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3.5 stars

Quite a really twisty resolution to the mystery.
One of the better ones, I would venture to say. If you're wondering why so many people are still into Christie's books all these years later, this is an excellent example of what makes her cozy mysteries so much fun to read.



I'm not in love with the romantic ending. Because seriously? That was just a poor choice on the lady's part. I've said this before, but sometimes Agatha's male leads were just cringy and there's no way the women should have ended up with them. Although, maybe she was just honest. If I had a dollar for every woman I know who ended up with a sexy loser, I'd have like...$15-$20 bucks in my pocket right now.



Point is, forget the romance in this one and focus on the MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN.
This is the one where the rich chick is getting ready to divorce her loser of a husband. Her dad is all like, give that scummy cheater the heave-ho, baby girl!, and she's thinking that's a good idea.
Except it turns out that she's the original cheater in their relationship and she isn't keen on the rest of her high society friends finding out about that. But not to worry, dad will take care of that while she's on vacation. And totally not on vacation with her scuzzy con man of an ex-boyfriend.
REALLY, DAD. I SWEAR.



Turns out, it doesn't matter because she's found on the Blue Train with her face bashed in & her jewels missing. Conveniently, her ex-husband and his ho-bag mistress were on the train, as well. But were they the only ones who knew her?
Obviously, the dead chick isn't the main character.
No, the main character is a kind young lady who came into a good chunk of money because she was a really sweet companion to a lonely old woman. She ends up being one of the last people the dead woman confided in and that's how she ends up embroiled in the murder.



Poirot is hired by the grieving father to figure out who coshed his beloved daughter in the head.
Was it murder or a robbery gone wrong?



Well, I'm not telling you! Read it for yourself.
Recommended for fans of Christie's Poirot stories.