Murder on the Orient Express- book review

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A famous piece from the genre of mystery by even more famous writer Agatha Christie- Murder on the Orient Express is an incident that happens on a train the Orient Express running across Europe for three days and the renowned detective Hercule Poirot who happens to be on the train takes charge of it. Twelve passengers travelling in a wagon where one is mysteriously killed in a locked room with no where to escape. The suspicion is in the air and the investigation begins. Killer has to be one of them. But who? 


It’s remarkable how the writer uses her ingenuity to build so many characters with their entire sketch in mere 250 pages. Moreover the incident has to happen in just one setting and in one time period. “All around us are people, of all classes, of all nationalities, of all ages. In this journey these people, these strangers to one another, are brought together.” This was because it wasn’t any ordinary travel. 

And with their different nationalities they have different secrets to hide and when it uncovers you will be stupefied to see what you never saw coming. Every dialogue, every character and every activity has a meaning which you will realise when the dots would start connecting and till that time you can keep guessing- who? 


The division of book into three parts makes it easy to understand how the story moves ahead. But it’s necessary to keep track of events because the writer knows to twist the plot well. 


The train might be on a standstill but when you pick it up do fasten your seatbelt because it ventures you through a superficially impossible story that has to end on a plausible ground. 


PS: Recommended binge read!

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