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An edition of The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928)

The Mystery of the Blue Train

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The Mystery of the Blue Train revolves around a set of fabulous rubies, said to have been worn by Catherine the Great, now purchased by an American millionaire as a gift to his daughter. When she takes them with her on a luxury train to the Riviera, she is unaware that among her fellow passengers are her unfaithful husband, his not-so-secret mistress, a quiet Englishwoman who believes that nothing exciting ever happens to her—and the famous retired detective Hercule Poirot. And, possibly, a murderer.

Despite positive critical reception of this entry in the Poirot canon, Christie described this as the least favorite of her own novels. However, this is almost certainly due to the events in her personal life during that time: the death of her mother, followed closely by the discovery of her husband’s affair and his request for divorce. Suffering from what appears to have been a nervous breakdown, Christie famously disappeared for over a week in December 1926, triggering a nationwide search before she was discovered to have checked into a hotel under an assumed name. This novel was written in part during a three-month convalescence following those events.

The book is dedicated to Christie’s secretary Charlotte Fisher and her pet terrier Peter, calling them “distinguished members of the O.F.D.” The “Order of Faithful Dogs” was Christie’s name for her circle of closest friends.

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Mystery of the Blue Train
2024, Dover Publications, Incorporated
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)
2024, Warbler Press
in English
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
2024, Standard Ebooks
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Mystery of the Blue Train: A Hercule Poirot Novel
2024, LA CASE Books
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Mystery of the Blue Train (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)
2024, Warbler Press
in English
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Mystery of the Blue Train: A Hercule Poirot Mystery
2024, Dover Publications, Incorporated
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Mystery of the Blue Train
2024, MysteriousPress.com
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
Jan 02, 2024, Vintage
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Mystery of the Blue Train: A Hercule Poirot Mystery, Original Classic Edition
2024, Maple Spring Publishing
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
2024, MiraVista Press
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Mystery of the Blue Train: Village Lane Classics Edition
2024, Village Lane Publishing
in English
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Mystery of the Blue Train: A Hercule Poirot Mystery
2022, HarperCollins Publishers
in English
Cover of: El misterio del tren azul
El misterio del tren azul
Sep 08, 2021, Espasa
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Misterio Del Tren Azul
2020, Independently Published
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Misterio Del Tren Azul : (Edición de Bolsillo)
2020, Independently Published
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Mystery of the Blue Train [Special Edition]
2019, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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Cover of: El misterio del tren azul
El misterio del tren azul
2019-03-21, [publisher not identified]
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Mystery of the Blue Train
2017, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
May 04, 2016, William Morrow & Company
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The Mystery of the Blue Train: A Hercule Poirot Mystery
Jul 19, 2016, Harpercollins, HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio
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The Mystery of the Blue Train: A Hercule Poirot Mystery
Jul 19, 2016, Harpercollins, HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio
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The mystery of the blue train
2015, Harper
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The Mystery of the Blue Train: A Hercule Poirot Mystery
2014, Center Point Large Print
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The Mystery of the Blue Train: Library Edition
Apr 01, 2014, Blackstone Pub
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Le Train bleu
May 16, 2012, ED DU MASQUE
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The Mystery of the Blue Train Hercule Poirot Mysteries Paperback
2011, Harper Paperbacks
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
2011-08, Harper
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The mystery of the Blue Train
2010, Ulverscroft
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Le train bleu
2010, Editions du Masque
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Mystery of the Blue Train
2010, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
in English
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El mistero del tren azul
2010, RBA Coleccionables, S.A.
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The Mystery of the Blue Train: A Hercule Poirot Mystery
March 30, 2007, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Hardcover in English
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The Mystery Of The Blue Train - A Hercule Porot Mystery
Jan 01, 2007, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
Apr 28, 2007, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
July 5, 2006, Berkley
in English
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Mavi Trenin Esrari
Nov 01, 2005, Altin
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
August 15, 2005, HarperCollins Audio
Audio CD
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Mystery of the Blue Train: Hercule Poirot Investigates
2005, HarperCollins Publishers
in English
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Mystery of the Blue Train: Hercule Poirot Investigates
2005, HarperCollins Publishers
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
2005, HarperCollins
Electronic resource in English
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Mystery of the Blue Train: Hercule Poirot Investigates
2005, HarperCollins Publishers
in English
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Mystery of the Blue Train: A BBC Full-Cast Radio Drama
2005, HarperCollins Publishers
in English
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Le train bleu
2005, Editions du Masque
Mass Market Paperback in French
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The Mystery of the Blue Train: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Mystery Masters Series)
January 2004, The Audio Partners, Mystery Masters
Audio CD in English - Unabridged edition
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El Misterio del Tren Azul (Crimen y Misterio)
May 2004, Planeta
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The Mystery of the Blue Train: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Mystery Masters Series)
January 2004, The Audio Partners, Mystery Masters
Audio cassette in English - Unabridged edition
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El Misterio del Tren Azul (Crimen y Misterio)
June 2004, Planeta
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
April 22, 2003, HarperCollins Audio
