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Murder on the Orient Express (Facsimile)
Murder on the Orient Express (Facsimile) | Agatha Christie
A stunning facsimile edition of the original Agatha Christie hardcover--the legendary author's most famous book, and Hercule Poirot's most famous case.Just after midnight, a snowdrift stopped the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train was surprisingly full for the time of the year. But by the morning there was one passenger fewer. An American lay dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside.With tension mounting, detective Hercule Poirot comes up with not one, but two solutions to the crime.Reproducing the original typesetting and format of the first edition from the Christie family's archive, Murder on the Orient Express Facsimile Edition also features the first hardcover edition's actual cover art, which has been painstakingly restored to its original beauty.
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K.Wielechowski
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Detective Poirot has his work cut out for him when a man is found murdered just a few doors away. He and a wild cast of characters are snowed in and without access to regular law enforcement, it is up to Poirot to solve the crime.
Some of the leaps in logic felt a bit contrived but I was listening to the audio book so I might‘ve missed some things that made them make more sense.
Xenophobia aside (ahh the 1930s), I had a good time.

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ImperfectCJ
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Spouse, son, and I enjoyed an excellent production of Ken Ludwig's stage adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic. A little late to be out on a school night, but it was worth it.

LiteraryinPA That sounds great! I‘ve loved seeing stage plays of The Mousetrap and Witness for the Prosecution. 1mo
ImperfectCJ @LiteraryinPA The set design was incredible. The audience applauded when we got our first glimpse. Paul Tate dePoo III did an amazing job. http://www.pauldepoo.com/murder-on-the-orient-express/ 1mo
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Esther.cage
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Murder on the Orient Express is really good, I became truly drawn into the book and interested in what would happen in the next chapters. In the book their are a bunch wealthy folks on a train. One night someone gets killed, their thank fully was a detective on the train. Agatha Christie wrote this book in third person, but not only is this book absolutely thrilling but it‘s also fun for yourself to guess who you think the killer might be!

BookmarkTavern Welcome to Litsy! 🎉🎉🎉 2mo
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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It's Agatha Christie's birthday!!

What is your favorite book or fact about this amazing woman?

My favorite book is tagged, and I am always in awe remembering that she was a huge fan (and one of the first women!) of surfing 🏄‍♀️

Ruthiella I can‘t name a favorite. Some are better than others, sure, but for me she really has no equal. 2mo
dabbe Hands-down favorite: AND THEN THERE WERE NONE. What a woman! 🤩 2mo
ChaoticMissAdventures @Ruthiella the way she grabbed this genre and shook it all to hell!! What an icon. 2mo
ChaoticMissAdventures @dabbe this one is so good! I am so glad someone way back in the day understood the original title would not cut it in the States and changed it. I always think of this change when people complain about sponsorship today, about how we have been changing books and updating them to be less offensive forever! 2mo
dabbe @ChaoticMissAdventures Oh, yeah, that original title--oy! I always had to discuss this with my students before teaching it! 🤩 2mo
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kelli7990
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Fall: Murder On The Orient Express - Agatha Christie. I enjoyed this book when I read it in Oct 2020.

Spring: The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett. It‘s set during Spring but I read it last Fall and I enjoyed it.

Summer: Never Lie - Freida McFadden. I read this one over the summer and I enjoyed it.

Winter: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. I reread it last Winter and I enjoyed it.

#ihavequestions

RaeLovesToRead Great choices!!! 2mo
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Becker
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Pickpick

Re-read of an oldie but a goldie. Very entertaining on audio. 🛤️

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Yuki_Onna
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🚂 6mo
Eggs Great cover!! 6mo
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Born.A.Reader
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RaeLovesToRead Gorgeous cover 6mo
LiteraryChanteuse Love this classic cover! 6mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 😍 6mo
Eggs Gorgeous edition 👏🏻🤗 6mo
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AnneCecilie
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great cover 💙🚂 6mo
Eggs Beautiful edition👏🏻 6mo
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Susanita
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This one‘s a little obvious, but it‘s a classic for a reason! #train #storysettings

Here are more suggestions:

https://modernmrsdarcy.com/novels-set-on-planes-trains-and-automobiles/

https://overcast.fm/+WzFPMxZN0

Kerrbearlib Adding to TBR! 6mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect ❤️🚂 6mo
Eggs Excellent 🖤🚂❤️ 6mo
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kelli7990
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1. Tagged

2. My favorite way to prepare eggs is in the microwave. My mom taught me how to do it. I crack open 2 or 3 eggs in a cereal bowl, stir them up with a fork, heat them up for 1 minute, take them out and stir them up again. After that, I cut them up so they‘re scrambled, heat them up again for a minute and take them out. After that, I season them with salt and pepper or hot sauce.

