The mystery of the blue train
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Bantam, 1987.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
228 pages ; 22 cm.
Lexile measure:
720L
Status:
Description
Bound for the Riviera, detective Hercule Poirot has boarded Le Train Bleu, an elegant, leisurely means of travel, free of intrigue. Then he meets Ruth Kettering. The American heiress -- bailing out of a doomed marriage -- is en route to reconcile with her former lover. But by morning, her private affairs are made public when she is found murdered in her luxury compartment. The rumour of a strange man loitering in the victim's shadow is all Poirot has to go on until Mrs. Kettering's secret life begins to unfold. --Publisher description.
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Location
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Durham Mystery
MYS CHR
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North Branford/Smith Adult Fiction
Fiction Christie
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F CHRISTIE
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0553350684 , 9780553350685
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6.9, 12 Points
Level 6.9, 12 Points
Lexile measure:
720
Notes
Description
Bound for the Riviera, detective Hercule Poirot has boarded Le Train Bleu, an elegant, leisurely means of travel, free of intrigue. Then he meets Ruth Kettering. The American heiress -- bailing out of a doomed marriage -- is en route to reconcile with her former lover. But by morning, her private affairs are made public when she is found murdered in her luxury compartment. The rumour of a strange man loitering in the victim's shadow is all Poirot has to go on until Mrs. Kettering's secret life begins to unfold. --Publisher description.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Christie, A. (1987). The mystery of the blue train. New York, Bantam.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. 1987. The Mystery of the Blue Train. New York, Bantam.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976, The Mystery of the Blue Train. New York, Bantam, 1987.
MLA Citation (style guide)Christie, Agatha. The Mystery of the Blue Train. New York, Bantam, 1987.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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| 505 | 0 | |a The man with the white hair -- M. le Marquis -- Heart of fire -- In Curzon street -- A useful gentleman -- Mirelle -- Letters -- Lady Tamplin writes a letter -- An offer refused -- On the blue train -- Murder -- At the Villa Marguerite -- Van Aldin gets a telegram -- Ada Mason's story -- The Comte de la Roche -- Poirot discusses the case -- An aristocratic gentleman -- Derek Lunches -- An unexpected visitor -- Katherine makes a friend -- At the tennis -- M. Papopolous breakfasts -- A new theory -- Poirot gives advice -- Defiance -- A warning -- Interview with Mirelle -- Poirot plays the squirrel -- A letter from home -- Miss Viner gives judgment -- Mr. Aarons Lunches -- Katherine and Poirot compare notes -- A new theory -- The blue train again -- Explanations -- By the sea. | |
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