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Lanna Michaels ([personal profile] lannamichaels) wrote2024-06-11 01:00 pm
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Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (1934, ebook date 2021)



"They all did it." Or: A group project, organized across at least two continents for approximately three years, proves flexible enough to succeed despite last minute unexpected difficulties. A true project management success story.

This book raises several questions, to wit:

  • I had assumed the graphic novel made some changes by having MacQueen be the son of the district attorney, not as wikipedia says, the lawyer. However, this ebook version says district attorney. Is this a US-edition vs UK-edition thing? The back of the ebook has photos from the 2017 movie; however, I do not assume this ebook has recent changes made to update the book for Present Day, because if it did, the profession of MacQueen's father does not make the top 10 of "not-plot-important" things in the text that I would change.

    I will give this book this. It does not go full Dorothy "what this country needs is a Hitler" Sayers. Still, even not going that far, there were things I'd assume they'd change if they were gonna change someone's dad's profession.


  • What about the rest of Cassetti's gang? Do they just not count, or has this group spent the last three years killing them off, too?



Non-question bullet points:

  • Having read the graphic novel right before this was great, because I went in fully completely spoiled so could read this with great enjoyment, seeing how it was done.

    They absolutely would have completely gotten away with it if the train hadn't been stopped by the snow and/or if Poirot had not been on the train. I truly believe this, and I bet they do, too.


  • Me: I want to read the fic where they're planning this, I'm sure someone's written it, let me check AO3...

    AO3: EVERY SINGLE BOOK IN THIS SERIES ARE SYNNED TO THE SAME TAG. DEAL WITH IT.

    Me: Oh, right. Guess I better hope people tagged characters. (LOL, why assume that.)

    So, yes, I would like recs. Looking specifically for heist planning or Mary Debenham recs.

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[personal profile] nineveh_uk 2024-06-11 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
They should have murdered Poirot as well. When you've stabbed somebody that many times it isn't like no-one will suspect a murder.
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[personal profile] viggorlijah 2024-06-12 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
I am not a fan of Branagh’s Christie movies but the Murder on the Orient Express recent film has some excellent moments and the ending has the spirit of the book in Poirot’s judgement and mercy.
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[personal profile] kate_nepveu 2024-06-12 11:40 am (UTC)(link)

A true project management success story. -- you are so right!

I think Wikipedia is confused, there isn't any reason that the Armstrongs' lawyer would be a key player, Cassetti was prosecuted by a district attorney not sued civilly by the family.