Murder On the Orient Express - Agatha Christie Reviews

Murder On the Orient Express - Agatha Christie: A compelling read for true Christie fans (783 words)
by anonymili - written on 15.03.06 (Very useful, 330 readings)
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I've read this one several times from front to back as well as having watched the film quite a few times too. The film version is full of well known stars and well worth watching to get a good "feel" for the Orient Express itself. The book was first published in 1934 and my copy "Agatha Christie Signature Edition" ...

Murder on the Calais Coach! (1883 words)
by litefoot - written on 19.02.06 (Very useful, 1713 readings)
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Agatha Christie, that great writer of detective novels, was enjoying huge success during the 1930s. Her books were both incredibly popular and critically acclaimed, and the author was riding on the crest of a wave, writing some of the best work of her career, including the first Miss Marple stories, The Murder at the Vicarage (1930) and The ...

Murder On the Orient Express - Agatha Christie: One of the worst! (193 words)
by Rach2000 - written on 17.01.01 (Somewhat useful, 154 readings)
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I’m sorry to say but this is one of the worst Agatha Christie books I’ve read. It’s the most predictable Poirot story I’ve read and I actually got bored in the middle. Everyone knows the basic plot. A man is murdered on the Orient Express, which unfortunately runs into a snowdrift, leaving the murderer trapped on ...

A good read (161 words)
by - written on 30.11.00
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As I have said before I am great fan of Agatha Christie and have read many of her books. Murder on the orient express is very good story. Hercule Poirot the little Belgium egghead stars in this one. It all starts when Hercule Poirot has to get back to England as quickly as possible. And a friend gives up his sleeping carriage to ...