 Mr. Aaron Lunches 
32 Katherine and Poirot Compare Notes 
33 A New Theory 
34 The Blue Train Again 
35 Explanations 
36 By the Sea