The novel also contains a number of firsts: there is a reference to the fictional village of St. Mary Mead, which would later be the home of Agatha Christie's detective Miss Marple; the first appearance of the minor recurring character, Mr Goby, who would also appear in After the Funeral and Third Girl and the first appearance of Poirot's valet, George. But Poirot is at hand to solve the case. Not my favourite Agatha Christie I must say but, all the same, a good read with Poirot as sleuth. An unusual murder mystery from Agatha Christie which takes place aboard the luxurious and renowned Blue Train running from London to the Riviera. The mystery surrounds the murder of the daughter of a millionaire and the theft of her precious rubies. The Times Literary Supplement said, "The reader will not be disappointed when the distinguished Belgian on psychological grounds builds up inferences almost out of the air, supports them by a masterly array of negative evidence and lands his fish to the surprise of everyone". Her first novel. However there is that subtle but pervasive sense of evil moving through the thickening plot and the scenes at Lady Tamplin's villa in the South of France are well realised, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 June 2017. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Directed by (1) Writing credits (2) Cast (20) Produced by (8) Music by (1) Cinematography by (1) Film Editing by (1) Casting By (1) Production Design by (2) Art Direction by (2) Costume Design by (1) Makeup Department (4) Poirot (TV Series 1989–2013) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Unable to add item to Wish List. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to movies, TV shows, music, Kindle e-books, Twitch Prime, and more. The Mystery of the Blue by Agatha Christie was filmed as part of the ITV feature length episodes and is Season 10 episode 1 starring David Suchet as Poirot. with the purchase of any eligible product. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Please try again. The novel was, incidentally, expanded from the Poirot short story - The Plymouth Express. Please try again. Now separated from Archie and in need of funds, she turned back to writing. Ruth is strangled and beaten of the head to disfigure her face. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 November 2018. The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie is available to buy here. Get 90 days FREE of Amazon Music Unlimited. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 July 2017. The graphic novel was first published in French in 2005 under the title Le train bleu and the story was adapted for television with David Suchet as Poirot in 2006. Poirot doesn't like to fly - Mon estomac! Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. With a priceless set of gems, a wayward husband and a set of characters each with their own secrets and turmoil, the tension builds until finally, murder! After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's pernicketty Belgian detective, is back making a foray out of retirement to solve a murder on board the Blue Train. Katherine Grey unexpectedly come into a fortune and is invited to stay with family on the French Riviera - well of course they want to get to know her now...on the way there she meets the rich and beautiful Ruth Kettering, daughter of the even richer Rufus Van Aldin who has just gifted her a set of famous red rubies which in turn carry with them rumors of a curse. Poirot finds himself with a rather knotty problem as he tries to determine whether the disappearance of a famous necklace containing the famous Heart of Fire ruby is connected with the murder itself and as always, this kept me turning the pages. This is an early Christie and in my view not one of her most accomplished. stood for Order of the Faithful Dogs and both Carlotta, hired by Christie as a secretary and Rosalind's governess, and Peter, Rosalind's much loved dog were in that camp as opposed to the Order of the Faithless Rats who had turned away from her. Jump to navigation Jump to search. The writing of this book (part of which took place on the Canary Islands in early 1927) was an ordeal for Agatha Christie. We sometimes use affiliate links in our content that may result in a small commission for purchases, full details can be found in our privacy policy, New Poirot Film 2020 – Death on the Nile Expectations, An English lady’s companion who inherits a fortune, Elderly lady to whom Katherine was companion and who left her all her money, Rufus’ daughter, married to Derek and the victim, Cousin of Katherine Grey living in the French Riviera with her fifth husband and her daughter. Aboard the luxurious Blue Train running from London to the Riviera, pampered millionaire's daughter Ruth Kettering is murdered, her expensive jewels stolen. The Heart of Fire Birthday party Leaving Paris Gare de Nice Police interviews Villa Marguerite In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. 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