PUNTILLISM

AGATHA CHRISTIE (MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS)

Murder on the Orient Express is a mystery novel by British writer Agatha Christie. It was published by the Collins Crime Club on January 1, 1934 and in the U.S. USA. by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year, with the title Murder in the Calais Coach.

The victim:

• Samuel Edward Ratchett

The suspects:

·        Hector Willard

·         MacQueenEdward

·         Henry Masterman

·        Pierre Michel

·        Mary Hermione Debenham

·        Coronel Arbuthnot

·        Princesa Natalia Dragomiroff

·        Hildegarde Schmidt

·        Conde Rudolph Andrenyi

·        Condesa Helena Andrenyi

·        Greta Holson

·        Sra. Caroline

·        Martha Hubbard

·        Antonio Foscarelli

·        Cyrus Bethman Hardman

The researches:

·        Hércules Poirot:

·        Monsieur Bouc:

·        Dr. Constantine:

SUMMARY

During a journey on the luxurious Orient-Express train, there is a murder. When an avalanche stops the train, the prestigious Belgian detective Hercule Poirot gets into the vehicle to investigate who is the killer, but all the passengers seem suspicious.