A truly honorable thriller in the classic tradition.
Times Literary Supplement
Masterly.
New York Herald Tribune
A truly honorable thriller in the classic tradition.
From the Publisher
Agatha Christie [is] the maestro of murder tales.” — People
“The Empress of the crime novel.” — Sunday Express (London)
“No one is better at misdirection than Agatha Christie. She dangles the key to the mystery in front of you and you still don’t see it.” — Peter Lovesey, Anthony award-winning author of Stagestruck
Sunday Express (London)
The Empress of the crime novel.
People
Agatha Christie [is] the maestro of murder tales.”
Peter Lovesey
No one is better at misdirection than Agatha Christie. She dangles the key to the mystery in front of you and you still don’t see it.
JUN/JUL 04 - AudioFile
One of the few things you can rely on in this life is that a Hercule Poirot story is going to be engaging and the second is that Audio Partners will bring it to you superbly done and at a great price. Katherine Grey decides to see a little of the world when she inherits a tidy nest egg from an old employer. She opts for a trip to the French Riviera on the famous blue train. She gets more than she bargained for when the lady she befriends on the train turns up dead. Luckily for her, the famous Belgian is on board, and, as she helps Poirot unearth clues, she stumbles on romance and adventure in this diverting tale from a time gone by. John Moffatt expertly personifies the moneyed classes with their belief that they’re above such nasty things as murder. He carries off with aplomb the many characters’ emotional ups and downs and is especially good with the charming bravado of the upper-crust playboy about to receive his comeuppance. D.G. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine
