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murder on the orient express

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Who was Agatha Christie?

Agatha Christie was an important English detective novelist and playwright whose books have sold more than 100 million copies and have been translated into some 100 languages; she is often regarded as the Queen of the Golden Age detective and mystery novels.

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5 mysterious facts about Agatha Christie

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Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express is a crime novel written by Agatha Christie. Written in 1934, it is considered a Golden Age, where Christie accurately portray the life of upper-middle class of her period.

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Characters

Dr. Constantine

M. Bouc

Hercule Poirot

Mary Debenham

The director of the Compagnie Wagon Lits and formerly worked for the Belgian police force with Poirot.

A retired Belgian police officer

The coroner aboard the Orient Express.

Daisy Armstrong's governess.

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Princess Dragomiroff

Ratchett

Colonel Arbuthnot

Hector McQueen

His real name is Cassetti; he kidnapped and murdered the young Daisy Armstrong for money.

A Russian princess.

A friend of Colonel Armstrong, and father of Daisy Armstrong.

Ratchett's personal secretary.

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Hercule Poirot

Hercule Poirot, a recurring Christie character, has become one of the most famous fictional detectives.

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Plot

A murder is discovered on the Orient Express, just as snow stops the train in the mountains for days. There is a killer on board - but who is it? Hercule Poirot promises to find the truth.

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Intertextuality

William Shakespeare

the Lindbergh case

Film

America

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