Agatha Christie.
Only the beginning of Agatha Christie's book takes place in Istanbul. The majority of it takes place on a train somewhere in Yugoslavia.
It is called the Orient Express.
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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.
The famous novel "Murder on the Orient Express" was written by Agatha Christie. It was first published in 1934 and features her iconic detective character, Hercule Poirot, solving a murder mystery aboard the luxury train.
The Orient Express.
The Orient-Express and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
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A train thru Europe. Sometimes mistakenly referred to the Russian's "Trans-Siberian Railroad", which it is not. The Orient Express first began operating in 1883. It was the first European train with sleeping cars and restaurant car. Its luxurious coaches carried the most famous people. Even today, one can ride in this legendary train, retracing the classic route from Venice Italy, to Istanbul, Turkey.
In its heyday, the Orient Express earned the nickname: "Spies' Express." Secret agents loved the train, because they could hop on and off all over the continent. They said it made their jobs easier and travels more comfortable.
Agatha Christie's second best selling book is "Murder on the Orient Express." It is a classic murder mystery novel featuring her famous detective Hercule Poirot and has become one of her most popular and enduring works.
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