Hercule Poirot · Book 6
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.
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