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When the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to wake serene Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But she will never wake again - for a heavy blow has killed her, disfiguring her features almost beyond recognition. What is more, her precious rubies are missing...

When the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to wake serene Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But she will never wake again - for a heavy blow has killed her, disfiguring her features almost beyond recognition. What is more, her precious rubies are missing.

The prime suspect is Ruth’s estranged husband, Derek. Yet Poirot is not convinced, so he stages an eerie re-enactment of the journey, complete with the murderer on board...

1 The Man with the White Hair 9

2 M. le Marquis 17

3 Heart of Fire 25

4 In Curzon Street 33

5 A Useful Gentleman 43

6 Mirelle 57

7 Letters 67

8 Lady Tamplin Writes a Letter 79

9 An Offer Refused 91

10 On the Blue Train 99

11 Murder 115

12 At the Villa Marguerite 133

13 Van Aldin Gets a Telegram 143

14 Ada Mason’s Story 151

15 The Comte de la Roche 159

16 Poirot Discusses the Case 169

17 An Aristocratic Gentleman 179

18 Derek Lunches 193

19 An Unexpected Visitor 199

20 Katherine Makes a Friend 211

21 At the Tennis 221

22 M. Papopolous Breakfasts 235

23 A New Theory 243

24 Poirot Gives Advice 249

25 Defiance 259

26 A Warning 269

27 Interview with Mirelle 281

28 Poirot Plays the Squirrel 297

29 A Letter from Home 313

30 Miss Viner Gives Judgment 327

31 Mr Aarons Lunches 339

32 Katherine and Poirot Compare Notes 345

33 A New Theory 353

34 The Blue Train Again 359

35 Explanations 367

36 By the Sea 381