Agatha Christie Murder on Board

By Agatha Christie

1974

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Three Complete Mystery The Mystery of the Blue Train Death in the Air What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw! The Mystery of The Blue If Hercule Poirot had not been on the luxurey boat-train from London to the Riviera, the murder of a beautiful young woman would have gone unavenged, the disappearance of the fabulous rubies would have remained unsolved, and one of the most diabolically clever conspiracies of the era would have succeeded. Death in the Twenty-one passengers were winging their way across the English Channel. In the rear of the cabin a woman, her head lolling forward, seemed to be asleep, but she was dead. Madame Giselle - money-lender blackmailer, woman with a past - had been murdered. And the crime had been committed in M. Poirot's very presence by one of the occurpants of the airplane! What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!: Mrs. McGillicuddy insisted that she had seen a murder take place from her train window. A man, standing in a compartment of a train running parallel with hers, was strangling a woman. As Mrs. McGillicuddy watched, the body went limp and crumpled in the man's hands. Miss Jane Marple was willing to investigate - but first a corpse had to be found. 601 Pages

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Agatha Christie

Author · 773 books

Agatha Christie is the top-selling author of all time, with a legacy spanning 66 crime novels, 14 plays, and six romance novels under a pseudonym. Her works have sold over two billion copies globally, translated into at least 103 languages, making her the most translated author. She introduced the world to iconic characters Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple, and wrote *The Mousetrap*, the record-holding longest-running play in modern theater. The youngest in the Miller family, her experience as a nurse during WWI and later roles in pharmacies during both World Wars deeply influenced her mystery novels, often featuring poisons. Christie’s writing career launched in 1920 with *The Mysterious Affair at Styles*. Her life was as captivating as her fiction, notably her 1926 disappearance after her first husband’s affair became public, sparking a nationwide search. Christie's second marriage to archaeologist Max Mallowan enriched her life and work, with travels and homes like the Greenway Estate and Abney Hall providing settings for several novels. Her marriage to Mallowan lasted until her death in 1976. Christie's contributions to literature earned her the title Commander of the Order of the British Empire, solidifying her place in literary history.