#nationaleggmonthchallenge

WildAlaskaBibliophile ❤🍳 thank you for playing! 6mo
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Born.A.Reader
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Eggs Great cover 👏🏻👏🏻 8mo
all_4_kb I didn‘t love this one …. Was disappointed 8mo
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AroundTheBookWorld
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“As regards the medical evidence, I think—er—that I made one or two fantastic suggestions.”
“Then,” said Poirot, “having placed my solution before you, I have the honour to retire from the case. . . .”
#MurderOnTheOrientExpress #AgathaChristie #Poirot #HerculePoirot #lastline #closingline #book #books #bookcase #bookcases #bookcover #bookcovers #bookclub #Mystery #Fiction #Crime #MysteryThriller #Thriller #Audiobook #Detective #Adult #Novels 💖💖

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AroundTheBookWorld
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Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime"—a moniker which is now trademarked by her estate—or the "Queen of Mystery". Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time.
#WomensHistoryMonth ?????

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Littlewolf1
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Completed both my #ClassicsCountdown and my #FriendsPickForMe last month, and looking forward to my new reads this month.

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Cazxxx
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Currently reading 🎧

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CrowCAH
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This past weekend I went to an escape room and this was the theme! We were the detectives and had to solve the crime. And stop the train before it fell off the tracks! Made it out with two minutes to spare!!

LiteraryinPA I love escape rooms! That one sounds really fun! 13mo
Ruthiella Sounds awesome! 🕵️‍♀️ 13mo
AmyK1 My family and I did this one for my daughter‘s birthday-we loved it. And also made it out! 13mo
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CrowCAH @LiteraryinLawrence it was my third one and I‘m 3 for 3 on escapes! 13mo
CrowCAH @Ruthiella it was a lot of fun! I‘d definitely go back to this location. 13mo
CrowCAH @AmyK1 oh wow, so cool! Yay for making it out!!! I was excited to see that there will be a pirates cursed treasure to come some time next year! 13mo
AmyK1 We would love the Pirate one. We‘ll have to keep an eye on when it‘s available. 13mo
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CrowCAH
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#FreeLittleLibrary at Raintree Park!

I didn‘t take any books or leave any, but it‘s always neat to find a library wherever I go!

Branwen I love finding these in the wild! 1y
CrowCAH @Branwen same! It‘s like finding friends among strange environments. 1y
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dabbe
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#WondrousWednesday
Thanks for the tag, @Eggs 🤗

1. Tagged: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS by Agatha Christie
2. I am still trying to slog my way through WAR AND PEACE; I've been reading it since January. Does anyone have a translation that they'd recommend? Mine's just not cutting it.
3. My proudest achievement (not having kids) is teaching and surviving freshmen for 25+ years without losing my cool--too much. 😃

Cuilin War and Peace - Pevear and Volonkhonsky translation I really enjoyed. 1y
Eggs #3-im sure the squirrelly freshmen loved you for it!!! There‘s a reason they‘re called fresh😆 1y
kspenmoll Perfect choice for #3 I co teach english & history to “squirrelly” freshman!! perfect adjective! So many years! That is quite an achievement! (edited) 1y
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dabbe @Cuilin 👍🤩🤗 1y
dabbe @Eggs Too right! And the best word for them is 🐿️-ly! 🤩🤩🤩 1y
dabbe @kspenmoll Thanks! I still can't believe it sometimes! 🐿️🐿️🐿️ 1y
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Born.A.Reader
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1. Tagged is my first foray into Agatha Christie and she didn't disappoint!
2. The writing, the who-dun-it, Hercule Piorot's wit and 'little grey cells' at work. All of it in general.
3. Anywhere in England, or scenic settings in general.

