BY: sufyan shaikh

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Agtha christie was born agatha maz claussa miles in
deven england in 1890 the zoungeat athree children
in a consecutive will to do family taught at home, she
never attended school
she became adept at creating games to keep her
accupied. In 1914 at the age of 39 she married archie
chriat, a world was 1 fighter pilot-she worked as a
nurse where she came up with an idea to writhe a
novel.
Her first book was published in 1920 she wrote
wonderful novels and became acknowledged queen
of the golden age.

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She wrote 66 novels. The most popular was the,
murder on the orient express which was
translated in to more than hundred languages.
she was the most awarded the honour of
becoming a dame of the british empire she
died on january 12, 1976.

OTHER BOOKS

The murder in the orient express

The big four
Peril at end house
After the funeral
Crooked house
The mystery of the blue train
The body in the library
The secret adversary
Five little pigs
A murder is announced

PLOT
Murder on the orient express is a detective by
agatha christie featuring the blegium detective
hercule poirot, private detective and retired belgium
police officer.
The taurus express train to stamboul (istanbul). On
the train there are two other passangers, mary
debenham and colonel arbuthnot. The two act as if
they are strangers.
But poirot observes behavoiur that suggests that
thay are not. Poiror is suspisious of the couple. the
train arrives in stambol and poirot checks in at the

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Pirot board the orient express.he is forced to ride in
second-class cabin because because the train is
unusally full.
Ratchett and hector mc queen are also abord the
train.ratchett tells poirot he has been receving
threatening and that someone is trying to kill him.

CHARACHTER
HERCULE POIROT:
Hercule Poirot is the
detective in this
novel.upon receives a
telegram that
tells him development you
predicted
kassner case has come
unexpected
please return immediately.
LIEUTENANT DUBOSC:
Lieutenant Dubosc is the

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MARY HERMIONE DEBENHAM:
Mary Debenham is an English governess
who is aboard the Orient Express with M.
Poirot. She is twenty-eight years old and
has grey eyes.

M. BOUC:
M. Bouc is a friend of M. Poirot and is
aboard the Orient Express with him. He also
owns the Wagon Lit train service.

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HECTOR MACQUEEN:
Hector is a thirty year old American
who travels with Mr. Ratchett. He is Mr.
Rachett's secretary.
SAMUEL EDWARD RATCHETT:
Mr. Ratchett is the man who is
murdered. He is stabbed a dozen
times. When M. Poirot first saw Mr.
Ratchett, he described him as a
savage animal.

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M. HARRIS:
M. Harris is an Englishman who was
supposed to board the Orient Express.

PRINCESS NATALIA DRAGOMIROFF:

Princess Dragomiroff is very ugly. M. Poirot
says that she looks like a yellow toad. She
has a small, toad-like face.

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DOCTOR CONSTANTINE:
Doctor Constantine is a small dark man
who investigates and examines the body
of Mr. Ratchett with Hercule Poirot.

MRS. CAROLINE MARTHA HUBBARD:

Mrs. Hubbard is a very talkative elderly
woman. She is always talking about her
daughter.

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GRETA OHLSSON:
Great Ohlsson wears glasses, is tall, is 49
years old, and has fading yellow hair.

PIERRE MICHEL:
Pierre Michel is the Wagon Lit conductor.
Monsieur Bouc knows an trusts him.

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EDWARD MASTERMAN:
Edward Henry Masterman is Mr. Ratchett's
valet. He always travels second class and is
39 years old.

ANTONIO FOSCARELLI:
Antonio Foscarelli is an American citizen,
but is Italian. Antonio moves with a swift,
cat-like tread.

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FRAULEIN HILDEGRADE SCHMIDT:
Hildegarde Schmidt is Princess
Dragomiroff's maid. She has been the
Princess's maid for 15 years and is very
trustworthy.

COUNTLESS HELENA/"ELENA"
ANDRENYI:
Countess Andrenyi is a beautiful lady who is
20 years old. The Countess has dark,
almond shaped eyes and scarlet lips.

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COUNT RUDOLPH ANDRENYI:
Fine looking man who is at least six feet
tall. He has broad shoulders and slender
hips.

CYRUS BETHMAN HARDMAN:

Mr. Hardman is a big, flamboyant
American. When he is interviewed by M.
Poirot and his friends.

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