The Mystery of the Blue Train audiobook

The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot #6), Agatha Christie (1891 – 1976)The Mystery of the Blue Train is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie. The book features her detective Hercule Poirot. Poirot boards a luxury French night express train which operated from 1886 to 2003, bound for the French Riviera. So does Katherine Grey, who is having her first winter out of England, after recently receiving a relatively large inheritance. On board the train Grey meets Ruth Kettering, an American heiress leaving her unhappy marriage to meet her lover. The next morning, though, Ruth is found dead in her compartment, a victim of strangulation. The famous ruby, "Heart of Fire", which had recently been given to Ruth by her father, is discovered to be missing. Ruth's father, the American millionaire Rufus Van Aldin, and his secretary, Major Knighton, persuade Poirot to take on the case. Ruth's maid, Ada Mason, says she saw a man in Ruth's compartment but could not see who he was. The police suspect that Ruth's lover, killed her and stole the ruby, but Poirot does not think he is guilty. He is suspicious of Ruth's husband, Derek Kettering, who was on the same train but claims not to have seen Ruth. Katherine says she saw Derek enter Ruth's compartment. Further suspicion is thrown on Derek when a cigarette case with the letter "K" is found there. Poirot investigates and finds out that the murder and the jewel theft might not be connected, as the famous jewel thief The Marquis is connected to the crime. Eventually, the dancer Mirelle, who was on the train with Derek, tells Poirot she saw Derek leave Ruth's compartment around the time the murder would have taken place. Derek is then arrested. Everyone is convinced the case is solved, but Poirot is not sure. He does more investigating and learns more information, talking to his friends and to Katherine, eventually coming to the truth. He asks Van Aldin and Knighton to come with him on the Blue Train to recreate the murder. and ...عنوانهای چاپ شده در ایران: «رمز قطار آبی»؛ «رمز در قطار آبی»؛ «معمای قطار آبی»؛ سری «هرکول پوارو» کتاب ششم؛ نویسنده: آگاتا کریستی؛ تاریخ نخستین خوانش روز نهم ماه اکتبر سال 1994میلادیعنوان: رمز قطار آبی؛ نویسنده: آگاتا کریستی؛ مترجم: بهرام افراسیابی؛ تهران، راد، 1372، در 335ص؛ چاپ دیگر تهران، مهرفام، 1390، در 335ص؛ شابک 9789649915166؛ موضوع داستانهای کارآگاهی از نویسندگان بریتانیا - سده 20معنوان: معمای قطار آبی؛ نویسنده: آگاتا کریستی؛ مترجم: سپیده حبیبی؛ بازآرا (ویراستار): شیدا ذاکری؛ نشر تهران، موسسه نگارش الکترونیک کتاب، سال1395، در46ص، مصور؛ شابک9786008299196؛ عنوان: راز قطار آبی؛ نویسنده: آگاتا کریستی؛ مترجم: مجتبی عبدالله ‌نژاد؛ ناشر هرمس؛ سال نشر: 1388 (چاپ اول)؛ تعداد صفحات324صفحه، شابک9789643635725؛ چاپ دوم هرمس، کتابهای کارآگاه؛ 1392؛ در شش و در314ص؛ شابک9789643635725؛در این داستان، «آمریکایی» ثروتمندی به نام «روفوس وان‌ آلدین»، نگران دخترش «روت کترینگ»، است؛ ازدواج دخترش با اشراف‌زاده «انگلیسی» تهیدستی، به نام «درک کترینگ»، در آستانه ی فروپاشی است، و «روفوس» از مدتها پیش، دخترش را تشویق می‌کرده، از همسر بی‌وفا، و نامرد خود جدا شود؛ «روفوس»، برای اینکه دخترش را خوشحال کند، یاقوتهای تاریخی و نفیسی را، که به «قلب آتش»، معروف هستند، برای او می‌خرد، و به دخترش هشدار می‌دهد، که جواهرات را، از کشور خارج نکند؛ «روت» اما، بی‌توجه به هشدار پدرش، همراه جواهرات راه می‌افتد، تا برای دیدار دلداده ی پیشین خویش، «کنت آرمان دولارش»، با قطار آبی، از «لندن» به «نیس»، برود؛ ...؛تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 14/09/1399هجری خورشیدی؛ 21/07/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی

