Murder on the Orient Express

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crime fiction work detective novel mystery novel novel

Murder on the Orient Express is a classic mystery novel by Agatha Christie, featuring detective Hercule Poirot investigating a complex murder aboard a luxurious European train.

Aliases (1)

Murder on the Orient Express (novel) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	crime fiction work → detective novel → mystery novel → novel →
adaptedAs	feature film → radio drama → stage play → television film →
alsoKnownAs	Murder in the Calais Coach →
author	Agatha Christie →
centralTheme	collective responsibility → justice → morality →
containsCharacter	Colonel Arbuthnot → Count Andrenyi → Countess Andrenyi → Hector MacQueen → Mary Debenham → Mrs. Hubbard → Pierre Michel NERFINISHED → Princess Dragomiroff → Samuel Ratchett →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
featuresCharacter	Hercule Poirot →
filmAdaptation	Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film) → Murder on the Orient Express (2017 film) →
firstPublicationYear	1934 →
firstPublishedIn	United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
followedBy	Three Act Tragedy →
genre	crime fiction → detective fiction → mystery →
hasDetective	Hercule Poirot →
language	English →
literaryMovement	Golden Age detective fiction →
literarySeries	Hercule Poirot series →
mainCharacter	Hercule Poirot →
narrativePerspective	third-person narration →
notableFor	complex murder plot → multiple suspects → twist ending →
originalTitle	Murder on the Orient Express →
precededBy	Lord Edgware Dies →
protagonistOccupation	private detective →
publisher	Collins Crime Club →
publisherImprint	Collins Crime Club →
setOn	Orient Express →
settingType	train →
timePeriodOfSetting	interwar period →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Albert Finney → Ingrid Bergman → Ingrid Bergman → Lauren Bacall →	notableWork
Murder on the Orient Express (2017 film) ("Murder on the Orient Express (novel)") →	basedOn
Murder on the Orient Express →	originalTitle