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The Mystery of the Blue Train

Agatha Christie · 1928 · Mystery & Detective, Crime & Thriller

A fortune in rubies, a luxury night express gliding to the Riviera, and a beautiful heiress found dead before dawn — and, by the sheerest chance, Hercule Poirot aboard to unravel the mystery of the Blue Train.

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This edition

Title
The Mystery of the Blue Train
Author
Agatha Christie (1890–1976)
First published
1928
Illustrated plates
40 original artworks · 18 open to everyone
Chapters
36 · about 70,067 words
Reading time
4 h 40 min
Language
EN
Formats
Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription
Publisher
LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
On LitLab since
August 2026
Rights
Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.
Source text
Project Gutenberg #72824

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