Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie is available to buy here.
SYNOPSIS
One of the most famous of all her stories this one is a classic! Hercule Poirot is travelling home on the famous Orient Express train when one of the passengers is found brutally murdered - stabbed multiple times. With only a select group of suspects trapped on the snowed in train, who is the culprit and what could have been the motive?
poirot
One of Poirot's greatest roles - the 8th time we meet this little detective and he doesn't disappoint proving he really is the greatest detective in the world!
when to read
With the snow pilling up against the windows of the trapped train, this is a winter read for sure...
murder mystery
Closed circle murder mystery.
pARIS-SIMPLON
Travelling on the Paris - Simplon Orient Express, we start in Istanbul as Poirot begins his journey back to London.
Publishing info
Published in 1934, following Peril at End House and before Why Didn't they ask Evans.
overall rating
5/5
On Screen
Watching Agatha Christie
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie was filmed as part of the ITV feature length episodes and is Season 12 episode 3 starring David Suchet.
Murder on the Orient Express - Films
Check out our article on the Poirot films starring Kenneth Branagh and Albert Finnay.
WARNING - CHARACTER LIST CONTAINS SPOILERS...
Murder on the Orient Express Character List
| Cyrus Hardman | American salesman, was in love with Louise, the Armstrong’s French nurse who killed herself |
| Daisey Armstrong | Baby daughter of Colonel and Sonia Armstrong who was kidnapped and murdered |
| Colonel Armstrong | Deceased husband of Sonia Armstrong and Daisey’s father |
| Dr Constantine | Doctor travelling on the train |
| Monsieur Bouc | Employee of the Compagnie Wagon-Lis |
| Mary Debenham | English governess, was governess to the Armstrong’s |
| Edward Henry Masterman | Englishman and was once the Armstrong’s valet and batman during the war |
| Colonel John Arbuthnot | Englishman travelling on the train, In love with Mary and was friends with the Armstrong’s |
| Louise Michel | French nurse to Daisy who killed herself after being suspected in her kidnap |
| Count Rudolph Andrenyi | Hungarian gentleman married to the Countess, |
| Hildegarde Schmidt | Ladiesmaid to Princess Dragomiroff and was the Armstrong’s cook |
| Mrs Hubbard | Loud American lady travelling on the train |
| Princess Dragomiroff | Older Russian princess, godmother to Sonia Armstrong |
| Hector MacQueen | Rachett’s American secretary and translator, was in love with Sonia Armstrong |
| Greta Ohlsson | Swedish nurse, Nurse for the Armstrong’s |
| Pierre Michel | Train conductor and father of Louise, Daisey’s nurse who killed herself |
| Antonio Foscarelli | Travelling Italian salesman, the Armstrong’s chauffer |
| Mr Ratchett/ Cassetti | Unpleasant wealthy American the man who murdered Daisey Armstrong |
| Countess Elena Andrenyi | Young wife of the Count and younger sister of |
SPOILERS BELOW!
Mr Ratchett – later identified as Cassetti – the man to who kidnapped and murdered Daisy Armstrong.
They all did it! Each passenger was a member of the Armstrong household and they each stabbed Cassetti once. The only one who didn’t is Elena whose husband acted on her behalf.
Revenge for the killing of Daisy.
Stabbed 12 times – once by each person
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