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  • By: Agatha Christie
  • Narrated by: David Suchet
  • Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,586 ratings)
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Murder on the Orient Express

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: David Suchet
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Summary

One of the very best Christie mysteries read by Hercule Poirot himself, David Suchet.

Just after midnight, a snowdrift stopped the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train was surprisingly full for the time of the year. But by the morning there was one passenger fewer. An American lay dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside.

With tension mounting, detective Hercule Poirot comes up with not one, but two solutions to the crime.

©1934 Agatha Christie Limited (P)1934 Chivers Press Ltd. This edition published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London, UK, 2002

Critic reviews

"Need it be said, the little grey cells solve once more the seemingly insoluble. Mrs Christie makes an improbable tale very real, and keeps her readers enthralled and guessing to the end." (Times Literary Supplement)

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Wonderful

If you could sum up Murder on the Orient Express in three words, what would they be?

Captivating, thoughtful, enjoyable.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Murder on the Orient Express?

Mrs. Hubbard - just a quirky character.

What does David Suchet bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Everything. Loved Suchet in the series but hadn't realised his skills in bringing a book to life before. Such a wide variety of accents and voices - really wonderful. Such nuances can easily be missed in the book.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

That would give too much away.

Any additional comments?

Can't recommend this audio enough. If you love Suchet then you can't go wrong plus this has some subtle but important differences to the TV version.

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First-rate reading of a mystery classic...

This unabridged reading of one of Agatha Christie’s best-known and best-loved books is great fun. David Suchet, the perfect TV Poirot, here gets to show off the amazing range of his acting talent. There are about 15 characters in the book, half of them women, from a variety of different countries and Suchet manages to sustain a different voice and characterisation for each. Yes, occasionally he goes a bit OTT (the Russian Princess for instance) but that adds to the enjoyment – Suchet understands that Christie’s books are first and foremost light-hearted fun.



Christie shows off her usual winning formula here – a baffling crime, a limited number of suspects, each interviewed by Poirot, and then the dénouement as Poirot reveals both murderer and method. What stops the books from becoming repetitive is that there is usually an unexpected twist and this book is no exception. Once you know whodunit, it’s easy to look back and see that Christie, more perhaps than any other crime-writer, plays fair with the reader – all the clues are there, we see everything Poirot sees, but can we work it out before he does?



This is a first-rate reading of a deserved classic of the mystery genre. Enjoy!

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Delightful!

Old favourite, beautifully read by David Suchet (for many Christie fans, the definitive Poirot). Lovely audio book!

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Wonderfully narrated!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, I already did! It's a great detective, albeit a little old fashioned in places. For me that was part of the charm, though.

What does David Suchet bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

It was the first time I read a book from this author and although it was good, I feel David Suchet's narrating just made the book for me. Wonderful.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Laugh, often, and loudly!

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Perfect Poirot !

Everyone knows David Suchet can do a perfect voice for Poirot from the TV series, but perhaps less well known is that he's a great narrator and has a whole range of other men's and women's voices and accents which he can deliver with equal eloquence - you're never in any doubt about who's talking and the story really comes to life. A thouroughly enjoyable listen :)

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Listening bliss

My favourite Agatha Christie story, read in perfect tones and unabridged so you don't miss a thing. Simply fabulous!

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enjoyable.

My favourite Christie book read by one of my favourite actors. David Suchet does an outstanding job.

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Really enjoyable

Excellent narration by David Suchet he was really good at portraying all the characters would definitely recommend listening to this audio book

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Ingenious locked room classic murder from another planet or pro-EU argument

This is a story from another space-time continuum (I hope). With strong links to the Lindberg baby kidnap/murder, which had happened not long before this novel was written, Christie comes up with the best "isolated situation" murder ever. Train stuck in Yugoslavia, inter-war, snowdrifts like nobody's business- no outside contact- you can even feel Poirot longing for the iPhone that doesn't yet exist, the Internet searches.
But this is a world I am glad to see gone - of class distinction, ridiculous snobbery, stereotypes (the English are like this, the Italians/Swedes/Austrians like that, the French somewhat different (don't mention Belgians!) White Russians and US citizens- all packaged by "breeding"/ aka wealth with a posh accent, for Heavens' sake!
There's a vague hint that a couple of characters might have Jewish ancestry- by the time this book was published the death knoll was beginning to toll for Europe's Jews- did the Hungarian countess survive?
Glad I am that it all happens in an alien English universe of ill-educated rich folk who haven't two neurones to make a synapse. A better argument for remaining in Europe is hard to find!

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Riveting. A one man cast of talent.

Amazing. loved, loved, loved it.

David Suchet was impressive putting on a display of talent in his delivery of different voices.

The story, as with any Agatha Christie offering, was beautifully written and pacey.

I didn't want this to be over.

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