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When the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to wake serene Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But she will never wake again - for a heavy blow has killed her, disfiguring her features almost beyond recognition. What is more, her precious rubies are missing...
When the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to wake serene Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But she will never wake again - for a heavy blow has killed her, disfiguring her features almost beyond recognition. What is more, her precious rubies are missing.
The prime suspect is Ruth’s estranged husband, Derek. Yet Poirot is not convinced, so he stages an eerie re-enactment of the journey, complete with the murderer on board...
1 The Man with the White Hair 9
2 M. le Marquis 17
3 Heart of Fire 25
4 In Curzon Street 33
5 A Useful Gentleman 43
6 Mirelle 57
7 Letters 67
8 Lady Tamplin Writes a Letter 79
9 An Offer Refused 91
10 On the Blue Train 99
11 Murder 115
12 At the Villa Marguerite 133
13 Van Aldin Gets a Telegram 143
14 Ada Mason’s Story 151
15 The Comte de la Roche 159
16 Poirot Discusses the Case 169
17 An Aristocratic Gentleman 179
18 Derek Lunches 193
19 An Unexpected Visitor 199
20 Katherine Makes a Friend 211
21 At the Tennis 221
22 M. Papopolous Breakfasts 235
23 A New Theory 243
24 Poirot Gives Advice 249
25 Defiance 259
26 A Warning 269
27 Interview with Mirelle 281
28 Poirot Plays the Squirrel 297
29 A Letter from Home 313
30 Miss Viner Gives Judgment 327
31 Mr Aarons Lunches 339
32 Katherine and Poirot Compare Notes 345
33 A New Theory 353
34 The Blue Train Again 359
35 Explanations 367
36 By the Sea 381