The Mystery of the Blue Train
- Published
- 1 January 1928
- Pages
- 257
- ISBN-13
- 9780486851921
- Type
- novel
About this book
Published 1928 at 257 pages, "The Mystery of the Blue Train" is Poirot's fifth case -- a fair-play puzzle mystery in Christie's classic mould, with a closed circle of suspects and a drawing-room reveal at the end.
Key facts about The Mystery of the Blue Train
The Mystery of the Blue Train is a novel by Agatha Christie. Readers have had it since 1928. It runs to 257 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of The Mystery of the Blue Train. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780486851921 to find the main one.
The Mystery of the Blue Train is book 6 of 41 in the Hercule Poirot series. The series has 41 published books. However, the series starts with The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920).
Additionally, Agatha Christie writes Tommy and Tuppence, Superintendent Battle and Miss Marple as separate series. Those series sit on our mystery shelf. Meanwhile, Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories is the latest published Agatha Christie book on file, from 1979.
About Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie was an English author who became the best-selling novelist in history, with an estimated two billion copies of her books sold worldwide — a sales record beaten only by the Bible and the works of Shakespeare. See every Agatha Christie book in order.
Its place in Hercule Poirot
The Mystery of the Blue Train is book 6 in the Hercule Poirot series. It follows The Big Four. It is followed by Peril at End House. See the full Hercule Poirot reading order.
Hercule Poirot is the fastidious, egg-headed Belgian detective who solves murders with his "little grey cells" rather than legwork — a private inquiry agent, former Belgian policeman, and refugee of the First World War who settles in England and becomes the most famous fictional detective after Sherlock Holmes. Agatha Christie built the character across 33 novels and dozens of short stories between 1920 and 1975, perfecting the fair-play puzzle mystery: a closed circle of suspects, a country house or a locked…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780486851921