A review by gwendolyn_kensinger
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

5.0

Ok wow! Now I understand the Agatha Christie hype. I will say this is only my second book of hers, and the first And Then There Were None I have read so many reimagings plus I was spoiled. That being said the first time I read it I rated it 3 stars and upon re-read I bumped it up to a 4. But for Murder on the Orient Express somehow I have avoided spoilers and I am so happy I did because my reaction when I finished and the feeling I had was amazing. It’s one of those books that will be hard to forget. This definitely has me wanting to read even more Christie novels. The story revolves around a fictional famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot as he investigates a murder that occurs on the luxurious Orient Express train during its journey from Istanbul to Calais. The story is divided into 3 parts. In part one we get a bit of set up and at the end of part 1 we have the body. In the second part the detective is interviewing everyone on the train. And in the 3rd part we have the reveal. It was masterfully done. I don’t go into mysteries often trying to guess whodunit and I can confidently say even if I did I would not have guessed correctly.