The Orient Express was unusually full for the time of year. Hercule Poirot sat in the elegant restaurant-car and amused himself by observing his fellow passengers, a Russian princess of great ugliness, a haughty English colonel, an American with a strange glint in his eye ... and many more. The food and company were most congenial and the little Belgian detective was looking forward to a pleasant journey.
But it was not to be. After a restless night, Poirot awoke to find that tragedy had stuck. First, the train had been brought to a standstill by a huge snowdrift. Secondly, a passenger lay dead in his bed - murdered ...
Romance policial / Crime / Ficção / Literatura Estrangeira / Suspense e Mistério