@Eggs #WonderousWednesday

Eggs Thanks for joining in 🥳 1y
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Susanita
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1. I would like to ride on the Orient Express (without the murder)
2. Yes
3. Probably either Yellowface or The Marriage Portrait
#wondrouswednesday

BkClubCare Both would likely be good choices for what to read next (tho I have only read Yellow Face) 1y
Eggs Thanks for joining in 🥳 1y
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MariaW
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I‘ve seen the different movies a lot of times and knew what to expect but still the book is always better. Since I have a daily commute of 1.5 hours now, I spent less time reading but more time listening. I like the Agatha Christie‘s story because you never know the culprit (because Poirot always has extra information).

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Therewillbebooks
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So we are selecting a new thriller book for our #Thrillercorner series over on Patreon. The genre this time around is murder mystery, or "who dunnit". These are what I have so far...

Ruthiella I‘ve been meaning to read the Westing Game for ages! And look how slim it is! 😂 2y
Therewillbebooks @Ruthiella it's been on my tbr forever too! 2y
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BookLove4Ever
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Mehso-so

Seemed a bit dry because of the procedural aspect but I found the ending good. We should make rail travel like this again. 😁

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traa
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rachaich
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Ah, book club picked this in response to reading The Moonstone, apparently the first detective novel published.
Agatha Christie is such a prolific writer, I think I grew up reading her books and watching adaptations.

dabbe Just read both of these in the past 3 months! ❣️ 2y
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KateKintail
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The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.

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ChelseaM6010
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#JanuaryJazz
13. Murder

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🖤 2y
Eggs 🖤🩸🖤 2y
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katiekat311
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Had to finish before bed! A gem from the Queen of “whodunnit”. Quick and easy to read, with short chapters. Clues perfectly layered throughout the novel to keep you guessing with a final plot twist to complete the puzzle. Great way to start 2023‘s year of reading!

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dabbe
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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dabbe
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Pickpick

Glad I never saw any movie before reading this, so the ending was not spoiled in the least. Definitely one of Christie's best; she is incredible with the locked room novel, though in this case, of course, it's a train. A classic whodunit with the required detective tropes. One thing though: lots of prejudice here between men/women, rich/poor, royalty/everyman, even against nationalities. Perhaps typical for the time and where it was written.

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dabbe
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Hoping I did this correctly! Am almost finished with MURDER, so a good start to 2023!

Thanks again, @TheAromaofBooks for doing this for us! 🤗

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
bthegood The beauty of Litsy is there really is no wrong way - looks good- 🌞 2y
dabbe @bthegood Thanks for the encouragement! The teacher/student in me always wants to be perfect. I know that'll never happen, and it's ludicrous to try, yet ... 😊 2y
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LitsyEvents
Murder On Orient Express | Agatha Christie
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repost for @Mitch:

I‘m recently rediscovered my love of crime fiction - and I‘m unearthing some golden age gems! Thinking of setting up a monthly Litsy bookclub. Super simple and low key - we read a book each month and then at the end of the month I post 3 or 4 prompts to get us talking about the book. Anyone interested?????
Let me know below if you‘d like to join in and if there‘s enough interest I‘ll get us started with our January book asap!

LitsyEvents please comment on the original post if interested: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2519780

#BuddyRead
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MoonWitch94 @Mitch Count me in! 2y
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Cortg
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I listened to this one on a roadtrip today. I really enjoyed the narration! The story was good, but I kept thinking 1. These characters would be really fun to perform on stage and 2.The game Clue kept popping in my head ‘Mrs. White in the ball room with the pipe‘ 😂
#pop22 ~ a book that takes place on a train

KarenUK A classic! I love Poirot 😍 2y
Cortg @KarenUK It‘s my 1st! The only other AC book I‘ve read is 2y
Megabooks This is such a fun mystery and I love the Clue comparison! 2y
Cinfhen Yes!! Totally reminds me of Clue too!! 2y
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It was five o, clock on a winter‘s morning in Syria. Alongside the platform at Aleppo stood the train grandly designated in railway guides as the Taurus Express.
#MurderOnTheOrientExpress #AgathaChristie #HerculePoirot #Poirot #firstline #openingline #book #books #bookcase #bookcases #bookcover #bookcovers #bookcoverdesign #bookcoverdesigner #bookclub #bookclubs #bookvibe #bookvibes #bookvsfilm #bookvsmovie #Mystery #Classics #Crime #Fiction 💘💘

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MaleficentBookDragon
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Dan Stevens can read me a bedtime story anytime.

