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The Mystery of the Blue Train
章节(37)
- Dedication 0:00
- I: The Man with the White Hair 0:08
- II: M. le Marquis 9:40
- III: Heart of Fire 18:10
- IV: In Curzon Street 26:35
- V: A Useful Gentleman 39:06
- VI: Mirelle 57:25
- VII: Letters 1:09:14
- VIII: Lady Tamplin Writes a Letter 1:24:57
- IX: An Offer Refused 1:39:46
- X: On the Blue Train 1:50:51
- XI: Murder 2:13:40
- XII: At the Villa Marguerite 2:36:40
- XIII: Van Aldin Gets a Telegram 2:51:48
- XIV: Ada Mason’s Story 3:00:22
- XV: The Comte de la Roche 3:10:04
- XVI: Poirot Discusses the Case 3:23:07
- XVII: An Aristocratic Gentleman 3:35:35
- XVIII: Derek Lunches 3:52:19
- XIX: An Unexpected Visitor 3:58:18
- XX: Katherine Makes a Friend 4:12:41
- XXI: At the Tennis 4:24:14
- XXII: M. Papopolous Breakfasts 4:43:05
- XXIII: A New Theory 4:53:57
- XXIV: Poirot Gives Advice 5:01:09
- XXV: Defiance 5:13:05
- XXVI: A Warning 5:25:42
- XXVII: Interview with Mirelle 5:41:23
- XXVIII: Poirot Plays the Squirrel 6:04:17
- XXIX: A Letter from Home 6:24:29
- XXX: Miss Viner Gives Judgment 6:43:19
- XXXI: Mr. Aarons Lunches 6:58:24
- XXXII: Katherine and Poirot Compare Notes 7:05:46
- XXXIII: A New Theory 7:16:07
- XXXIV: The Blue Train Again 7:22:13
- XXXV: Explanations 7:31:28
- XXXVI: By the Sea 7:52:36
The Mystery of the Blue Train revolves around a set of fabulous rubies, said to have been worn by Catherine the Great, now purchased by an American millionaire as a gift to his daughter. When she takes them with her on a luxury train to the Riviera, she is unaware that among her fellow passengers are her unfaithful husband, his not-so-secret mistress, a quiet Englishwoman who believes that nothing exciting ever happens to her—and the famous retired detective Hercule Poirot. And, possibly, a murderer.
Despite positive critical reception of this entry in the Poirot canon, Christie described this as the least favorite of her own novels. However, this is almost certainly due to the events in her personal life during that time: the death of her mother, followed closely by the discovery of her husband’s affair and his request for divorce. Suffering from what appears to have been a nervous breakdown, Christie famously disappeared for over a week in December 1926, triggering a nationwide search before she was discovered to have checked into a hotel under an assumed name. This novel was written in part during a three-month convalescence following those events.
The book is dedicated to Christie’s secretary Charlotte Fisher and her pet terrier Peter, calling them “distinguished members of the O.F.D.” The “Order of Faithful Dogs” was Christie’s name for her circle of closest friends.