The book I decided to read was "Murder on the Orient Express", which was written by Agatha Christie. She is one of the best writers in the murder mystery genre. The book consisted of 249 pages of genius. It was published by Berkley Books in 1933 that also published bestsellers such as "Not a Good Day to die" and "Beyond Band of Brothers". This book was previously published under the title "Murder in the Calais Coach" but changed some years later. The illustration on the cover was done by Jenny Tylden-Wright which was done pretty well. The reason I chose this book was because of the title. When I read it I thought of a mysterious death on a train that no one could solve and that's what drew me to this book.
The main character in "Murder on the Orient Express" is Hercule Poirot. He is the best detective in town and is known for his stature. His appearance is what he is always worried about because he likes to look his best when he is doing what he loves. Poirot was a police officer in his past and he is a very smart guy and he is a very clever detective. He recognizes a lot of small details and takes his time to discover what really happened to the murdered person. He specializes in murders; he gathers evidence from crime scenes and puts them together to come up with a conclusion about the crime that occurred. His methods aren't always the best though; he doesn't always abide to every law but he does get the job done.
Another character in this wonderful story is Mrs. Hubbard. She was the only American on the train and she was the one that made the call to the conductor in the early morning. Theres also Mary Debenham whom is the most attractive female on the Orient Express and Poirot is most suspicious about her. Then there's Dr. Constantine, he's like Poirot's backup guy and he's the guy that examined the dead body on the train. M. Bouc was also a passenger on the train. He and Poirot are both retired police men and now are detectives, he told Poirot to take up the case. The person that had died on the train was Ratchett but his real name was Cassetti. He kidnapped and murdered Daisy Armstrong and her family then took revenge on him on the train and killed him.
Now "Murder on the Orient Express" is a murder mystery story that takes place on the Taurus express train going to London. Then the setting changes from the Taurus train to the Orient Express train because Poirot had left the train to go to a hotel in Stamboul. Upon arriving to the hotel he got news that he should be in London as soon as possible. So Poirot gathered his things and started his trip to London on the Orient Express. This is where the plot begins. The next day on the train a passenger named Ratchett was found dead. He was stabbed in his sleep twelve times between then and the night before. The train then became a crime scene and it was up to Hecule Poirot to reveal what had truly happened to Ratchett.
In conclusion "Murder on the Orient Express" was a fantastic mystery story. I liked this book because it always had me on my feet and had me thinking. I personally didn't like the fact that Poirot kidnapped and raped a young girl. Since the young lady was taken advantage of shows that there was no remorse for her or her family. It's just a reminder to me that there are really some people in this world that are heart less and only think about themselves. There are few things that I've learned from this story and one was that the smallest details can make the biggest difference in an investigation. Another lesson that I came across was to do things that make you comfortable even if others may not be used to it. This book was great in my opinion and I would recommend it to anyone, especially people that take a liking to murder mystery stories.
The main character in "Murder on the Orient Express" is Hercule Poirot. He is the best detective in town and is known for his stature. His appearance is what he is always worried about because he likes to look his best when he is doing what he loves. Poirot was a police officer in his past and he is a very smart guy and he is a very clever detective. He recognizes a lot of small details and takes his time to discover what really happened to the murdered person. He specializes in murders; he gathers evidence from crime scenes and puts them together to come up with a conclusion about the crime that occurred. His methods aren't always the best though; he doesn't always abide to every law but he does get the job done.
Another character in this wonderful story is Mrs. Hubbard. She was the only American on the train and she was the one that made the call to the conductor in the early morning. Theres also Mary Debenham whom is the most attractive female on the Orient Express and Poirot is most suspicious about her. Then there's Dr. Constantine, he's like Poirot's backup guy and he's the guy that examined the dead body on the train. M. Bouc was also a passenger on the train. He and Poirot are both retired police men and now are detectives, he told Poirot to take up the case. The person that had died on the train was Ratchett but his real name was Cassetti. He kidnapped and murdered Daisy Armstrong and her family then took revenge on him on the train and killed him.
Now "Murder on the Orient Express" is a murder mystery story that takes place on the Taurus express train going to London. Then the setting changes from the Taurus train to the Orient Express train because Poirot had left the train to go to a hotel in Stamboul. Upon arriving to the hotel he got news that he should be in London as soon as possible. So Poirot gathered his things and started his trip to London on the Orient Express. This is where the plot begins. The next day on the train a passenger named Ratchett was found dead. He was stabbed in his sleep twelve times between then and the night before. The train then became a crime scene and it was up to Hecule Poirot to reveal what had truly happened to Ratchett.
In conclusion "Murder on the Orient Express" was a fantastic mystery story. I liked this book because it always had me on my feet and had me thinking. I personally didn't like the fact that Poirot kidnapped and raped a young girl. Since the young lady was taken advantage of shows that there was no remorse for her or her family. It's just a reminder to me that there are really some people in this world that are heart less and only think about themselves. There are few things that I've learned from this story and one was that the smallest details can make the biggest difference in an investigation. Another lesson that I came across was to do things that make you comfortable even if others may not be used to it. This book was great in my opinion and I would recommend it to anyone, especially people that take a liking to murder mystery stories.