The mystery of the Blue Train
Read The mystery of the Blue Train online, or download the free EPUB (works on Kindle too) or PDF.
Edition from Project Gutenberg. Public-domain rules differ by country, so check yours before downloading.
- First published
- 1928
- Pages
- 181Digital editionReference edition
- Reading time
- About 4 hours8 half-hour sittings
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- Not set
A little about the story
A murder aboard a luxury train brings Poirot into a case involving a valuable jewel and the people travelling with its owner.
The train brings people together briefly, but their reasons for being aboard lead back to a wider network of relationships. Poirot has to work out how accounts given after the journey fit the movements of passengers and possessions during it.
Is it for you?
You’ll enjoy it if you like
- Poirot and jewel theft
- travel settings
- mysteries about who knew whom
Follow the passenger list and the movements of the jewel. Both are useful ways to keep the early clues in view.
Things You May Not Know About The mystery of the Blue Train
- Ruth Kettering travels with a valuable ruby. The jewel gives the investigation a line of inquiry alongside the murder.
- Katherine Grey meets Ruth on the train. Their conversation gives Poirot a point of contact with Ruth's last journey.
About this edition
Read the Project Gutenberg source record for edition details. The Freebookia PDF has 181 pages. The EPUB adjusts to your reading settings.
Get “The mystery of the Blue Train”
- Free EPUB ebook: one file that works on Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Google Play Books and phone reading apps.
- PDF: fixed pages, for printing or reading on a computer.
Reading on Kindle? Send the EPUB to your Kindle with Amazon’s Send to Kindle (app, website or email). Amazon converts it for you.