In many ways this is a typical Hercule Poirot type of mystery: a wealthy man's daughter is murdered on a train for a set of fabulous rubies, and only a limited number of people could have gotten on or off the train at the right times to make them suspects ... or so one might think, but who ever knows for sure with Agatha Christie?This book was, for me, a cut above the typical Poirot mystery, and I think it's mostly because I liked the main character so much. Katherine Grey has "beautiful gray eyes," a Madonna-like manner, and a quiet sense of humor. She has been a crotchety old woman's companion for 10 years and unexpectedly inherited her fortune, and decides to travel. The other old ladies in the English village are dubious:"And so you've come into a lot of money, I hear? Well, well. Take care of it. And you're going up to London to have a good time? Don't think you'll get married, though, my dear, because you won't. You're not the kind to attract the men. And, besides, you're getting on. How old are you now?""Thirty-three," Katherine told her."Well," remarked Miss Viner doubtfully, "that's not so very bad. You've lost your first freshness, of course.""I'm afraid so," said Katherine, much entertained."But you're a very nice girl," said Miss Viner kindly.As it turns out, men are in fact attracted to Katherine, except it's a problem when one of them could be the murderer. And Katherine was, during her travels, coincidentally one of the last to see the murdered woman alive. Luckily we've got Poirot there to solve the problem!The book shows its 1928 roots a little with the social attitudes and a soupçon of 1920s-type spiritualism. But it's an enjoyable read overall, and yet another time that Dame Agatha had me fooled until the very end.

3.5 starsQuite a really twisty resolution to the mystery.One of the better ones, I would venture to say. If you're wondering why so many people are still into Christie's books all these years later, this is an excellent example of what makes her cozy mysteries so much fun to read. I'm not in love with the romantic ending. Because seriously? That was just a poor choice on the lady's part. I've said this before, but sometimes Agatha's male leads were just cringy and there's no way the women should have ended up with them. Although, maybe she was just honest. If I had a dollar for every woman I know who ended up with a sexy loser, I'd have like...$15-$20 bucks in my pocket right now. Point is, forget the romance in this one and focus on the MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN.This is the one where the rich chick is getting ready to divorce her loser of a husband. Her dad is all like, give that scummy cheater the heave-ho, baby girl!, and she's thinking that's a good idea. Except it turns out that she's the original cheater in their relationship and she isn't keen on the rest of her high society friends finding out about that. But not to worry, dad will take care of that while she's on vacation. And totally not on vacation with her scuzzy con man of an ex-boyfriend. REALLY, DAD. I SWEAR. Turns out, it doesn't matter because she's found on the Blue Train with her face bashed in & her jewels missing. Conveniently, her ex-husband and his ho-bag mistress were on the train, as well. But were they the only ones who knew her?Obviously, the dead chick isn't the main character.No, the main character is a kind young lady who came into a good chunk of money because she was a really sweet companion to a lonely old woman. She ends up being one of the last people the dead woman confided in and that's how she ends up embroiled in the murder. Poirot is hired by the grieving father to figure out who coshed his beloved daughter in the head. Was it murder or a robbery gone wrong? Well, I'm not telling you! Read it for yourself. Recommended for fans of Christie's Poirot stories.

Agatha Christie Book Reading ChallengeBOOK 24 :- NOV 20204 STARS

The Mystery of the Blue Train is very well named. Reading it in French made it doubly joyful, because there were a few exotic words that I need to look up.The book is full of interesting tidbits that bind the characters together. Take the example of Katherine Grey. Her role here was superficial, but the author found a way to include her in her murder mystery.I keep getting attracted to this book. It holds a grip on me. There's something magical in the victim's living, breathing words before she dies. That always was something I wanted to come back to, and I did. And I can see myself reading it again.

Another light, yet complex mystery by Ms Christie. This one was well textured and fascinating. Somewhere near the middle, it almost broke into a comedic strain and then recovered itself to charge through to a great ending. Ah, Ms Christie. You did it again.

