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The Mystery of the Blue Train

AuthorAgatha Christie

NarratorFull Cast

Duration2h 34m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Crime, Thriller and Mysteries, Plays and Dramatisations, Cosy Crime

Key StageKS4

PublisherBBC Audiobooks

VersionAbridged

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A millionaire strikes a deal on the seedier side of Paris and a priceless cache of rubies becomes destined for his beloved daughter Rachel. Two days later Rachel is dead - murdered on a train on her way to the Riviera to meet her scoundrel lover: a mysterious, dark man. The suspects line up...only master slueth Hercule Poirot can unravel the mystery and find the truth.

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