M. Ratchett was stabbed 12 times, all of different depths and sizes. The book is really good, and you should read it!
Because Poirot did not like Ratchett's face.
The setting for Agatha Christie's famous film "Murder on the Orient Express" was the dining car of the Orient Express train. This is where the murder of Ratchett takes place, setting off the investigation led by Hercule Poirot.
In "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie, the victim murdered in Section 1 of the book is Samuel Ratchett, an unpleasant American businessman who turns out to have a dark past. He is killed on the train, setting off the events of the story.
In "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie, Ratchett is killed on the train during the night while it is stuck in a snowdrift. The murder takes place after the passengers have gone to bed, and his body is discovered the next morning.
Hector McQueen is described as a sarcastic, ambitious, and cunning individual in "Murder on the Orient Express." He works for Samuel Ratchett and is portrayed as resourceful and quick-thinking, willing to do whatever it takes to advance his own interests.
Murder on the Orient Express was created on 1934-01-04.
In "Murder on the Orient Express," the resolution reveals that the murder of Ratchett was a collective effort by multiple passengers seeking justice for the victim of a different crime. Hercule Poirot decides to keep the true identity of the murderers a secret to protect them from punishment.
There were a total of 12 people murdered in the novel "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie.
The mother of Daisy Armstrong. The Little girl Ratchet kidnapped and murdered.
Hercule Poirot: a retired Belgian police officer & current private detective in England Monsieur Bouc: former member of the Belgian police force & current director of the railway line Dr. Constantine: the coroner aboard the Orient Express Mary Debenham: Daisy Armstrong's governess & instrumental in planning Ratchett's death Mrs. Hubbard: Linda Arden, famous actress & Daisy Armstrong's grandmother Colonel Arbuthnot: a close friend of Colonel Armstrong, Daisy's father Princess Dragomiroff: a Russian princess & Sophie Armstrong's godmother Hector McQueen: Ratchett's personal secretary & friend of Sophie Armstrong Mr. Ratchett: Mr. Cassetti, who kidnapped & murdered Daisy Armstrong for money Countess Andrenyi: Sophie Armstrong's younger sister Count Andrenyi: the Countess' husband & Sophie's brother-in-law Cyrus Hardman: a private detective from New York; in love with Daisy's French nurse, who committed suicide Antonio Foscanelli: the Armstrong family's chauffer Greta Ohlsson: Swedish; Daisy's nurse; cries a lot Hildegarde Schmidt: the Princess' maid & the Armstrong's cook Edward Henry Masterman: Ratchett's valet; recruited by Hardman to help with the murder plot Pierre Michel: the train's conductor & the French nurse's father
Orient Express ended in 2009.
The population of Orient-Express Hotels is 8,400.