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CRIME & MYSTERY. The famous Orient Express, thundering along on its three days' journey across Europe, came to a sudden stop in the night. Snowdrifts blocked the line at a desolate spot somewhere in the Balkans. Everything was deathly quiet. "Decidedly I suffer from the nerves," murmured Hercule Poirot, and fell asleep again. He awoke to find himself very much wanted. For in the night murder had been committed. Mr. Ratchett, an American millionaire,...
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Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Description
358 pages.
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English
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It's a frosty night in November as a group of passengers climb aboard the Orient Express for the journey of a lifetime from London to Venice. As they settle into the luxury of their cabins and take their first sips of champagne, they all have different hopes and expectations. Some have waited a lifetime for the experience, for others, it is a surprise; for many, a celebration. One thing is certain, the journey won't be uneventful. As they share lunch,...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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What starts out as a lavish train ride through Europe quickly unfolds into one of the most stylish, suspenseful and thrilling mysteries ever told. From the novel by best-selling author Agatha Christie, tells the tale of thirteen strangers stranded on a train, where everyone is a suspect. One man must race against time to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes again.
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Description
1 jigsaw puzzle (769 pieces) : foambacked paper, cardboard, color ; in container 44 x 33 x 11 cm + 1 instruction guide 22 x 18 cm
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English
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Puzzle depits "a replica of the Orient-Express luxury train from "Compagnie des Wagons-Lits" which traveled daily from Paris to Istanbul in the 1920s" --
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English
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"With the international bestseller The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, Nicholas Meyer brought to light a previously unpublished case of Sherlock Holmes, as recorded by Dr. John H. Watson. Now Meyer returns with a shocking discovery-an unknown case drawn from a recently unearthed Watson journal. January 1905: Holmes and Watson are summoned by Holmes' brother Mycroft to undertake a clandestine investigation. An agent of the British Secret Service has been...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Description
328 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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When reclusive, mysterious author Ginerva Ex takes her on a lavish trip on the newly renovated Orient Express, for helping craft her latest thriller, Rory discovers Ginerva has masterminded the ultimate real-life twisty plot with Rory as her main character, and as lies, deceptions and betrayals pile up, so do the bodies.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Belgian detective Hercule Poirot has just finished a case in Istanbul and is returning home to London on board the luxurious Orient Express. The thrill of riding the famous train ends abruptly when a wealthy man is discovered dead.
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English
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Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are taking a holiday on the famous Orient Express. From the moment the girls step aboard, it's clear that everyone in the first-class carriage has something to hide. Then there is a scream from one of the cabins, and a wealthy heiress is found dead. But the killer has vanished - as if into thin air. Daisy and Hazel are faced with their first locked-room mystery - and with competition from several other sleuths, who are just...
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Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Description
322 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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Hoping to make a clean break from a fractured marriage, Agatha Christie boards the Orient Express in disguise. But unlike her famous detective Hercule Poirot, she can't neatly unravel the mysteries she encounters on this fateful journey. Agatha isn't the only passenger on board with secrets. Her cabinmate Katharine Keeling's first marriage ended in tragedy, propelling her toward a second relationship mired in deceit. Nancy Nelson--newly married but...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Description
275 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Without a shred of doubt, one of his fellow passengers is the murderer. Isolated by the storm, detective Hercule Poirot must find the killer among a dozen of the dead man's enemies, before the murderer decides to strike again."--...
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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See a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Mount Rushmore. From the elegant American Orient Express to the restored glory of the Grand Canyon Railway, it's all aboard for train rides through the parks, and more. Bask in luxurious getaways and rustic retreats such as the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park and the Furnace Creek Inn in Death Valley National Park.
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Description
1 jigsaw puzzle (1,000 pieces) : color, cardboard ; 23 x 29 in. + 1 volume (10 pages)
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English
Description
Calling all super sleuths! The Orient Express is much more than just a jigsaw puzzle, it is a murder mystery waiting to be solved! First, read all about Detective Hercule Poirot's voyage to Istanbul and the shocking and suspicious death of a fellow passenger. Next, assemble the 1,000-piece puzzle to uncover hidden clues but don't be fooled by the image on the box front, the picture that the completed puzzle reveals is very different! Unleash the detective...
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Description
256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
All aboard for a delicious ride on nine legendary railway journeys! Meals associated with train travel have been an important aspect of railway history for more than a century - from dinners in dining cars to lunches at station buffets to foods purchased from platform vendors. For many travellers, the experience of eating on a railway journey is often a highlight of the trip, a major part of the ̀romance of the rails'. Food on the Move focuses on...
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