

And because of the snow, the remaining passengers, along with Poirot, are trapped on the train with the murderer…Īs I finally return to my Poirot Count-up, we find ourselves at easily the most well-known of his novels. And Mr Ratchett, an unpleasant American businessman is found in his cabin, stabbed over and over again. The train grinds to a halt, stopped in its tracks by a deluge of snow. Bouc, who happens to own the company, acquires him the last available berth in one of the coaches.Īs the train progresses and the snow falls, a double tragedy occurs. The best way to get there is by the Orient Express, and his friend M.

Hercule Poirot receives a message from Scotland Yard to hurry back to London as there has been a break in an important case. When arriving in Stamboul (aka Istanbul), M.
