![]() ![]() And even more oddly, this is the first time that I’ve read this one. And it would be another four years until Poirot reappeared in Peril At End House. ![]() So far, the hit rate for the Belgian has basically gone Good (Styles), Reasonably Good (Links), Classic ( Ackroyd) and Dreadful (The Big Four). This is the fifth Poirot novel, although there had at this point also been a bundle of short stories, including The Plymouth Express, which this is based on, apparently. And while suspicion falls upon Ruth’s husband, Poirot has other ideas… ![]() Hercule Poirot is also travelling on the train. Luckily, Katherine has help as she tries to find identify the killer – for a certain M. The ruby is missing – was it a case of jewel theft, or something more personal? Needless to say (given this is an Agatha Christie novel) before the train reaches the Riviera, Ruth is found strangled. Also aboard is Ruth Kettering, another heiress, who has split from her husband and is carrying with her an extremely expensive ruby. Katherine Grey, ex-resident of St Mary Mead, has come into an inheritance and has taken the train for her first trip abroad. ![]() Le Train Bleu, the ideal way to get to the French Riviera. ![]()
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