The Mystery of the Blue Train

The Mystery of the Blue Train
Agatha Christie

The daughter of an American millionaire dies on a train en route for Nice…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…

The Mystery of the Blue Train

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Contents

Cover (#u8f44331c-6012-5431-b3c2-aece66cf7692)

Title Page (#uecc04b20-6fc2-5965-b172-9f7d5450b1c0)

Copyright (#uc83d324a-3c32-52d9-a9d2-189bb38e5c45)

Dedication (#uc343b183-9db4-55e1-868c-5efdafa9436a)

CHAPTER 1: The Man With the White Hair (#u61d0b7fc-6252-563b-b90a-af6f066455ae)

CHAPTER 2: M. le Marquis (#u5f72d7d5-0a38-538a-b219-bb557c7959d3)

CHAPTER 3: Heart of Fire (#u2dfadfc6-17e3-59b2-8d7d-c2b17e07eea3)

CHAPTER 4: In Curzon Street (#uc1601575-6b26-5a2c-bdb5-cfa74a089ea3)

CHAPTER 5: A Useful Gentleman (#u85bbae6c-b540-5be8-971b-9d6e369d812f)

CHAPTER 6: Mirelle (#ue267f3df-b9a2-5ab3-b85d-ea1441b51bab)

CHAPTER 7: Letters (#u1904e8b9-fc70-513a-9403-4b10aa4350f6)

CHAPTER 8: Lady Tamplin Writes a Letter (#u8b51d4a1-6690-58dd-b448-81a28d599528)

CHAPTER 9: An Offer Refused (#u3aa9a331-9c4c-5c5c-856c-92428e6df69a)

CHAPTER 10: On the Blue Train (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 11: Murder (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 12: At the Villa Marguerite (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 13: Van Aldin Gets a Telegram (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 14: Ada Mason’s Story (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 15: The Comte de la Roche (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 16: Poirot Discusses the Case (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 17: An Aristocratic Gentleman (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 18: Derek Lunches (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 19: An Unexpected Visitor (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 20: Katherine Makes a Friend (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 21: At the Tennis (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 22: M. Papopolous Breakfasts (#litres_trial_promo)