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
April 22, 2003, HarperCollins Audio
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Tajemnica Błękitnego Expresu
2002, Wydawnictwo Hachette
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藍色列車之謎
2002, Yuan liu chu ban shi ye gu fen you xian gong si
in Chinese - Chu ban
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
January 2002, Chivers Audio Books
Audio CD
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El misteri del tren blau
Jun 22, 2001, Proa
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Poirot)
November 5, 2001, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
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Der blaue Express.
September 1, 2001, Scherz
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El Misterio del Tren Azul
February 2001, Planeta
Paperback in Spanish
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
2001, Harper
in English
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El misteri del tren blau
Jun 22, 2001, Proa
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Poirot)
November 5, 2001, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot Mysteries)
June 12, 2000, Berkley
in English
Cover of: Der blaue Express.
Der blaue Express.
September 1, 2000, Scherz
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Záhada Modrého vlaku
1999, Knižní klub
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot Mysteries)
October 1999, Tandem Library
School & Library Binding in English
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
January 1999, Amereon Limited
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El misterio del tren azul
1997, Molino
Paperback
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The mystery of the blue train
1997, HarperCollins
in English
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Le Train bleu
June 1, 1997, Librairie des Champs-Elysées
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Tajna Golubogo Poezda
1996
Paperback in Russian
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Zagadka Błekitnego Ekspresu
1996, Prószyński i S-ka
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Der blaue Express
1996, Sherz
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The mystery of the blue train
1995, CollinsChildren'sBooks, New York: Pocket Books, 1971
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
1994, HarperCollins Publishers
paperback in English
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Mystery of the Blue Train: BBC (BBC Radio Presents)
July 1, 1993, Random House Audio, Brand: Random House Audio
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
August 1993, Berkley Pub Group
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Le train bleu
November 1, 1992, Le Livre de Poche
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The mystery of the blue train
1991-11, Berkley Books
in English - Berkley ed.
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The mystery of the blue train
1991, G.K. Hall
in English
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Il Mistero del treno azzurro
1988, Periodici Mondadori
in Italian
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
1987, Bantam Books
Hardcover in English
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The mystery of the blue train
1987, Pocket Books
in English
Cover of: Le train bleu.
Le train bleu.
1987, Librairiedes Champs-Elysées
in French
Cover of: Mystery Blue Train
Mystery Blue Train
October 2, 1985, Pocket
Paperback in English
Cover of: Le Train bleu
Le Train bleu
1982, Librairie des Champs-Elysées
Mass Market Paperback in French
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Mystery of the blue train
1981, Pan
in English
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Olduren miras
1981, Taner
in English
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Mystery Blue Train
February 3, 1981, Pocket
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El misterio del tren azul
Jan 01, 1980, Editorial Molino
hardcover
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Il mistero del Treno Azzurro
1980, Oscar Mondadori
Paperback in Italian
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Them ystery of the blue train
1979, Fontana
in English
Cover of: Mystery Blue Train
Mystery Blue Train
July 2, 1979, Pocket
Paperback in English
Cover of: The Mystery of the Blue Train
The Mystery of the Blue Train
1976-01-01, Kangaroo Book
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The mystery of the blue train
1976, Ulverscroft
in English
Cover of: The mystery of the blue train
The mystery of the blue train
1976, Ulverscroft
in English
Cover of: Le train bleu
Le train bleu
1974-01-01, Editions du Masque
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The mystery of the blue train
1974, Dodd Mead
Microform in English
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The mystery of the blue train
1973, Dodd, Mead
in English - Greenway ed.
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
1973, Collins
in English
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
1973, Pocket Books
in English
Cover of: The Mystery of the Blue Train.
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The mystery of the blue train.
1972, HarperCollins
in English
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Mystery of the Blue Train
Dec 18, 1972, Pocket Books
paperback
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
/1970, Pocket Books
Paperback in English
Cover of: THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN
THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN
1969, Fontana
Paperback
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
1966-09, Pocket Books
in English
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
1962-05, Pocket Books
Mass Market Paperback in English
Cover of: Sininen juna.
Sininen juna.
1959
in Finnish
Cover of: THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN.
THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN.
1955, Pocket Books
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
1949, Penguin Books
in English
Cover of: Le Train bleu (The Mystery of the Blue Train)
Le Train bleu (The Mystery of the Blue Train)
1947-01-01, Librairie des Champs-Elysees
Cover of: The mystery of the blue train
The mystery of the blue train
1928, Grosset & Dunlap
in English
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The mystery of the blue train
1928, Dodd, Mead and Co.
in English
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
Publish date unknown, Perfect Bound
in English
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Cover of: El misterio del tren azul.
El misterio del tren azul.
Publish date unknown, Editorial Molino.
in Spanish
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To mueteris tou galaziou trainou
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in English
Cover of: El Misterio Del Tren Azul
El Misterio Del Tren Azul: El Misterio Del Tren Azul
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Bound for the Riviera, detective Hercule Poirot has boarded Le Train Bleu, an elegant, leisurely means of travel, free of intrigue. Then he meets Ruth Kettering. The American heiress bailing out of a doomed marriage is en route to reconcile with her former lover. But by morning, her private affairs are made public when she is found murdered in her luxury compartment. The rumour of a strange man loitering in the victim's shadow is all Poirot has to go on. Until Mrs. Kettering's secret life begins to unfold...

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