** spoiler alert ** By Jove, if it isn't Monsieur Poirot. I've been reading all the Marple novels recently for the first time. I had forgotten about Poirot stories. This book threatens to be the best of the lot. I knew I had forgotten mostly about it, except the basic premise. This book has a fragile beauty and a grim charm to it. The fact that Poirot's shenanigans are kept to a minimum helps. It didn't feel like a re read at all. Therefore I do not cheat and I did honestly succeed in guessing the murderer's identity. More of that later. The book has to end somewhere. I didn't catch the hint regarding the ruby, the "Heart of Fire". Was the original in Mirelle's possession or was it a fake? Mirelle could not exact no revenge on her lost lover, but she is an unimaginable character. Agatha Christie makes me meet people I will never meet, not here, not in this age. I'm speaking of people in high places, but also people who have served in war, and those doughty Empire builders who were definitely English. I cannot judge how true these characters are, and when someone like Mirelle, or the Compte de la Roche appears, I'm at a loss to understand whether Agatha Christie is improvising or whether these creatures really walked the good Earth at some point in the lost past. The beginning was intriguing. There's a transaction of the ruby being carried, and a lot of very varied people being introduced. I would have liked this segment to go on more. But then in a jarring change Poirot appears and things get dull. But this doesn't last long. The passages where the victim is on the train are fantastic. A luxury train is very archaic. It's also very ghostly, like a ship in a mist. But a train, I think has more romance, especially one peopled by the sorts that the author imagined here. The victim is millionaire extraordinaire Van Aldin's daughter. She is a flawed beauty, a very beautiful woman who has inherited two millions (and a too masculine jaw line) and is about to die needlessly. Herein lies the one glitch in this story, if I must nitpick. The murder was not essential. And if I remember correctly, most Agatha Christie murders happen because of urgency and viral necessity. Someone named the Marquis doesn't sound like a serial killer. But here he is made out to be a ruthless(omigod, pun accidental) killer. The trouble of killing, but also of all the clever alibis being planned, they aren't worth doing if the cleverness is there. There is no motive for murder. In the movie " Once Upon A Time In the West" Henry Fonda says, people are scared when they are dying. That I can understand, but here the dead bodies don't give evidence line is not convincing and lacks punch. But we needed a murder, and a murder simply had to be conjured. Where would we be if Ruth was alive, if only being a victim of theft only? For one, I would have wanted very much to read this story, but it would be a short story. There wouldn't be enough to go on to make of the theft of the rubies a fascinating tale as this book turned out to be. A few random things now; that premonition of the attractive Katherine Grey that came out of the blue, was a manipulation of the author, who hid part of the experience. But I did guess the murderer's identity. I knew who was the Marquis. There was the simple line that surgeons were surprised of Knighton's limp. That was the only hint I could pick up. But as of the identity of his accomplice, Kitty Kidd, I was so wrong! I thought she was Lennox Tamplin, simply because I pounced on the detail that in a certain picture, she had averted her face and shown only her nape. That was a red herring that I'm still digesting! I thought she must have dual identities. The whole Tamplin entourage was a dead end. Too much prose wasted for little importance. This 5 well earned stars is perhaps the strongest one. I would have given it more if possible. I do not remember which book has so much romance and class as this book. From now on, I think it's all downhill. In my youth I read most of the Poirot mysteries in French, in disorder. I remember little of them for most of them. There's the Mystery of the Orient Express, but that one I know of too well. I dare not choose a too pedestrian book. And I prefer Marple over Poirot. Agatha Christie is very confident in her plots. When she makes a character praise the denouement, it's an act of faith. I recommend this book to anyone who reads and has not read it.

Arg! How did I miss all the clues? Guess I didn’t use my “little gray cells.” This book introduced St. Mary Mead which is where Agatha Christie has based another series featuring a sweet little old lady who solves crimes while drinking tea and knitting. Excellent who- dunnit! 😊

Maldito Poirot.La verdad, no lo voy a negar. Las historias de Agatha Christie me entretienen. Los tres primeros libros que leí de ella no tanto, igual se debe a que estoy leyéndolos por orden ( poirot 1, poirot 2 etc), pero a medida que voy aumentando en mi pila de leídos lecturas de ellos, más me gustan. Además yo creo que he tomado como rutina leer uno de Agatha Christie cuando estoy demasiado quemada de algún libro de fantasía y necesito un descanso.Sus tramas no son tan complicadas, sus personajes tampoco. Ella te muestra un asesinato, unos posibles sospechosos y al detective del caso. Tras esto, te haces tu propia idea de quién puede ser el asesino (bueno, para ser sinceros, yo lo intento pero mis indagaciones en comparación con las Hastings o Poirot no llegan ni a la suela del zapato), se produce un giro de trama y yo me quedo con la boca abierta pensando: mis indagaciones a la deriva (por no decir una palabrota, así de claro). Tras todo eso, de lo que puedo estar segura es que Agatha Christie sabe tejer una buena historia misterio que me mantiene entretenida del principio a fin.

Another very enjoyable entry in the Poirot series, the first third of this (which is before the detective makes his appearance) reminded me a lot of Patricia Highsmith and the theme did feel a bit more adult than in the preceding books. The mystery is not sensational, but not too fantastic either and Poirot is probably most sympathetically portrayed here this far. A good read.

Thoroughly enjoyed this one! Didn't guess for one second who the murderer was which I love. The description of the train journey was a delight. I have a fondness for these old trains. There were some great characters in this story. Christie is a master of her craft.

Almost 5 stars! I liked everything about it! And no I didn’t guess whodunnit!

5 Stars. There are so many "superbs" out there among Agatha Christie's works. In all my days, I've never read this one. If someone were to ask, "What do you think of Christie's great novel set on a train?," I'd respond, "'Murder on the Orient Express' is one of the best ever." Oops, that was the second in which a nasty occurs on a train. "Blue" came out 6 years earlier in 1928. Both are superb. This one's all about jewels, stolen and not. Fabulous rubies which previously belonged to Empress Catherine of Russia. Are you sure they aren't replicas? But it's more than that. Rufus Van Aldin, an American millionaire when that word really meant something, has two interests, jewels with a provenance like the Heart of Fire, and his only child, 28-year-old Ruth Kettering. She's married to Derek who also has two interests, money of which he has none and his wife a lot, and the lovely dancer Mirelle, but she has only one interest, money. We follow a young woman, Katherine Grey, who recently inherited a great deal, as she travels to the beautiful south of France on the Blue Train. Hercule Poirot is on the train. Most of the others are too. Along with a murderer. (November 2021)