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In this official authorized edition featuring exclusive content from the Queen of Mystery, robbery and brutal murder aboard a luxury transport ensnares the ever-attentive Hercule Poirot. 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 Hercule Poirot is not convinced, so he stages an eerie reenactment of the journey, complete with the murderer on board. . . .

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The Empress of the crime novel. --Sunday Express (London) Agatha Christie [is] the maestro of murder tales. --People No one is better at misdirection than Agatha Christie. She dangles the key to the mystery in front of you and you still don't see it. --Peter Lovesey, Anthony award-winning author of Stagestruck

""Agatha Christie [is] the maestro of murder tales."" - People ""The Empress of the crime novel."" - Sunday Express (London) ""No one is better at misdirection than Agatha Christie. She dangles the key to the mystery in front of you and you still don't see it."" - Peter Lovesey, Anthony award-winning author of Stagestruck

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Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.

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