The Mystery of the Blue Train

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The Mystery of the Blue Train is an Agatha Christie detective novel featuring Hercule Poirot as he investigates a murder and jewel theft aboard a luxurious French train.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crime fiction ⓘ
novel ⓘ
adaptation television adaptation ⓘ
adaptedIn Agatha Christie's Poirot television series ⓘ
author Agatha Christie ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
featuresCharacter Hercule Poirot ⓘ
firstPublicationDate 1928 ⓘ
followedBy Peril at End House ⓘ
genre detective fiction ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ
hasCoverArt various editions by different artists ⓘ
hasCrime murder ⓘ
theft ⓘ
hasInvestigator Hercule Poirot ⓘ
hasLocation train compartment ⓘ
hasMotive inheritance ⓘ
jealousy ⓘ
hasTheme identity and deception ⓘ
romantic entanglements ⓘ
wealth and greed ⓘ
hasVictim Ruth Kettering ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
literaryPeriod Golden Age of Detective Fiction ⓘ
mainCharacter Hercule Poirot ⓘ
Katherine Grey ⓘ
Rufus Van Aldin ⓘ
Ruth Kettering ⓘ
medium print ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
notableElement complex alibi construction ⓘ
luxury train setting ⓘ
twist ending ⓘ
originalPublicationYear 1928 ⓘ
partOfSeries Hercule Poirot series ⓘ
plotElement jewel theft ⓘ
murder on a train ⓘ
stolen rubies ⓘ
precededBy The Big Four ⓘ
protagonistRole Hercule Poirot investigates a murder ⓘ
publisher Collins Crime Club ⓘ
setting Blue Train ⓘ
France ⓘ
French Riviera ⓘ
targetAudience adult readers ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting 1920s ⓘ

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Hercule Poirot → appearsInWork → The Mystery of the Blue Train ⓘ
Elizabeth McGovern → notableWork → Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Mystery of the Blue Train ⓘ
linked to: The Mystery of the Blue Train
Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller → notableWork → The Mystery of the Blue Train ⓘ
Peril at End House → precededBy → The Mystery of the Blue Train ⓘ
The Big Four → followedBy → The Mystery of the Blue Train ⓘ