The mystery of the Blue Train

Poirot takes the Blue Train ( French: Le Train Bleu ) heading for the French Riviera . Catherine Gray takes the same train, who, for the first time after receiving the inheritance, spends winter vacations outside of England. On the train, she meets Ruth Kettering, a wealthy American heiress who escaped from her family to meet her lover. The next morning, Ruth is found dead in her compartment. Priceless rubies that may have belonged to Catherine the Great were kidnapped. In addition, a suspicious type was noticed near the killed compartment. All this makes Poirot begin the search for the killer.

The plot of the novel is based on the 1923 story “The Plymouth Express”, which was included in the collection of short stories “ Poirot's Early Cases ” ( English Poirot's Early Cases ), published in the UK only in 1974 , and in the USA in 1951 year , in The Under Dog and Other Stories .

In this novel, for the first time, a description of the fictional village of St. Mary Mead appears, which later becomes home to Miss Marple .

• Hercule Poirot - a brilliant private detective
• Rufus Van Aldin - American Millionaire
• Ruth Kettering - daughter of Rufus
• Derek Kettering - Ruth's husband
• Mirelle - dancer, lover of Derek
• Major Richard Knighton - Former Military, Secretary of Van Aldin
• Ada Mason - Maid Ruth
• Katherine Gray - Young English Woman
• Rosalie Templin - Cousin Katherine
• Lena Templin - Rosalie's daughter
• Commissioner Co. - Police Commissioner
• George - footman Poirot

• The plot of the novel formed the basis of the series “The Secret of the Blue Train” (2005) of the British series Poirot Agatha Christie ^[1] . In the role of Hercule Poirot - David Suchet . In the role of the American millionaire Rufus van Alden - Elliott Gould .