The mystery of the Blue Train
By AGATHA CHRISTIE
Copyright, 1928, by Dodd, Mead & Company, Inc.
PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.
Dedicated to TWO DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE O. F. D. CARLOTTA and PETER
MONSIEUR LE MARQUIS, an elegant gentleman who merits his mask but not his white hairs
DEMETRIUS PAPOPOLOUS, a venerable dealer in unique antiques
ZIA PAPOPOLOUS, whose resemblance to her father, Demetrius, is more than physical
RUFUS VAN ALDIN, a hard man, with plenty of hard cash
MAJOR RICHARD KNIGHTON, Van Aldin's secretary—quick, intelligent, and resourceful
RUTH KETTERING, another daughter who resembles her father, Rufus Van Aldin
DEREK KETTERING, Ruth's husband, the future Lord Leconbury
MIRELLE, an exotic dancer who was not made to be poor
Agatha Christie
THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN
Contents
Cast of Characters
The Mystery of the Blue Train
1. The Man with the White Hair
2. M. le Marquis
3. Heart of Fire
4. In Curzon Street
5. A Useful Gentleman
6. Mirelle
7. Letters
8. Lady Tamplin Writes a Letter
9. An Offer Refused
10. On the Blue Train
11. Murder
12. At the Villa Marguerite
13. Van Aldin Gets a Telegram
14. Ada Mason's Story
15. The Comte de la Roche
16. Poirot Discusses the Case
17. An Aristocratic Gentleman
18. Derek Lunches
19. An Unexpected Visitor
20. Katherine Makes a Friend
21. At the Tennis
22. M. Papopolous Breakfasts
23. A New Theory
24. Poirot Gives Advice
25. Defiance
26. A Warning
27. Interview with Mirelle
28. Poirot Plays the Squirrel
29. A Letter From Home
30. Miss Viner Gives Judgment
31. Mr. Aarons Lunches
32. Katherine and Poirot Compare Notes
33. A New Theory
34. The Blue Train Again
35. Explanations
36. By the Sea
Язык
Английский
Год издания
2024-01-29
Темы
Private investigators -- England -- Fiction; Detective and mystery stories; Jewelry theft -- Fiction; Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character) -- Fiction; Railroad travel -- France -- Fiction; Married women -- Crimes against -- Fiction; Rich people -- Crimes against -- Fiction