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thisisevanlee
Dec 03, 2017thisisevanlee rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
🚂 🚂 🚂 🚂 🚂 🚂 🚂 🚂 Murder on the Orient Express is a thrilling tale of a murder that mysteriously takes place on the famous Orient Express (as the title suggests). Detective Hercule Poirot, who is aboard the express, now faces the challenging task of identifying the murderer amongst the twelve passengers that are all suspects of the crime before the killer escapes. With the help of M.Bouc whom is the director of the Compagnie Wagon Lits, and Dr. Constantine, a coroner aboard the express, the three work together, to piece all the evidence they discover to try unmask the hidden killer. This is the first work I've read from Agatha Christie and I will defiantly say it will not be the last. Murder on the Orient Express is a fantastic novel that captures the reader almost immediately and entices them to quickly follow the story along, becoming invested in the investigation that our main protagonist, Detective Hercule Poiriot conducts. With each chapter from the moment the investigation is underway readers will find themselves putting evidence together and making guesses at who might the hidden murder be among the crowd of characters whom all are as entertaining to learn about as each other. Christie does a fantastic job at making each character different, and giving each one a different reason to act, respond and even look the way they are described to do. This creates a never dull or boring moment within the book which helps tremendously when our Detective seats each suspect down and cross examines them. That alone may sound repetitive and cause for an eyeroll but Christie manages to overcome that initial judgement by giving each character something new to bring to the table. Christie also does a great job at being sure that with each page turn the reader is never left certain at which suspect the murderer could be, no matter how sure the reader may seem on their decision, which in the long run creates great shock factor and suspense. Though the story may seem perfect as I describe it to be it does come with its flaws. The story does seem to start off at a slow pace, which can give readers are hard time to follow through and become invested in the book at first, but once the mystery commences that is sure to change entirely. Christie also chooses to include a fair use to the French language in the novel, this can throw some readers off and maybe even irritate and confuse others but in the context which it is all written readers can easily understand what characters are trying to convey. The main downfall to the novel and defiantly the biggest is the ending itself. Readers by the last chapter will defiantly have their own suspect they believe is the murderer after piecing together their version of the evidence presented throughout the novel, however, the ending chosen can leave some readers (this includes myself) to feel like the whole investigation aspect of the novel was a bit of a waste of time. That being said if you were to push the ending aside (for some readers) this novel is a brilliant read and certainly one that cannot be passed up. Murder on the Orient Express was the first novel I read by Agatha Christie and this alone has me rushing to the bookshelves to find my next read from her, and that itself speaks louder than words. 🚂 🚂 🚂 🚂 🚂 🚂 🚂 🚂