Crazeedi Have the matches been sent out yet? Thanks for hosting! 2y
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Eggbeater
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I listened to this one on Libro.fm for a book club and Kenneth Branagh does a great job with all of the different accents. I recommend this version and I don't think it's available on Audible. It starts out slow, but it picks up and the ending is phenomenal.

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kimmypete1
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Mehso-so

This is mostly so-so for me as it dragged in the beginning, and I already knew who did it, because it‘s a popular one.

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Ast_Arslan
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My first Poirot's book!
I already watched the movie adaptation and liked it, so I really hope I will enjoy the novel as well!

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AkashaVampie
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Just started the tagged book for #NWC. Hoping it's as good as the movie.

@ElizaMarie @AsYouWish @jb72

ElizaMarie I think it was! Also love those sunglasses! 2y
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LitsyEvents
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Repost for @AkashaVampie

Hello Littens. Happy November!!! I apologize for not getting this out sooner. But here is the #NWC book for November & December. Are you planning on reading it?

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AkashaVampie
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Hello Littens. Happy November!!! I apologize for not getting this out sooner. But here is the #NWC book for November & December. Are you planning on reading it?

P.S. What have u all been up to lately? Can You believe that 2022 is almost over???

@ElizaMarie @AsYouWish @jb72

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Jurnalul_unei_femei_fericite
Crima din Orient Express | Agatha Christie
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Jurnalul_unei_femei_fericite
Crima din Orient Express | Agatha Christie
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🍁 Am auzit de Agatha Christie, cine nu a auzit? Dar aceasta este prima ei carte pe care o citesc. Sper sa urmeze și altele.

ImperfectCJ Are you Romanian? I have a friend from Romania and I have tried to learn a little of the language but haven't had much success. 2y
Jurnalul_unei_femei_fericite @ImperfectCJ yes, I am Romanian. Today I discovered this app 😍😍😍 2y
ImperfectCJ Welcome to Litsy! It's my favorite social media app, hands down :-) 2y
Jurnalul_unei_femei_fericite @ImperfectCJ thank you 🥰🥰🥰 2y
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CogsOfEncouragement
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Day 20 of #scarathlondailyprompts is murder. I read this about five years ago. I often forget how a mystery plays out, but this one I remember because it is so superbly written that it has stuck with me.
#TeamSlaughter #scarathlon

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Lizpixie
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#ScarathlonDailyPrompts #Day20 #Murder The perfect book for this prompt, and an almost perfect Dame Agatha. As a locked room mystery, it‘s brilliant & you find yourself on the side of the murderer/s! #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter 6pts

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LadyCait84
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I‘m deeply ashamed to admit I‘d not read this one before, but what a delight now that I‘ve finally caught up with the masses.

Fun, fast, and about a crime that you don‘t really mind happened since the “victim” was a monster.

Plus, I finally get why Hercule Poirot is so beloved.

Looking forward to watching at least one of the adaptations this weekend — open to recommendations as to which one is best!

MommyWantsToReadHerBook Haha, shame on you! 😜 Welcome to the club! 2y
Dragon I have to go with the Kevin Branagh adaptation ( even though he‘s not my favourite Poirot) . The cinematography and the costumes- so well done 2y
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AliD73
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I‘m not going to recap the plot because this is a classic and even those who haven‘t read it are at least somewhat aware of/familiar with it. I‘ll just say that I read this book many years ago and I still remember every plot point and every twist and turn because it‘s literally that memorable. Agatha Christie remains the queen of mystery decades after her death. A brilliant, classic, memorable, expertly crafted novel!

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Anoukeboek
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This was the first detective I read in a while that didn't make it obvious who did it. I appreciated that! I also liked the locked-room aspect, which was the main reason I chose this. However, the characters weren't very versatile, and everyone was written down as a stereotype of themself. It stil needs to get points for the plot, though. And in its time it probably was a different experience to read.

(🎧 - audiobook)

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StaceGhost
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1️⃣ Sometimes! I like it when the author allows the reader to catch glimpses of the twist, but not when it comes out of the blue.

2️⃣This was my first Christie. I read it on vacation with my husband before we got married. We took a train trip so it was a perfect reading experience!

3️⃣Christie‘s stories delve deep into the psychotic side of human nature. Sayers writes better prose but Christie is damn dark.

#sundayfunday

AmyG Thanks for the tag! 2y
BookmarkTavern Oh what a great pick for 2! Thank you for sharing! 💙 2y
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